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A Path Towards a More Inclusive and Sustainable Future

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Anticipatory Governance in the Legislative: A Path Towards a More Inclusive and Sustainable Future

The use of Futures in Parliaments is essential to building a development agenda that addresses the needs of today's and tomorrow's societies. By fostering trust,…

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The changing faces of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

This #GraphForThought examines urbanization and poverty trends in Latin America and the Caribbean

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"Bridgetown Declaration" Reaffirms Latin America and the Caribbean Officials’ Commitment to Reduce Inequalities and Boost Resilience

More than 300 participants, 64 government representatives – including 28 ministers – from 27 countries and territories, gathered from 30 October to 1 November at…

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XVI Ministerial Forum for Development to Harness the Power of Resilience to Overcome Development Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

The XVI Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will discuss how the region can advance and protect social gains in the context of…

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Centroamérica Cuenta and UNDP Foster Partnership to Promote Culture and its Links to Sustainable Development and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean

This agreement reinforces the commitment of Centroamérica Cuenta and UNDP to elevate culture as a key driver of knowledge and the promotion of values of…

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What we do

Our focus is to help countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region build and share solutions in their sustainable development pathways, with inclusive and effective democratic governance, building climate and disaster resilience.

In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights, capacity development, knowledge and experience-sharing and the empowerment of women.

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Regional Human Development Report 2021

Latin America and the Caribbean is a region of great contrasts, where wealth and prosperity coexist with vulnerability and extreme poverty. The list of contrasts is long and familiar. The region is also characterized by very volatile and low average growth, explained by low productivity. This Regional Human Development Report argues that the region is caught in a trap of high inequality and low growth. These two phenomena interact in a vicious circle that limits the ability to advance on all fronts of human development. Understanding the nature of the trap is critical to breaking free from it.

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UNDP LAC Working Paper Series

This series aims to disseminate research in progress relevant to advancing our understanding of complex development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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UNDP LAC Policy Documents Series

This series aims to draw from UNDP's own global experience and knowledge and from the expertise and capacity of our partner think tanks and academic institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to promote a collective reflection on the region's development challenges.

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UNDP LAC Policy Notes

The purpose of the UNDP LAC Policy Notes series is to make visible the work carried out by our offices in the region.

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Graph For Thought

Graph For Thought is a series of technical articles that shows data illustrating how different economic, social or environmental problems are taking shape in the region.

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Learning from Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Learning from Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a thematic knowledge brief series jointly developed by the UNDP's Regional Bureau for LAC and the UNDP Accelerator Labs

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A Better World for Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean

This book is the result of a joint research initiative between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to improve the welfare conditions of migrants in LAC and contribute to facilitating their assimilation into society through information and influence in policy design.

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Development Futures Series

Analysis and practical insights for the future of sustainable development

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InnovAcción

InnovAcción is a podcast dedicated to exploring the innovative solutions that are transforming Latin America and the Caribbean fostering a more inclusive, just and sustainable region. Through this platform, we aim to provide a dynamic and inclusive space, facilitating collective learning and knowledge sharing within the region's innovation ecosystem.

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Towards a democracy with and for youth in Latin America

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The voices of the youth, for the people and the planet

In Latin America and the Caribbean, just over 140 million people are young, and nearly a third of them (39%) live in poverty, a figure that increases in rural…

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Small Business, Big Dreams

For over 20 years, the UNDP’s SDG Value Chains Program in Latin America and the Caribbean, together with governments, the private sector, and other partners, has…

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International Women's Day

Iniciativas del PNUD en América Latina y Caribe que buscan cumplir con la Agenda 2030 invirtiendo en la igualdad de género

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Come hell or high water

Among other efforts, UNDP provided approximately 11,000 tarps for temporary shelter. More than 18,000 people received mattresses. “There were families all…

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Toward a Regional Approach to Social Protection

This paper analyzes a regional approach to social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), grounded in the universal principle that all individuals…

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Governance for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

A year ago, CAF and UNDP decided to join forces around a shared agenda on the interdependence between governance and development in Latin America and the…

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The use of futures in parliaments

With the aim of contributing to the dissemination and strengthening of practices and studies related to the application of futures knowledge in parliaments, this…

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A Strategic Approach to Climate Mobility Adaptation and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean is increasingly suffering climate change shocks such as wildfires, storms and floods, and climate stresses such as sea level rise…

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Mapping climate mobility hotspot risks: An approach for development organizations to assess risks and responses to climate mobility

This report proposes a preliminary conceptual approach for development organizations such as UNDP to assess risks and responses to climate mobility. At its…

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