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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 2:23 pm
ECLAC Warns of Increase in Extreme Poverty in Latin America
Increase in poverty in Latin America shows vulnerability of middle-income strata: ECLAC | Photo: Twitter @nobodytweetnob
Published 27 January 2022 (11 hours 44 minutes ago)
ECLAC ranked Latin America as the most vulnerable region globally concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. ECLAC confirmed that both poverty and extreme poverty increased for the sixth consecutive year in 2021.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated this Thursday that the number of people in extreme poverty in the region increased from 81 to 86 million as a consequence of the social and health crisis derived from the scourge of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to its annual report, this would mean that the extreme poverty rate in Latin America rose from 13.1 percent of the population in 2020 to 13.8 percent in 2021, a 27-year setback.
ECLAC ranked Latin America as the most vulnerable region globally concerning the Covid-19 pandemic, in a context where between 2020 and 2021, the number of people living in extreme poverty increased by nearly five million.
In the annual report #PanoramaSocial 2021, #CEPAL proposes moving towards a care society, which recognizes that care is a universal need and expresses structural diversities such as life cycle, physical, socioeconomic and income conditions.
The regional body assessed that "despite the economic recovery experienced in 2021, the estimated relative and absolute levels of poverty and extreme poverty have remained above those recorded in 2019, reflecting the continuation of the social crisis. "
Estimates made by ECLAC confirm that both poverty and extreme poverty increased for the sixth consecutive year. The continent is one of the regions in the world with the most extended interruption of face-to-face classes.
Another consequence of Covid-19 is that the region has the highest number of deaths reported for this disease globally, with 1,562,845 deaths until December 31, 2021. After the United States, Brazil is the country in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest number of reported infections, with 24,311,317 and 623,843 deaths, according to data provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
One of the challenges highlighted by ECLAC is to strengthen vaccine purchase programs and regional cooperation mechanisms, in line with the Health Self-Sufficiency Plan for Latin America and the Caribbean approved by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
As of January 26, 2022, the organization estimated that 62.3 percent of Latin America and the Caribbean population, around 408 million people, have a complete vaccination schedule.
For this reason, ECLAC calls for increased efforts so that by mid-2022, all countries in the region will have immunized 70 percent of their population with the full schedule.
"The pandemic is a historic opportunity to build a new social pact that provides protection, certainty and trust. A new social contract must advance and strengthen the institutional framework of social protection systems and promote their universality, comprehensiveness, sustainability and resilience," said the regional body in its report.
Similarly, ECLAC indicates that in 2020 the proportion of women who do not receive their own income increased and poverty gaps persist in rural areas, indigenous peoples and children.
Precisely because the Covid-19 pandemic came to uncover the inequalities in the region, it is urgent, as ECLAC points out, "to restructure health systems, move towards universal coverage, with timely and quality care for the entire population, and for the State to act as guarantor of the right to health."
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/ECL ... -0022.html
Yep, it's 'America's front yard' all right..........
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Repsol Has Not Responded to Environmental Disaster on Peru’s Coast
January 27, 2022
The multinational oil company Repsol, based in Madrid, has failed to answer for the damage it caused on the coast of Peru after a spill of approximately 6,000 barrels of crude oil has significantly harmed the ecosystem of the area.
The spill occurred on January 15 and, according to the company, was caused by the violence of waves resulting from an underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga. The day after the catastrophe, the company said that the incident was quickly overcome. However, the damage was too obvious, and a few days later photos and videos showing the ecological disaster went viral.
The oil leak contaminated 21 beaches in Lima and Callao, as well as two protected areas. Media outlets have confirmed that the environmental disaster paralyzed the activities of more than 3,000 workers in the fishing and tourism industries.
The captain of an Italian ship, which was unloading oil at a refinery operated by Repsol, launched a protest against the Spanish company for making nine mistakes after the spill in mid-January.
For its part, the Peruvian government is evaluating the imposition of a fine of 18 million soles, equivalent to $4.6 million USD, for non-compliance with a series of demands imposed to clean up the oil spill. The Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement (OEFA) declared this Wednesday, January 26, that one of those first tasks consisted of the identification of the affected areas, the containment, and recovery of the spilled oil.
A second spill then occurred, exacerbating the situation.
It is not the first time that a transnational oil company commits environmental crimes. Companies that exploit natural resources in other countries and increase their capital must assume their responsibilities when they damage the ecosystems. Repsol also has a history of social irresponsibility, fraud, tax evasion, and misappropriation of subsidies.
Featured image: The environmental disaster has paralyzed fishing and tourist activity (Photo:EFE).
(Misión Verdad)
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
https://orinocotribune.com/repsol-has-n ... rus-coast/
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Peru: Interior Minister Resigns
The Peru's Interior Minister, Avelino Guillén to resign from office. Jan. 28, 2022. | Photo: Twitter/@unchasqui
Published 28 January 2022 (10 hours 56 minutes ago)
Peru erupted on Friday under an imminent crisis aimed at the resignation of Interior Minister Avelino Guillén.
On Friday, Peru's Interior Minister, Avelino Guillén, resigned from office because of the opposition offensive, which comprises the request of the president's departure from office, submerging the country into an imminent crisis.
Although it has not been publicly announced, Guillen's resignation was disclosed by sources close to him. The sources stated that this is due to disagreements between the minister and the head of the National Police, General Javier Gallardo.
The differences are aimed at changes made by Gallardo against the opinion of Guillén, who repeatedly asked for the support of the head of state, President Pedro Castillo, in the controversy, without any success.
Press reports indicate that the changes of Gallardo, linked to Castillo, involved relevant officers from the High Complexity Crimes Division (Diviac) and other police units. Versions point out that Guillén requests permission for dismissing Gallardo without obtaining a response from the Mandatory.
What happened president Pedro Castillo??? do not accept the resignation of Dr. Avelino Guillén from the position of Minister of the Interior. You must give him all your support in his fight against corruption in the Police and crimes that affect citizen security.
After Congresswoman Rosselli Amuruz raised with her party, Country advances, made Legislative requested of the resignation of Castillo the news of the resignation of Guillén, was known.
Due to Castillo's mistakes in an interview with a North American television network during which he recognized that he took office without being prepared to govern and was learning to do so in the process, the legislator presented a motion for the Congress of the Republic to urge him to resign.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Per ... -0019.html
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Rafael Correa: they destroyed the institutional framework in Ecuador
"Security is not only a matter of public force, but of human development," said the former president. | Photo: EFE
Published January 28, 2022 (10 hours 14 minutes ago)
Correa indicated that one of the factors that influences the reality that Ecuador lives is the quality of the rulers they have.
The former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, asserted this Friday that the security crisis in his country is a consequence of the actions of the authorities that destroyed the institutions established during his administration.
During an interview on the program En Clave Política, broadcast by teleSUR, the former president stated that "the situation of insecurity in Ecuador is due to the fact that everything was dismantled out of hatred for Correa (...) The problem is multidimensional."
The former head of state recalled that, in his government, they had a Ministry to coordinate the issue of security, "because the fight against insecurity is comprehensive."
"We even had schools and universities in the prisons, the prisoners were worried about studying, not killing each other. They dismantled all of that out of hatred for Correa. They destroyed the Ministry of Justice, in charge of social rehabilitation; they destroyed the Ministry of the Interior, in charge of citizen security," he said.
Correa indicated that one of the factors that influences this reality is the quality of the government they have. "The lack of effectiveness and efficiency, dynamism, conviction and commitment. The quality of officials is terrible (...) With that level of efficiency and effectiveness, we are not going to win the fight against insecurity," he said.
"Another factor is the economic crisis, where the cost falls on the poorest, there is unemployment and growing inequality, and all of this fosters insecurity. There are other factors, it is a multidimensional problem," he confirmed.
Likewise, he warned that the government distributed the prisons "as political loot" and indicated that there is a high degree of corruption, so "even a war tank can happen if they pay enough to put them in prison. Is that right?" How are they going to control the security in the prisons?
"Security is not only a matter of public force, but of human development," he said.
The former Ecuadorian president specified that all the progress made, plans and strategies implemented during his administration in terms of security were destroyed "because that is neoliberalism."
He also lamented the manipulation of some media in sectors of the population. "In Ecuador there is a struggle of visions, today they complain about neoliberalism and it is not understood that this is why they voted in April, manipulated by the press."
"Realistically, I don't see a solution with the model that currently prevails in Ecuador," said former President Correa.
https://www.telesurtv.net/news/rafael-c ... -0039.html
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Increase in poverty in Latin America shows vulnerability of middle-income strata: ECLAC | Photo: Twitter @nobodytweetnob
Published 27 January 2022 (11 hours 44 minutes ago)
ECLAC ranked Latin America as the most vulnerable region globally concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. ECLAC confirmed that both poverty and extreme poverty increased for the sixth consecutive year in 2021.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated this Thursday that the number of people in extreme poverty in the region increased from 81 to 86 million as a consequence of the social and health crisis derived from the scourge of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to its annual report, this would mean that the extreme poverty rate in Latin America rose from 13.1 percent of the population in 2020 to 13.8 percent in 2021, a 27-year setback.
ECLAC ranked Latin America as the most vulnerable region globally concerning the Covid-19 pandemic, in a context where between 2020 and 2021, the number of people living in extreme poverty increased by nearly five million.
In the annual report #PanoramaSocial 2021, #CEPAL proposes moving towards a care society, which recognizes that care is a universal need and expresses structural diversities such as life cycle, physical, socioeconomic and income conditions.
The regional body assessed that "despite the economic recovery experienced in 2021, the estimated relative and absolute levels of poverty and extreme poverty have remained above those recorded in 2019, reflecting the continuation of the social crisis. "
Estimates made by ECLAC confirm that both poverty and extreme poverty increased for the sixth consecutive year. The continent is one of the regions in the world with the most extended interruption of face-to-face classes.
Another consequence of Covid-19 is that the region has the highest number of deaths reported for this disease globally, with 1,562,845 deaths until December 31, 2021. After the United States, Brazil is the country in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest number of reported infections, with 24,311,317 and 623,843 deaths, according to data provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
One of the challenges highlighted by ECLAC is to strengthen vaccine purchase programs and regional cooperation mechanisms, in line with the Health Self-Sufficiency Plan for Latin America and the Caribbean approved by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
As of January 26, 2022, the organization estimated that 62.3 percent of Latin America and the Caribbean population, around 408 million people, have a complete vaccination schedule.
For this reason, ECLAC calls for increased efforts so that by mid-2022, all countries in the region will have immunized 70 percent of their population with the full schedule.
"The pandemic is a historic opportunity to build a new social pact that provides protection, certainty and trust. A new social contract must advance and strengthen the institutional framework of social protection systems and promote their universality, comprehensiveness, sustainability and resilience," said the regional body in its report.
Similarly, ECLAC indicates that in 2020 the proportion of women who do not receive their own income increased and poverty gaps persist in rural areas, indigenous peoples and children.
Precisely because the Covid-19 pandemic came to uncover the inequalities in the region, it is urgent, as ECLAC points out, "to restructure health systems, move towards universal coverage, with timely and quality care for the entire population, and for the State to act as guarantor of the right to health."
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/ECL ... -0022.html
Yep, it's 'America's front yard' all right..........
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Repsol Has Not Responded to Environmental Disaster on Peru’s Coast
January 27, 2022
The multinational oil company Repsol, based in Madrid, has failed to answer for the damage it caused on the coast of Peru after a spill of approximately 6,000 barrels of crude oil has significantly harmed the ecosystem of the area.
The spill occurred on January 15 and, according to the company, was caused by the violence of waves resulting from an underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga. The day after the catastrophe, the company said that the incident was quickly overcome. However, the damage was too obvious, and a few days later photos and videos showing the ecological disaster went viral.
The oil leak contaminated 21 beaches in Lima and Callao, as well as two protected areas. Media outlets have confirmed that the environmental disaster paralyzed the activities of more than 3,000 workers in the fishing and tourism industries.
The captain of an Italian ship, which was unloading oil at a refinery operated by Repsol, launched a protest against the Spanish company for making nine mistakes after the spill in mid-January.
For its part, the Peruvian government is evaluating the imposition of a fine of 18 million soles, equivalent to $4.6 million USD, for non-compliance with a series of demands imposed to clean up the oil spill. The Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement (OEFA) declared this Wednesday, January 26, that one of those first tasks consisted of the identification of the affected areas, the containment, and recovery of the spilled oil.
A second spill then occurred, exacerbating the situation.
It is not the first time that a transnational oil company commits environmental crimes. Companies that exploit natural resources in other countries and increase their capital must assume their responsibilities when they damage the ecosystems. Repsol also has a history of social irresponsibility, fraud, tax evasion, and misappropriation of subsidies.
Featured image: The environmental disaster has paralyzed fishing and tourist activity (Photo:EFE).
(Misión Verdad)
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
https://orinocotribune.com/repsol-has-n ... rus-coast/
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Peru: Interior Minister Resigns
The Peru's Interior Minister, Avelino Guillén to resign from office. Jan. 28, 2022. | Photo: Twitter/@unchasqui
Published 28 January 2022 (10 hours 56 minutes ago)
Peru erupted on Friday under an imminent crisis aimed at the resignation of Interior Minister Avelino Guillén.
On Friday, Peru's Interior Minister, Avelino Guillén, resigned from office because of the opposition offensive, which comprises the request of the president's departure from office, submerging the country into an imminent crisis.
Although it has not been publicly announced, Guillen's resignation was disclosed by sources close to him. The sources stated that this is due to disagreements between the minister and the head of the National Police, General Javier Gallardo.
The differences are aimed at changes made by Gallardo against the opinion of Guillén, who repeatedly asked for the support of the head of state, President Pedro Castillo, in the controversy, without any success.
Press reports indicate that the changes of Gallardo, linked to Castillo, involved relevant officers from the High Complexity Crimes Division (Diviac) and other police units. Versions point out that Guillén requests permission for dismissing Gallardo without obtaining a response from the Mandatory.
What happened president Pedro Castillo??? do not accept the resignation of Dr. Avelino Guillén from the position of Minister of the Interior. You must give him all your support in his fight against corruption in the Police and crimes that affect citizen security.
After Congresswoman Rosselli Amuruz raised with her party, Country advances, made Legislative requested of the resignation of Castillo the news of the resignation of Guillén, was known.
Due to Castillo's mistakes in an interview with a North American television network during which he recognized that he took office without being prepared to govern and was learning to do so in the process, the legislator presented a motion for the Congress of the Republic to urge him to resign.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Per ... -0019.html
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Rafael Correa: they destroyed the institutional framework in Ecuador
"Security is not only a matter of public force, but of human development," said the former president. | Photo: EFE
Published January 28, 2022 (10 hours 14 minutes ago)
Correa indicated that one of the factors that influences the reality that Ecuador lives is the quality of the rulers they have.
The former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, asserted this Friday that the security crisis in his country is a consequence of the actions of the authorities that destroyed the institutions established during his administration.
During an interview on the program En Clave Política, broadcast by teleSUR, the former president stated that "the situation of insecurity in Ecuador is due to the fact that everything was dismantled out of hatred for Correa (...) The problem is multidimensional."
The former head of state recalled that, in his government, they had a Ministry to coordinate the issue of security, "because the fight against insecurity is comprehensive."
"We even had schools and universities in the prisons, the prisoners were worried about studying, not killing each other. They dismantled all of that out of hatred for Correa. They destroyed the Ministry of Justice, in charge of social rehabilitation; they destroyed the Ministry of the Interior, in charge of citizen security," he said.
Correa indicated that one of the factors that influences this reality is the quality of the government they have. "The lack of effectiveness and efficiency, dynamism, conviction and commitment. The quality of officials is terrible (...) With that level of efficiency and effectiveness, we are not going to win the fight against insecurity," he said.
"Another factor is the economic crisis, where the cost falls on the poorest, there is unemployment and growing inequality, and all of this fosters insecurity. There are other factors, it is a multidimensional problem," he confirmed.
Likewise, he warned that the government distributed the prisons "as political loot" and indicated that there is a high degree of corruption, so "even a war tank can happen if they pay enough to put them in prison. Is that right?" How are they going to control the security in the prisons?
"Security is not only a matter of public force, but of human development," he said.
The former Ecuadorian president specified that all the progress made, plans and strategies implemented during his administration in terms of security were destroyed "because that is neoliberalism."
He also lamented the manipulation of some media in sectors of the population. "In Ecuador there is a struggle of visions, today they complain about neoliberalism and it is not understood that this is why they voted in April, manipulated by the press."
"Realistically, I don't see a solution with the model that currently prevails in Ecuador," said former President Correa.
https://www.telesurtv.net/news/rafael-c ... -0039.html
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