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Pandemic will worsen Latin American education outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

As of October 2020, only 13 countries in the region had fully reopened schools, UNICEF says. While in other parts of the world schools have gradually returned to in-classroom…

Inequality will remain challenging in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The report finds that despite progress made on several economic and social development indictors, inequality has remained largely unchanged in Latin America over time. Crucially…

Latin America's patchy MDGs record could deteriorate

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LATIN AMERICA

Outlook for meeting development targets.

Differing demographic trends create chances and tests

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INTERNATIONAL

Global demographic trends and implications.

Income distribution gains will slow in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Income inequality in Latin America.

Pandemic will worsen Latin America's gender inequality

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LATIN AMERICA

However, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the coronavirus pandemic may undo more than a decade’s progress on labour…

Latin American inequality will work against wealth tax

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LATIN AMERICA

The report proposes taxing large fortunes in order to enable much-needed investment in public services. LAC has the most unequal distribution of wealth of any world region: its…

Latin America's poor will be worst hit by obesity

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America's most serious health challenge -- obesity.

Growth of AI faces stiff challenges in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

As AI systems become increasingly central to the global economy, this poor performance risks further damaging the economic prospects of a region that has long struggled to achieve…

Latin American far-right parties will build wider ties

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LATIN AMERICA

The pandemic was also a mobilising factor for these groups, which consider COVID-19 policies part of a ‘globalist’ agenda. Several groups and parties have ties with far-right…