Summit of the Americas 1994-2009: selected indicators

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Strategy proposal, from the perspective of Latin America and the Caribbean, for advancing towards an international convention on the human rights of older persons

The Brasilia Declaration, adopted in 2007 at the second Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards a society for all ages and rights-based social protection and ratified in ECLAC resolution 644(XXXII) of 2008, called on participating governments to work towards adopting a international convention regarding the rights of older persons (Article 24). It also established a mandate for a Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur who would be responsible for promoting and protecting the rights of older persons (Article 25).Three meetings were held during the past biennium pursuant to that commitment. The first and second meetings took place, respectively, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2008) and in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2009). At the third meeting, held in Santiago (Chile), on 5-6 October 2009, participating countries requested the Secretariat of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) to prepare "a proposal for a strategy on how to follow up article 24 and 25 of the Brasilia Declaration." This proposal should include the "minimum content necessary in an international convention on the rights of older persons from the Latin American and Caribbean perspective."In response to this request, this document first presents a general overview of existing human rights standards, both at the international and at the regional levels, that are relevant to the promotion and the protection of the rights of older persons. It then provides the arguments that, from a Latin American and Caribbean perspective, justify the adoption of an international convention regarding the rights of older persons, as well as the minimum contents that this convention should include. The document finally presents a proposed strategy to move towards the adoption of an international convention in this realm from a Latin American and Caribbean perspective.

Cambio estructural para la igualdad: una visión integrada del desarrollo. Trigésimo cuarto período de sesiones de la CEPAL.

Prólogo de la Sra. Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de CEPAL

Defensor de los derechos humanos: homenaje a Raoul Wallenberg

En la presente publicación se recogen las intervenciones realizadas por diversas personalidades en el acto solemne celebrado el 12 de noviembre de 2012 en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en conjunto con la Embajada de Israel y la Embajada de Suecia en Chile, con motivo del centenario del nacimiento de Raoul Wallenberg (1912-1947). La extraordinaria labor humanitaria desplegada por este diplomático sueco durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial es bien conocida en todo el mundo. Sus esfuerzos por salvar judíos húngaros de los horrores del Holocausto nazi son realmente asombrosos y únicos. Él, que libró a tantos de la muerte segura, que escamoteó miles de víctimas a los verdugos del totalitarismo racista, sucumbió a su vez en las manos de nuevos verdugos. Con la perspectiva de los años, su figura emerge como expresión concreta de humanismo y como inspiración para las nuevas generaciones.

Proposed regional agenda on population and development for Latin America and the Caribbean beyond 2014

The document revisits, broadens and updates the discussions contained in ECLAC documents Input for the preparation of a regional agenda for the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development: towards 2014 and beyond (LC/L.3219(CEP.2010/4)), of 2010, and Reflections on the population and development agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean beyond 2014 (LC/L.3481(CEP.2/5)), of 2012..

Desafíos de los programas de transferencias con corresponsabilidad: los casos de Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua

Incluye Bibliografía

Contribution of energy services to the Millennium Development Goals and to poverty alleviation in Latin America and the Caribbean: executive summary

Includes bibliography

Contribution of energy services to the millennium development goals and to poverty alleviation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Regional Panorama: Latin America. Megacities and sustainability

Includes bibliography

Review of selected areas of research on the Caribbean subregion in the 2000s: identifying the main gaps

Includes bibliography

Is the Czech economy a success story?: the case of CzechInvest, the strategic promotion agency in Czech industrial restructuring

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El acceso de los indígenas a la tierra en los ordenamientos jurídicos de América Latina: un estudio de casos

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Municipal solid waste management in the Caribbean: a benefit-cost analysis

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El aporte de las Naciones Unidas a la globalización de la ética: revisión de algunas oportunidades

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Experiencias y metodología de la investigación participativa

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