Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Growth Will Slow to 2.1% in 2022 amid Significant Asymmetries between Developed and Emerging Countries
ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Support CELAC during New Pro-Tempore Presidency Assumed by Argentina
Countries Advocated for Science, Innovation and New Technologies to Play a More Active Role in Policies for the Region’s Economic, Productive and Social Development
Science, Technology and Innovation are Crucial for Facing the Pandemic and Moving Towards a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region

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The Region’s Trade Will Increase Significantly in 2021, but the Recovery Will be Asymmetrical and Heterogeneous in a Context of Uncertainty

In its annual report “International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean,” ECLAC forecasts that exports will grow by 25% this year, after falling 10% in 2020.

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Countries of the Region Urge for Rethinking the Financing Agenda for a Sustainable and Egalitarian Recovery

In the framework of the thirty-sixth session of the Committee of the Whole of ECLAC, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented five innovative financing for development proposals for the region.

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Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for Reforms to Address Long-Standing Challenges, Says New Report

The Development Centre of the OECD, ECLAC, CAF and the European Commission launch today their joint report Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2021.

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ECLAC and ILO Call for Urgent Measures to Support the Labour Reintegration of Women and Youth

In a new joint report, the two UN organizations indicate that in the medium term it will be necessary to rebuild more resilient labour markets and foster formalization.

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Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin...

International Trade Outlook for Latin America and...

An innovative financing for development agenda...

Latin American Economic Outlook 2021: Working...

Employment Situation in Latin America and the...

Disasters and inequality in a protracted crisis:...

The prolongation of the health crisis and its...

Plan for self-sufficiency in health matters in...

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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.
Building a New Future
Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability