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Latin America poverty hits 33-year low but inequality prevails, UN report says

Santiago, Chile Reuters Latin American poverty levels in 2023 fell to a 33-year low, led by progress in Brazil, the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a report on Tuesday, even as severe inequality persists in the region. ECLAC said Latin America is marked by high inequality, limited […]

Pandemic may cost women a decade of gains in Latin America

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Mexico City, Mexico Thomson Reuters Foundation Women in Latin America are giving up on work or struggling to find jobs as the pandemic threatens to wipe out a decade of female economic progress, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Across Latin America, women’s labour force participation fell to about 46 per cent in 2020 from […]