Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Alicia Bárcena: The Simultaneous Implementation of Policies for Social and Labor Inclusion is Indispensable for Achieving Equality
Inequality is Inefficient, Self-Perpetuating and Permeates the Productive System, Alicia Bárcena Affirms at Davos Forum
Poverty in Latin America Remained Steady in 2017, but Extreme Poverty Increased to the Highest Level since 2008, while Inequality has Fallen Notably since 2000
Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean Will Grow 1.7% in 2019, in an International Scenario Marked by Greater Uncertainty

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From left to right: Janet Camilo, the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Women and Vice President of the Presiding Officers; Cielo Morales, Chief of ECLAC’s Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES); and Isabel Plá, Chile’s Minister of Women and Gender Equity.

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Authorities Discuss at ECLAC Progress and Obstacles to Achieving Women’s Autonomy and Gender Equality Ahead of Regional Conference in November

The fifty-eighth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated this Tuesday in Santiago, Chile.

Participants in the 2014 Summer School of ECLAC.

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ECLAC is Accepting Applications for the 20th session of its Summer School on Latin American Economies

The academic program will take place between July 15 and September 30, 2019 at the headquarters of the United Nations regional organization in Santiago, Chile.

Group photo of the seminar's participants

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Authorities and Experts at ECLAC Analyze the Regional Challenges Posed by the International Financial Crisis

Seminar held at the UN regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with special participation by the host country’s Central Bank Governor, Mario Marcel.

Foreign Ministers of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico with Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary and Hugo Beteta Director of the ECLAC Subregional headquarters in Mexico.

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Foreign Ministers of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico Presented Comprehensive Development Plan in the Framework of the Conference on the Global Compact for Migration

The regional initiative will change the paradigm of migration, development and cooperation between northern Central America and Mexico, under ECLAC’s auspices.

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Publications

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina 2018:...

Panorama Social de América Latina 2018

Los cuidados en América Latina y el Caribe...

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin...

Atlas of migration in Northern Central America

The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development...

International Trade Outlook for Latin America and...

Desarrollo, integración e igualdad: la respuesta...

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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.