inequality

Inequality grows in Uruguay, economist says

Published on: April 3, 2024
10:45

Montevideo, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) The latest report on wealth distribution in Uruguay today shows a growth in inequality, according to Mauricio De Rosa, PhD in Economics.

Petro reiterates his call to build a Frente Amplio in Colombia

Published on: November 27, 2023
13:35

Bogota, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, reiterated today his call to build a Frente Amplio (Broad Front) among the forces that make up the governmental Pacto Histórico (Historical Pact) to get the country out of violence and inequality.

UN: Lula denounces lack of political will to overcome inequality

Published on: September 19, 2023
13:21

United Nations, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) In his opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva noted on Tuesday that there is a lack of political will on the part of those who rule the world to overcome inequality.

Gap between Canada´s rich and poor ramping up at record speed

Published on: July 6, 2023
16:30

Ottawa, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Income and wealth inequality among Canadian households is increasing at record speed amid inflation and rising interest rates, and younger households are bearing the financial burden, a new report from Statistics Canada shows.

Inequality is the source of child labor, claims ECLAC

Published on: June 28, 2023
17:00

Santiago de Chile, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Child labor is the result of inequality in the region, but it is also a reproducer of this scourge, according to participants at the 3rd Seminar on Social Integration held in Chile.

Cuban FM to condemn global rising inequality

Published on: February 1, 2023
18:38

Havana, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Wednesday strongly condemned growing inequalities affecting the entire world as well as poverty hitting millions of people worldwide.

Climate change could be as deadly as cancer in some regions – UNDP

Published on: November 4, 2022
16:05

United Nations, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) The UN Development Program (UNDP) on Friday sounded a new alarm by claiming that without concerted and pressing action, climate change will exacerbate inequalities, diseases and widen gaps in human development, according to the new Human Climate Horizons platform launched today by the United Nations Development Program and the Climate Impact Lab.

Black Florida residents point to lack of relief efforts for Ian

Published on: October 6, 2022
18:31

Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Today´s complaints from residents in areas ravaged Category 4 Hurricane Ian have confirmed how hard it would be for Black and poor people to access government´s disaster relief assistance.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister urges to correct social inequalities

Published on: January 18, 2022
09:10

Havana, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez today urged to correct the social inequalities derived from the pandemic, regarding an Oxfam report on the increase of gaps between rich and poor in this context.

Cost of private education increases inequality, UNESCO warns

Published on: December 10, 2021
11:44

Paris, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The high costs of private education and weak regulation by States increase inequality and exclusion on a global scale, UNESCO warns in a report on Friday.

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