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Uruguay publishes the first Annual Report of the Sovereign Sustainability-Linked Bond

Montevideo/New York, May 31st., 2023. The Uruguayan government published today the first Annual Report of the Sovereign Sustainability-Linked Bond (SSLB). Meanwhi...

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Better Prepare for Future Polycrisis: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

El PNUD presentará las consecuencias socioeconómicas de la COVID-19 en la región de ALC, las medidas implementadas por los gobiernos y las agencias de la ONU para...

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Can perceptions towards migration be changed? The effects of life-stories and informative videos on host communities’ perceptions

Over the course of 3 months, nearly 22,000 people from Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Toba...

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Being a Migrant in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean went from hosting 7 million migrants in 1990 to having an immigrant population of almost 15 million in 2020, being the region of t...

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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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High-Frequency Phone Surveys (HFPS)

To continue monitoring how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the welfare of households in the region, the World Bank and UNDP have joined forces in the implementation of a second phase of High-Frequency Phone Surveys (HFPS) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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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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Being a Migrant in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean went from hosting 7 million migrants in 1990 to having an immigrant population of almost 15 million in 2020, being the region of t...

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Stories
Composting, a practice that values our waste

On International Zero Waste Day, we present the city of Comayagua in Honduras, a benchmark in waste management.

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Towards an Inclusive Digital Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean

Several initiatives seek to brake gender gaps in access to technologies.

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Removing marine debris to restore life

Hurricane Dorian hit Abaco in 2019. Two years later, debris were still found endangering ecosystems. This is a story about efforts to clear territorial waters.

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“A second chance.”

Lauro José dos Santos works as a general services assistant in the capital of Mato Grosso. The 40-year-old native of Cuiabá is rebuilding his life after 12 years ...

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