First session of the Regional Conference on South South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Regional Conference was established by virtue of resolution 752(PLEN.36) adopted by the member States of ECLAC at the thirty-sixth session of its Committee of the Whole in December 2021. In that meeting member States approved the renaming of the Committee on South-South Cooperation as the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the Thirty-eighth session of ECLAC

Ninth ECLAC Seminar on Trade and Sustainability: International trade as a driver for sustainable development

This seminar will present a broad vision of the relationship between international trade and sustainable development, identifying those aspects in which the exchange of goods and services can complement the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The links will be reviewed considering the current state of compliance with the SDGs in Latin America, emphasizing both regulatory aspects, such as trade agreements, and business practices, particularly private sustainability standards. The way in which environmental and social sustainability is supported in global value chains and ho…

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the Thirty-seventh session of ECLAC

Thirty-seventh session of ECLAC

El período de sesiones es la reunión bienal más importante de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Ofrece un foro que permite analizar temas relevantes para el desarrollo de los países de la región y examinar la marcha de las actividades de la Comisión.…

Seminar on Export Promotion Policies in Asia and Latin America

The objective of the seminar is to make a comparative analysis of export promotion policies in Asia and Latin America. Prof. Yukiko Fukagawa of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan will present on export promotion policies in Asian countries, ECLAC will present the experience of Latin America, and representatives of ProChile and SOFOFA will discuss the experience of Chile.…

VI REDLAS Conference: Trends and Perspectives for Production and Trade in Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin American and Caribbean Network on Services Research -REDLAS- (www.redlas.net) is a network of research groups and individuals actively involved in service trade research and policy formulation. REDLAS members come from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and they are mostly part of universities and research institutes, while others are employed in governments, international organizations and the private sector. The VI REDLAS Conference will discuss topics such as new niches of services based on automation, trade negotiations, public policies and Public and Private Partnership to p…

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirty sixth session of ECLAC

Item 8 of the Annotated Provisional Agenda…

Seminar: "Trade, Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and Global Value Chains: An Integration Strategy and Integration for Latin America"

This international seminar takes place at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on 3 and 4 June 2014 and has been organized jointly by UNCTAD and the CAF.…

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirty fifth session of ECLAC

The thirty-fifth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was hold in Lima from 5 to 9 May 2014. By resolution 661(XXXIV), adopted at the thirty-fourth session of ECLAC (San Salvador, 27 to 31 August 2012), member States agreed that Peru would host the meeting. The session is the most important event of each biennium for ECLAC. It provides a forum for the consideration of issues of importance for the development of the countries of the region and an opportunity to review the progress of the Commission's activities.…

Caribbean consultation: Optimizing the benefits of trade and regional integration for the Caribbean

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirty fourth session of ECLAC

The Committee on South-South Cooperation was held in the framework of the Thirty-fourth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held in San Salvador on 29 August 2012 .…

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirty third session of ECLAC

The ECLAC secretariat presented for consideration by delegations the report on the activities of the ECLAC system to promote and support South-South cooperation during the biennium 2008-2009, which examines the characteristics of South-South cooperation and multilateral assistance channelled through the United Nations.…

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirty-second session of ECLAC

The thirty-second session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 9 to 13 June 2008. By a resolution adopted at the thirty-first session (Montevideo, Uruguay, 20-24 March 2006) and subsequently approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolution 2006/40, the member States accepted the offer extended by the Dominican Republic to host the session. The meeting was held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2006-2008. The session is the most important event of each biennium fo…

Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirty-first session of ECLAC

The thirty-first session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was held in Uruguay, from 20 to 24 March 2006.By a resolution adopted at the thirtieth session (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 28 June-2 July 2004) and subsequently approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolution 2004/47, the member States accepted the offer extended by Uruguay to host the session. The meeting is being held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2004-2006.…