Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Authorities Discuss at ECLAC Progress and Obstacles to Achieving Women’s Autonomy and Gender Equality Ahead of Regional Conference in November
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
Authorities and Experts at ECLAC Analyze the Regional Challenges Posed by the International Financial Crisis
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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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.

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary during her presentation.

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The Global Compact is a Historic Opportunity to Recognize the Triad of Rights, Development and Migration: ECLAC

Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated today in the plenary debate of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in her capacity as representative of the United Nations regional commissions.

Side-event organized by UN regional economic commissions.

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Global Compact for Migration Provides a Framework of Non-Binding Shared Principles to Confront an Inherently Cross-Border Issue: Alicia Bárcena

At the start of her participation in the Intergovernmental Conference for Migration that is being held in Marrakech, Morocco, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary addressed the global agreement’s relevance from a regional perspective.

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, during the 13th International Conference on Development of the French Development Agency (AFD), held in Paris.

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Alicia Bárcena: Equality Must Be the Driver of Regional Development and the Strategy for Closing Structural Gaps

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the 13th International Conference on Development of the French Development Agency, held in Paris.

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Publications

Los cuidados en América Latina y el Caribe...

Social Panorama of Latin America 2018. Briefing...

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...

Employment Situation in Latin America and the...

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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.