Latin America continues to make steady if unspectacular progress in the UN’s annual Human Development Index, but socioeconomic inequality, especially between men and women, poses a threat to further advances. Continue reading UN Human Development Report 2015 – Latin American Perspectives
Nicaragua has been ranked as one of the most gender-equal countries in the world, but the reality on the ground is that Nicaraguan women don’t have it all that easy. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Does Nicaragua match up to its Global Gender Gap Report ranking on women’s rights?
Colombian versions of a Wealth Tax and a Financial Transaction Tax grab attention of global financial experts, as the government looks for a progressive means of funding post-war national reconstruction. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Colombia’s Wealth Tax reform praised by IMF
Summit on social development held in Quito, with the aim of strengthening ties among Latin America’s social development ministries and ensuring regional co-operation in the formulation of effective social policies. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Latin America’s Social Development ministers assemble to formulate regional policies against poverty and inequality
Mexican government launches ‘new’ social welfare scheme in the hope that it will make better progress at bringing down poverty levels which remain stubbornly high, partly due to poverty wages. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Mexico rebrands flagship social welfare programme in bid to help working poor
Oxfam report sheds light on ineffectiveness of tax policies across Latin America and the Caribbean, which play a part in consolidating the region’s high levels of social and economic inequality. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Inefficient tax system reinforces inequality in Latin America: Oxfam
Latest UN index reveals state of Human Development across the world, with progress slowing and many still suffering from multidimensional poverty. Latin America, meanwhile, continues to improve across the board. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and the … Continue reading UN Human Development Index 2014 – Latin American perspectives
Ecuador has reduced poverty and inequality in recent years, but now it is looking to go one further by emulating the most successful Latin American country of them all: Brazil. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Ecuador hoping to learn from Brazil on social welfare policy
First high-level summit on energy in Latin America focuses on dangers of energy poverty and need for greater infrastructure spending and regional integration, as well as sustainability of energy systems. Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Forum puts spotlight on energy poverty and integration in Latin America
São Paulo State legislators approve the measure after continued complaints of sexual harassment, but is this a real remedy or just a stop-gap measure covering up a deeper social ill? Follow Eye On Latin America on Twitter @eola_blog for regular updates and … Continue reading Women-only carriages in São Paulo Metro trains: the solution to harassment?
