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9 August 2022 | News

Authorities from Argentina Exchanged Experiences at ECLAC on Productive Development Policies Geared Towards Territories
Mario Cimoli, the regional organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, kicked off the event along with Mercedes Marcó del Pont, Argentina’s Secretary of Strategic Affairs.
From left to right: Ewout Sandker, Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation in Chile, and Mario Cimo
3 August 2022 | News

ECLAC Stressed the Need to Address Asymmetries that Prevent Latin America and the Caribbean from Making a Green and Fair Transition
Mario Cimoli, the regional organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, participated in an expert dialogue in the framework of preparing the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022 report.
Photograph of people walking.
27 July 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Lost Nearly 3 Years of Life Expectancy at Birth between 2019 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
New estimates and projections by ECLAC and the United Nations Population Division confirm that the region’s population is growing at an increasingly low rate, due mainly to a decline in fertility.
Banner of the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022
25 July 2022 | News

ECLAC Participated in Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022
The Big Push for Sustainability proposal, the circular economy, the social price of carbon and climate action are some of the issues advanced by the UN regional commission, along with various strategic partners, at the meeting that concluded on Friday, July 22 in the Dominican Republic.
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22 July 2022 | News

WMO issues report State of Climate in Latin America and Caribbean
Mega-drought, glacier melt, extreme rainfall and deforestation have major impacts.
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13 July 2022 | News

A Transformative Change is Urgently Needed that Would Enable Moving Towards Multiscale Sustainable Development Where Equality and Sustainability are the Goals
At a side event of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, specialists addressed the opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean for the integration of biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and transformative action.
SDG 4
12 July 2022 | News

ECLAC, UNESCO and UNICEF Present Preliminary Results from Report on the Regional Implementation of SDG 4
At a side event of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, the three organizations highlighted the challenges that should guide educational policy decision-making in the coming decade.
Mario Cimoli at the High-level Political Forum.
5 July 2022 | News

Effective Cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation is Central to Building a More Egalitarian Globalization
Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of ECLAC, participated today in a panel of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which is taking place at UN headquarters in New York.
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5 July 2022 | News

ECLAC Supports Haiti in the Process of Implementing its National Social Protection Policy
On June 21-22, an international seminar took place in Port-au-Prince with the aim of addressing the Caribbean country’s implementation of the National Policy for Social Protection and Promotion.
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25 June 2022 | News

How to Follow the Fourth Session of the Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The event’s main panels will be transmitted live from June 28 to June 30, 2022. The invitation on social media is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #poblaciónALC and #populationLAC.
Portada Boletín de Comercio Exterior MERCOSUR
24 June 2022 | News

MERCOSUR’s Exports Grew in 2021, but Volume Remained Weak and Diversification was Limited
New ECLAC bulletin on the bloc’s foreign trade indicates that shipments abroad increased by 35.6% last year, driven by higher commodity prices.
Clausura seminario Política Fiscal
14 June 2022 | News

Participants in XXXIV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy Stress the Importance of Strengthening Tax Revenues and Public Spending as Instruments for Development
The gathering, which brought together Finance authorities from 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries as well as prominent international experts, concluded on Tuesday, June 14 at ECLAC’s headquarters.
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8 June 2022 | News

Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Framework of a Welfare State is an Urgent Task in Latin America and the Caribbean for Tackling Multiple Crises
Authorities and specialists are participating this Wednesday and Thursday, June 8 and 9, in a virtual international meeting organized by ECLAC and GIZ in the framework of a project financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
From left to right: Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina;
4 May 2022 | News

ECLAC and the Government of Argentina Signed Agreement for Holding the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
On November 7-11, Argentina will host the region’s main intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, the theme of which will be “The care society: a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality.” The gathering is organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women and the host country.
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19 April 2022 | News

How to Follow the First meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement
The main panels of the COP 1 of the first environmental treaty of Latin America and the Caribbean will be broadcast live on April 20-22, 2022. The invitation on social media is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #EscazúAgreement and #COP1Escazú.
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30 March 2022 | News

Issuance of Sustainability-linked Bonds by Latin American Companies in International Markets Grows Exponentially in 2021
The region’s top three SLB issuers were Brazil (60%), Mexico (28%) and Chile (8%), and the top three sectors transportation (26%), forestry and paper (23%) and food and beverage (22%).
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
24 March 2022 | News

Alicia Bárcena: The Hallmark of Equality and its Key Impact on Development in the Region Distinguish ECLAC’s Legacy in the Last Decade
The Executive Secretary of the regional Commission participated today in the launch of a special issue of El Trimestre Económico dedicated to reviewing the organization’s work over the last ten years.
Testera reunión paralela sobre el Acuerdo de Escazú
8 March 2022 | News

Multilateral Banks and OECD View Escazú Agreement as Critical for Creating a Climate of Sustained and Sustainable Investments
In the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, a side event was held on the benefits that the environmental treaty poses for investment.
Photo of the opening panel of the SDG 2022 Business Forum.
8 March 2022 | News

Experts Reiterate the Importance of Innovation, Technological Development and Public-Private Cooperation for a Green, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery in the Region
The SDG Business Forum in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 was held today in the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is taking place in San José, Costa Rica.
How to follow th Forum 2022
5 March 2022 | News

How to Follow the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The main panels at the annual event will be broadcast live March 7-9, 2022. The invitation on social media is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #ForoALC2030 and #LACForum2030.

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