Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

The City is an Opportunity for Structural Change with Equality and an Economic Policy Instrument for Countries
Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean will Expand by 1.3% in 2018 and 1.8% in 2019
Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean Bolster their Cooperation to Build a New Narrative for Development with Emphasis on Economies in Transition
New Generation of Industrial Policies is Critical for Development of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean

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From left to right, Cristián Monckeberg, Chile’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mario Cimoli, ECLAC's Deputy Executive Secretary and Ricardo Jordán, Chief of the Human Settlements and Territory Unit.

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Achieving Sustainable Mobility Systems Essential for Combating Climate Change and Attaining Inclusive Urban Development

Second Cities Conference: Towards Safe, Affordable and Sustainable Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, inaugurated today at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

From left to right: Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre; Stella Zervoudaki, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation in Chile; Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Mario Cimoli, ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary.

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It is Necessary to Rethink the Concept of Development in Light of International Cooperation, Experts Gathered at ECLAC Sustained

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, and Stella Zervoudaki, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation in Chile, inaugurated the seminar that initiated a week of debate in Chile about the new concept of “development in transition.”

Photo of the group in the opening ceremony to the signing of the Escazú Agreement.

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Fourteen Countries Sign New Generation Agreement at UN Headquarters on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters

The “Escazú Agreement” was opened for signing today by Latin American and Caribbean States in a ceremony held in the context of the UN General Assembly currently underway in New York.

Eighth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation

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International Cooperation Must Change its Approach to Respond to Latin America and the Caribbean’s Own Needs

The Eighth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, was held today in Santiago, Chile.

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Publications

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and...

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The Inefficiency of Inequality

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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Centred on sustainable development and based on equality as an aim and as an ethical principle.
Subsidiary bodies and Intergovernmental meetings
Examine various public policy issues in the region, adopt regional stances and devise mandates to the secretariat of the Commission.
Treaties
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Observatories
ECLAC has created different observatories which track the region's economic and social situation.
The Inefficiency of Inequality
ECLAC proposes strategic guidelines to increase the efficiency of Latin American and Caribbean economies, based on equality and sustainability and within the framework of the 2030 Agenda.