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• n  the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America

• Economic Commission for Latin America

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• Latin America poverty decline slowing as economies cool - U.N.
  Weaker macroeconomic performance and rising food costs have put the brakes on the rate of poverty decrease in Latin America, the United Nations' economic body for the region said on Thursday. An annual survey by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean shows 27.9 percent of Latin Americans live in poverty, while 11.5 percent are in extreme poverty. The numbers in extreme ...
  Dec. 5, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance