国际英语资讯:UN agency urges LatAm to guarantee universal internet access to overcome COVID-19 impact
<p><span word="SANTIAGO">SANTIAGO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 26-- <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> (<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19) <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> (<span word="ECLAC">ECLAC</span>), <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>, <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recommending">recommending</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Communications">Communications</span> <span word="Technologies">Technologies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="households">households</span>," <span word="estimating">estimating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> (<span word="GDP">GDP</span>).</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="connected">connected</span>, <span word="ECLAC">ECLAC</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Alicia">Alicia</span> <span word="Barcena">Barcena</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Called">Called</span> "<span word="Universalizing">Universalizing</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuity">continuity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="telecommunications">telecommunications</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span>," <span word="Barcena">Barcena</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2019, 66.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>.</p>
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