Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America Must Move from the Capitalism of Shareholders to a Fairer and More Inclusive Capitalism of Stakeholders
Alicia Bárcena Calls for Strengthening Multilateralism to Confront a More Interconnected but also More Unequal World
Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Santiago Commitment, Which Seeks to Accelerate Efforts to Fulfill the Regional Gender Agenda
Inequality is the Structural Cause of Social Unrest in Latin America and the Caribbean, Alicia Bárcena affirms at Davos Forum

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News

Participants in the 2019 School on Latin American Economies of ECLAC.

Announcement

ECLAC Opens Application Period for Twenty-first Edition of its School on Latin American Economies

The education program will run from July 13 – September 4, 2020 at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

News

ECLAC organized a regional workshop for countries that will present their Voluntary National Review in 2020

The meeting was held ahead of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place from March 28 to 31 in Havana, Cuba.

News

The Region’s Countries Still Face Multiple Challenges to Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality by 2030

ECLAC presents the first regional progress report on the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda, in the framework of the XIV Regional Conference on Women being held in Santiago, Chile.

foto de la inauguración de la conferencia

Press Release

Calls Are Made to Overcome the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality, Foster Women’s Autonomy in the Current Regional Economic Context, and Transform Privileges into Rights

Today was the inauguration in Chile of the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women and attended by senior authorities from the region as well as United Nations officials.

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Statistics

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Publications

Women’s autonomy in changing economic scenarios

Universal Social Protection in Latin America and...

Social Panorama of Latin America 2019

International Trade Outlook for Latin America and...

Employment Situation in Latin America and the...

Critical obstacles to inclusive social...

Migración y desarrollo sostenible: la centralidad...

Los sistemas de pensiones en la encrucijada:...

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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.