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No war, no peace, and a changing climate: four things you need to know about Climate, Peace and Security in Latin America and the Caribbean

As wildfires, droughts, and other extreme events bring home the severity of the climate crisis, concern grows over implications for peace and security. While cli...

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Transforming Latin America and the Caribbean through Governance

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbe...

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CAF - UNDP Annual Conference on Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean

CAF-development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean- and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) invite to their first The Annual CAF/UNDP Conference on...

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Pride in the Face of Adversity: Analyzing LGBTQ+ vulnerabilities in Central America

This analysis, prepared by UNDP through the InfoSegura Regional Project and the consulting firm CID Gallup is a call for action. As data is compiled, it needs to ...

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An Epidemic on the Move: The Shifting Landscape of Citizen Security in Latin America and the Caribbean

Using data from Infosegura, UNODC and InsightCrime, this #GraphForThought offers a glimpse at a shifting landscape of insecurity - expressed in intentional homici...

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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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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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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 sleepin...

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Come hell or high water - Cloned

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

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Educational Inclusion of Transgender People in Argentina

UNDP, through its office in Argentina, provides technical support to the Popular High School Mocha Celis to strengthen its educational program and expand it with ...

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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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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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Being LGBT in Jamaica National Survey for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons in Jamaica

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Jamaica, as in many other countries globally, face challenges often due to a lack of support; stigma and...

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Regional Gender Equality Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-2025

UNDP's commitment to gender equality is an integral part of our efforts to make a just, egalitarian and sustainable region a reality and to enable the achievement...

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Guidance Note: Climate, Peace and Security in Latin America and the Caribbean

From unprecedented floods to record-breaking heatwaves, the impacts of the climate crisis are more evident than ever. Rising temperatures, more severe and frequen...

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Human Rights Due Diligence Training Facilitation Guide

This Training Facilitation Guide (‘training guide’) provides training modules which clarify what is required to conduct human rights due diligence by focusing on ...

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How do migrants fare in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Las necesidades de los inmigrantes y su integración al país de acogida han pasado a ocupar un lugar cada vez más prioritario en la agenda política de la región. N...

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