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Table A1 | Latin America and the Caribbean (29 countries): countries that have announced social protection measures for the population living in or vulnerable to poverty to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, by type of measure, as at 24 April 2020

Cash transfers

Early disbursement of existing cash transfer programmes Expansion of population coverage for existing cash transfer programmes

Increases in amounts allocated under existing cash transfer programmes New cash transfers Provision of food and medicine

Basic services

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

This Special Report is the third in a series by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the evolution and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will update the economic and social analysis as the relevant information becomes available. The preparation of the Report will be headed by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, with the technical support of the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary, Mario Cimoli, and the substantive divisions responsible for the topics addressed, as well as the subregional headquarters and country offices of ECLAC. Copyright © United Nations, 2020