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Chile's National Voluntary Presentation: Overcoming Poverty & Improving Social Protection - Achievements, Challenges, an

Discover how Chile has achieved significant economic and social development, reduced poverty rates, and implemented innovative social protection systems. Explore the challenges faced and strategies to address income inequality, gender disparities, and education quality.

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Chile's National Voluntary Presentation: Overcoming Poverty & Improving Social Protection - Achievements, Challenges, an

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  1. Ahumada 48 – 7° piso / Teléfono : (56 -2) 675 14 00 SANTIAGO DE CHILE www.mideplan.cl

  2. CHILE’S NATIONAL VOLUNTARY PRESENTATION Mrs. Paula Quintana MeléndezMinister of Planning ECOSOC, Nueva York, 2 July 2008

  3. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY • Economic Development • Social Development • Democracy • In accordance with the Millennium Development Goals.

  4. Between 1999 and 2007: • The economy grew at an average annual rate of 5.4%. • Today, 2 out of every 3 dollars of public spending is designated to social investment.

  5. OVERCOMING POVERTY During the democratic period poverty has been reduced to almost a third and extreme poverty to less than a fourth 38.6 32.9 27.6 23.2 21.7 20.2 18.7 13.7 Evolution of Poverty and Extreme Poverty 1990 - 2006 (%)

  6. QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION Sustained reduction in infant mortality rate Infant Mortality Rate(children under the age of 1)

  7. REORIENTATION OF SOCIAL POLICY • From assistance policy to a rights focus • Identifying major vulnerabilities

  8. Creation of the Chile Solidario Social Protection System, oriented to families in extreme poverty (since 2002)

  9. Today’s Task… LAUNCHING A SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM… • With a focus on rights: guaranteed and demandable. • Assists throughout the life cycle: from gestation to old age. • We have moved on from goals of quantity to those of quality.

  10. MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM • Integral Protection to Early Childhood: Chile Crece Contigo • Reform to the Pension System • Reforms in the Health System • Chile Solidario System

  11. CHALLENGES • Reduce inequities… • In income distribution • In gender: labor market and political participation • In the quality of education

  12. Thank you very much…

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