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Panel 1. Inclusive social development in Latin America and the Caribbean: poverty, hunger and the trap of high inequality, low mobility and weak social cohesion

Moderator: Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Chief of the Social Development Division of ECLAC

•    Wellington Dias, Minister of Social Development and Assistance, Family Affairs and the Fight against Hunger of Brazil
•    Estefanía Enríquez, Acting Undersecretary of Non-contributory Insurance, Contingencies and Operations of the Ministry of Human Development of Ecuador
•    Bertha Zapeta,Vice-Minister for Social Development in the Ministry of Social Development of Guatemala
•    María Inés Esquivel, Technical Secretary of the Social Cabinet of Panama 
•    Mauricio Rodríguez Amaya, Director of the Administrative Department for Social Prosperity of Colombia
•    Almudena Fernández, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean of UNDP

Statements by delegations

Session |
Wed, 03/09/2025 - 09:00 to 11:00

The objective of Panel 1 is to exchange and debate on the opportunities and challenges at the regional and national levels regarding the eradication of poverty and hunger, the reduction of inequality, and the strengthening of social cohesion. The discussion will be framed with a focus on both the present and the future, looking ahead to the next 5 and 25 years.

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