Latin America and the Caribbean

The term Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is an English-language acronym referring to the Caribbean and Latin American region. The term LAC covers an extensive region, extending from The Bahamas and Mexico to Argentina and Chile. The region have over 670,230,000 people as of 2016, and spanned for 21,951,000 square kilometres (8,475,000 sq mi).

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WWF: Worldwide Fund for Nature (International) · 10 October 2024 English

This report offers a detailed analysis of the state of global biodiversity, emphasizing the sharp decline in wildlife populations over the last 50 years. The report presents data from the …

fastest declines have been seen in Latin America and the Caribbean – a concerning 95% decline – followed include climate change (most cited in Latin America and the Caribbean) and pollution (particularly in North subdivided into North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean (Mesoamerica, the Caribbean and South Latin America & the Caribbean LPI Latin America and the Caribbean -95%WWF LIVING PLANET REPORT 2024 27 populations and 1,362 species in Latin America and the Caribbean, 4,615 populations and 619 species


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 10 October 2024 English

In December 2023, the Government of Nepal launched a report on the degree of urbanization in Nepal.28 The report included a redefinition of the classification of Nepalese urban areas and …

the State of Palestine, Uganda and Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-Habitat outlines how bridging humanitarian


8 October 2024 English

The strategic and ideological competition of the Cold War, shaped by the bipolar international balance of power and the counterweight of the Warsaw Pact and COMECON, kept liberal internationalism largely …

the global (or regional) hegemon. In Latin America and the Caribbean, this third-generation regionalism


ODI: Overseas Development Institute · 8 October 2024 English

The views presented in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the perspectives either of their respective organisations or of the School Meals Coalition and …

(2022) State of school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean. Report. Rome, Washington DC: World


PCNS: Policy Center for the New South · 7 October 2024 English

Likewise, today, under conditions of eroding unipolar hegemony and the fraying of the liberal international order, a liberal perspective could eventually frame the Atlantic Basin as a potential ‘second best’ …

Atlantic states are located in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Policy Brief - N° 49/24 - October


NCAER: National Council of Applied Economic Research · 6 October 2024 English

Because of this, our paper helps to address a key research gap by estimating the Page | 4 The Earnings and Conversion Gaps for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from India …

data for 15 LMICs from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean and found that, employment rates among


UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 4 October 2024 English

Of the eight formal recommendations, one was addressed to the UN-Habitat Assembly, two to the Executive Board, four to the Executive Director and one to the Secretary-General. [...] In Decision …

2024. Staff in Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and Regional Office for Asia Pacific


CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 4 October 2024 English

government, academic, private sector or Modern India’s orientation to the East Simultaneously, it will also have a larger think-tank experience across the Asian began to change in the 1990s with …

spent 27 years working on South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe, including field Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for Latin America and the Caribbean. In this role, he co-edited two books:


UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 4 October 2024 English

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UN-Habitat: UN Human Settlements Programme · 4 October 2024 English

Details on the methodology are provided in the survey of existing multilateral and bilateral support for the development and implementation of effective housing policies, programmes and projects.4 III. [...] Most …

the largest beneficiary, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific. 3. The research funds in Europe, Arab States and Latin America and the Caribbean are being allocated for housing provision States: 2948 M USD Africa: 6369 M USD Latin America and the Caribbean: 14243 M USD Funds per recipient region 2% $160 423 393 1% $21 763 575 267 Latin America and the Caribbean $13 300 410 545 93% $925 126 284 6% billion USD). Europe is followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (14.2 billion USD) Asia-Pacific (9


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