Chile: ECLAC to present report on poverty and inequality

Santiago, Chile, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is presenting on Wednesday in this nation its annual report on the social landscape in the region, which contains updated figures on poverty, inequality, and public spending.

November 26, 2025
10:14

ECLAC Executive Secretary Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs will announce the report’s conclusions at an in-person and virtual press briefing.

The report discusses distribution, gender inequality, unequal access to education, gaps in the labor market, and discrimination and human rights violations against certain population groups.

The United Nations regional commission has long warned that the region is mired in three traps that hinder its development: low growth potential, high inequality, and weak institutions and governance.

The new publication develops the work of ECLAC and its recommendations for overcoming this situation, as well as its contributions to the debates of the recent World Summit for Social Development, held in Qatar, a statement from the organization noted.

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