El Sistema de Cuentas Ambientales y Económicas (SCAE) 2012: fundamentos conceptuales para su implementación

Incluye bibliografía.

La pobreza infantil en América Latina

¡Bienvenidos!Con entusiasmo iniciamos la publicación del boletín Desafíos, convencidos de la necesidad de disponer de una ventana abierta a un público amplio y diverso con quien compartir nuestras reflexiones y conocimientos sobre el avance de los objetivos de desarrollo del Milenio para la población infantil y adolescente en América Latina y el Caribe.

Child Poverty in Latin America

Welcome! It is with great enthusiasm that we publish this first issue of Challenges bulletin, in the conviction that we need to reach out to a broad and diverse readership and share what we know and think about progress towards the Millennium Development Goals for children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Reduction of infant mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: uneven progress requiring a variety of responses

Infant mortality has unquestionably declined throughout Latin America over the last decade, even under conditions of low and unstable economic growth and a meagre overall reduction of poverty in the region. The declines in infant mortality vary from one country to another. The persistence of high infant mortality rates is related to low income, teenage pregnancy and lack of access to basic services, as well as to the lack of appropriate health care infrastructure. At the same time, both the rural population as a whole, and the indigenous and Afro-descendent population in particular, has fallen markedly behind, with overall infant mortality rates much higher than among the rest of the population. Moreover, the cause and incidence of death in this age group have been changing according with the changes in neonatal and post-neonatal deaths. Our editorial line-up has created space for opinions from adolescents and youth, as well as from policy experts on the problem, its causes, and approaches to dealing with infant mortality. We also offer succinct information on a broad range of programmes—utilizing various interventions—in different countries of the region regarding maternal and infant care, in an attempt to bring about a reduction in mortality.