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Book (stand-alone)Overview of rural poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
Solutions for eliminating rural poverty in the 21st century
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Panorama of Rural Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), addresses the important challenges faced by the region in developing its rural territories to achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, particularly SDG 1 to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. After many years of progress, poverty and extreme rural poverty in the region have started to increase again. This is worrying news for countries of the region and the international community because, if they do not return to the path of rural poverty reduction, millions of people will be excluded from the opportunity to contribute to the development of their families, communities and countries. The 33 Member States of the United Nations in the region have pledged their commitment to eradicating rural poverty by 2030 and, despite the recent trend, it is still possible to achieve this goal. This report also highlights the persistence of significant gaps between rural and urban areas, which is incompatible with sustainable and equitable development. Of the 169 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, 132 require actions that must be carried out in rural territories. -
Book (stand-alone)The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2019-2020 2019
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No results found.In this 2019-2020 report, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) propose a “two-way” intersectoral approach to address the aforementioned scenario. In the first place, it calls for acknowledging the fact that it is not possible to overcome poverty or to combat hunger, malnutrition and climate change, unless societies and political stakeholders in LAC begin promoting rural areas as engines for economic, social and environmental development in the countries. Secondly, the proposed approach calls for considering agriculture and related activities as crucial for carrying out other complementary economic activities that foster sustainable development in rural areas. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetLegislating to guarantee the rights of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Legal brief for parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean, No.º 8
2023Also available in:
This legal note is based on the publication "The protection of the rights of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean", produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Spanish Agency for Cooperation International for Development (AECID) through the Spanish Cooperation Training Center in La Antigua Guatemala. This is a brief document that addresses the international and regional regulatory framework that establishes the rights of rural women, and the constitutional and legislative advances in the matter achieved in the region. The specific laws approved are presented, as well as examples of laws that protect the right to productive resources and services, and the right to participation of rural women, adopted in various countries of the region. The note highlights the work of the Parliamentary Front against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean (FPH-ALC) – a network of more than 400 legislators supported by FAO, AECID and the Mexican Agency for Cooperation International for Development (AMEXCID) - and the role of national parliaments to advance in the protection of the rights of rural women. It concludes, bringing recommendations for possible actions from the parliamentary sphere to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 5 (SDG2 and SDG5), and strengthen the effective guarantee of the rights of rural women.
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