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Foto ceremonia 75 aniversario CEPAL
24 January 2024 | News

Authorities Highlight ECLAC’s Historical Contributions for Moving Towards More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
A ceremony to commemorate this United Nations regional commission’s 75th anniversary was held in the framework of the Special Meeting of UN ECOSOC that is taking place in Santiago, Chile.
Photo of traffic in Port of Spain, Trinidad
22 January 2024 | News

Trinidad and Tobago Commuters Spend One Month of Life in Traffic Every Year… Direct Economic Cost of Traffic in T&T - $2.26B

The direct economic cost of traffic in Trinidad and Tobago is an estimated TT$2.26 billion per year or 1.37 per cent of GDP; with the average commuter spending an average 793 hours, cumulatively 33 days – one month of the year in traffic delays. These are two of the main findings of the study Assessment of the economic costs of vehicle traffic congestion in the Caribbean – A case study of Trinidad and Tobago, produced by ECLAC Caribbean.
Foto de participantes en el evento
12 December 2023 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Address Crisis in Learning if it Wants to Move towards More Productive, Inclusive, Sustainable and Democratic Development
The region’s poor performance in the PISA 2022 evaluation requires firm responses by countries to improve their education systems, according to the specialists at a hybrid event held at ECLAC.
ECLAC's Executive Secretary with the participants of the event.
1 December 2023 | News

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs at COP28: We Have a Historic Opportunity to Transform Development Models and Build a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future
In his first official activity at the global forum, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a side event organized by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition.
Secretario General ONU es recibido por el Secretario Ejecutivo CEPAL
22 November 2023 | News

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, Visited ECLAC’s Headquarters and Met with UN Staff in Chile
The global organization’s highest authority urged UN agencies, funds and programs to redouble their efforts on joint work to support the country.
From left to right, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs and Javier Medina.
17 November 2023 | News

Javier Medina-Vásquez Takes Over as ECLAC’s New Interim Deputy Executive Secretary
A Colombian national, Medina is an expert on foresight and planning for development.
Cover page of document.
14 November 2023 | News

New Document Analyzes Progress on Implementation of the Priority Measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, 10 Years After its Adoption
The report, prepared by ECLAC with support from UNFPA, was presented to countries in the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Photo showing high level government officials at the 21st MonCom in the Radisson Hotel.
3 November 2023 | News

21st MonCom Recommends Greater Collaboration Among Countries to Improve SIDS Situation
There is need for greater collaboration among countries and subregional multilateral agencies to promote and articulate clear positions on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean. This, especially in the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in 2024. Particular attention must also be given to the challenges implementing sustainable development in the Caribbean, with the suggestion for stronger institutions to collaborate and overcome the challenges in the region.
Photo showing attendees at the MonCom Seminar 2023
2 November 2023 | News

Caribbean Must Build Knowledge Economy – ECLAC Caribbean Development Seminar 

Speaking at a development Seminar, part of ECLAC Caribbean’s meeting of the Monitoring Committee, the Chair of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname Albert Ramdin urged countries of the Caribbean to leverage their vast human resources to develop knowledge economies.
Foto del Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL en la testera con otras dos personas
26 October 2023 | News

Productive Development Policies are Key to a Better Production and Work Future and to Fostering Economies’ Global Integration
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated in the “Dialogues on Uruguay’s Future,” where he stressed the need to escalate productive development policies and focus efforts on dynamic sectors to increase growth in the region’s countries and make it more sustainable and inclusive.
Photo of meeting participants
18 October 2023 | News

Countries Reaffirm the Value of Geospatial Information and Ratify Their Commitment to Promoting Its Application to Contribute to the Region’s Sustainable Development
The Tenth Session of the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM: Americas) was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
portada documento
4 October 2023 | News

New ECLAC Document Offers Recommendations for Strengthening the Social Institutional Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean
The publication was presented at the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place in Santiago, Chile.
Photo Showing Panel of Speakers at the Media Breakfast
3 October 2023 | News

ECLAC CARIBBEAN DIRECTOR: International Community Must Lend a Hand to Small Island States

Director of ECLAC Caribbean Diane Quarless says that the international community will need to contribute more to support the development of Small Island Developing States; indeed, if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not achieved across all countries, then it is the entire global community that assumes responsibility, since the commitment to implement Agenda 2030 was made collectively by all states. Director Quarless was speaking at a media breakfast in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, organized by the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean on Thursday (28 Sep).
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29 September 2023 | News

How to Follow the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
All the event’s panels will be transmitted live on October 3-5, 2023.
Image of the CEPALGEO portal
25 September 2023 | News

New CEPALGEO Platform Seeks to Strengthen Geospatial Knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean
The portal presents geographic viewers, geoservices and links to ECLAC’s projects involving a territorial perspective on various social, economic and environmental issues.
Fotografía de los asistentes a la Conferencia. Sala Celso Furtado de la CEPAL.
25 September 2023 | News

Countries Stress the Need to Have Sustainable Access to Data Held by the Private Sector for Official Statistical Purposes
Authorities from National Statistical Offices issued a statement in the framework of the 12th Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC.
Image of Portal of Inequalities in Latin America
25 September 2023 | News

ECLAC Presents Portal of Inequalities in Latin America
The platform uses graphics to clearly visualize the existing gaps and texts that describe the construction of the indicators, their interpretation and the results they yield.
Meeting banner.
22 September 2023 | News

How to Follow the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas
The main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live on September 26-28, 2023. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #estadísticasALC and #statisticsLAC.
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL
20 September 2023 | News

ECLAC Supports Implementation of CELAC’s Climate Adaptation and Comprehensive Response to Natural Disasters Fund
Known by its Spanish acronym, FACRID, this instrument aims to secure resources and implement projects for disaster prevention, reduction, mitigation, response and recovery in the region.
Fotografía del memorial en homenaje a Carmelo Soria Espinoza.
12 September 2023 | News

ECLAC Pays Tribute to the Memory and Legacy of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, 47 Years After His Murder
The Spanish economist and diplomat, who was an official of the United Nations regional organization, was kidnapped, tortured and killed by the dictatorship’s agents in 1976.

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