ECLAC says equality “guiding principle” for a paradigm change in the Caribbean

CARACAS, Venezuela, CMC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says equality is the “guiding principle” for a paradigm change in the Caribbean and Latin America.
In addressing the social summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) here on Tuesday, ECLAC’s executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the document, “Structural Perspectives on the Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean” which further explores the case ECLAC puts forward in Time for Equality: Closing Gaps, Opening Trails”.
According to ECLAC, the new document emphasizes equality as the guiding principle that “involves disseminating the development of capacities, labour opportunities and access to social protection networks and benefits throughout the social fabric, as well as the participation of the widest range of stakeholders in making this possible”.