Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Second Cities Conference Will Address Progress and Challenges to Safe, Affordable and Sustainable Urban Mobility in the Region
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
It is Necessary to Rethink the Concept of Development in Light of International Cooperation, Experts Gathered at ECLAC Sustained

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From left to right: Guillermo Pattillo, Director of the National Statistical Institute (INE) of Chile; Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary; Raúl García-Buchaca, Deputy Executive Secretary for Management and Programme Analysis, and Pascual Gerstenfeld, Chief of ECLAC’s Statistics Division.

Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Evaluate at ECLAC the Set of Indicators Prioritized for Regional Follow-up to SDGs

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization, and Guillermo Pattillo, Director of the National Statistical Institute of Chile, inaugurated the Seventeenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which is being held through Thursday in Santiago, Chile.

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.

Mario Cimoli, ECLAC's Deputy Executive Secretary, during his presentation at the India-Latin America and Caribbean Conclave

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ECLAC: There is Great Room for Deepening Ties between India and Latin America and the Caribbean

Mario Cimoli, ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, participated in the inauguration of the eighth India-Latin America and Caribbean Conclave, which is being held in Santiago, Chile.

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Publications

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The Inefficiency of Inequality

The Caribbean Outlook

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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.