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Upcoming activities
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9 July 2025, 09:00 - 12:00Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Responding to Sargassum Influxes
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10 - 11 July 2025Regional Dialogues on External Financing and Climate-Resilient Development
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14 - 25 July 2025National training course in project proposal preparation and effective…
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15 - 17 July 2025Technical meeting on validation of household consumption expenditure…
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21 July - 31 December 2025Territorialization of the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America…
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21 July 2025, 13:00 - 14:30Latin America and the Caribbean in the Final Five Years of the 2030…
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12 - 15 August 2025XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
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6 - 10 October 2025Regional Water Week for Latin America and the Caribbean – Santiago, Chile…
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6 - 8 October 2025Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related…
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25 - 27 November 2025Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
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Third Regional-Global Trade in Value Added (TiVA) Initiatives Workshop
26 - 27 June 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Regional-Global meeting on Trade in Value Added (TiVA) initiatives took place in Paris, at the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the end of June 2019. This meeting came as a follow-up to the development of the different TiVA initiatives. Delegates from different international organizations participated including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United States Department of Commerce, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Commission's Joint Research Center (EC-JRC), as well as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNEC…
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National Transfer Accounts (NTA) Capacity-building Workshop
24 - 28 June 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The workshop is organized within the framework of the UN Development Account (10th Tranche) project on Demographic transition: opportunities and challenges to achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean , coordinated by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC with the aim of enhancing capacities of the selected states to integrate population dynamics into their planning policies.…
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Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
18 June 2019, 04:45 - 13:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is convened in accordance with the agreements adopted at the fifty-eighth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Santiago, Chile, on 22 and 23 January 2019.…
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Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in National Sustainable Development Planning
17 June 2019, 05:15 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)ECLAC Caribbean, in collaboration with ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs, convenes the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in National Sustainable Development Planning for technical experts and representatives attending the Caribbean preparatory meeting to the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
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Technical Meeting for Special Surveys and National Account of the International Comparison Program (ICP)
10 - 14 June 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and CARICOM…
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3rd Executive Committee Meeting & Partners Meeting: Nexus Dialogue Programme, Phase I
5 - 6 June 2019 | Event (Other events)Natural Resources Division of ECLAC collaborated in the “3rd Executive Committee Meeting & Partners Meeting: Nexus Dialogue Programme, Phase I”, on June 5 and 6 2019, in Bonn, Germany…
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Expert Meeting on Public Investment, Climate Change, Comprehensive Risk Management, and Sustainability
28 - 29 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The expert meeting was organized between ECLAC and the Executive Secretariat of The Council of Ministers of Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN), in coordination with the delegates of the Ministries of Finance, particularly with the Ministry of Finance of Guatemala. Officials from other national, regional and international institutions directly related to national public investment systems also participated, as well as international cooperation agencies that support this matter. Objective The purpose was to better understand the advances made towards strength…
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National Accounts Seminar for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2019
28 - 30 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Lan America and the Caribbean and the Banco de Guatemala…
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Fourth International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean
22 - 24 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)At the request of UNESCO, ECLAC participated in the 4th International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean, which took place in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 22-24, 2019. There, ECLAC presented the results of the ECLAC-Government of Norway cooperation programme “Technical and vocational education and training for greater equality in Latin America and the Caribbean”. In particular, it shared lessons learned on the contribution of TVET to socioeconomic development and on the regional experience on financing of TVET.…
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Nineteenth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
17 May 2019, 04:00 - 13:00 | Event (Monitoring committee)CDCC Member Countries and Associate Members will convene in Port of Spain for the 19th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.…
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Holistic Approaches for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Region
15 - 16 May 2019 | Event (Other events)This international event is co-organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). This event is based on effective collaboration and partnership among different UN entities and relevant government institutions in line with the spirit of the 2030 Agenda.…
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CORPYME Training workshop: Trade Single Windows for the Internationalization of SMEs
13 May 2019, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Other events)This training workshop will take place at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile on May 13th, 2019. It is part of the CORPYME project, which is an action plan sponsored by the Republic of Korea and implemented by ECLAC to strengthen the capacities of countries to promote the internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), through a more intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and export innovation. This workshop has three objectives: a) present the advances and challeng…
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Workshop "Use of the MERCOSUR and South American Input-Output Tables for the Analysis of Value Chains"
13 - 15 May 2019 | Course (Workshop - )The workshop "Use of the MERCOSUR and South American Input-Output Tables for the Analysis of Value Chains" will be held In the city of Montevideo between May 13 and 15th, 2019. This workshop, which will be taught by economists from the International Trade and Integration Division of ECLAC, is sponsored by the MERCOSUR Secretariat. Officials from various public institutions of MERCOSUR member countries, mainly Ministries of Industry and Foreign Trade, Production, and Foreign Affairs, among others, as well as officials and technicians of the MERCOSUR Secretariat will participate in the…
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III Training Workshop for the internationalization of SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Trade Single Window for the Internationalization of SME’s
13 May 2019, 04:30 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This training workshop has the following objectives: a) Present the advances and challenges of the TSWs with respect to their use by companies in general and SMEs in particular; b) Disseminate good practices, both inside and outside the region, to promote theinternationalization of SMEs through the TSWs; and c) Explore international cooperation options to adapt the TSWs to the needs of SMEs.…
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International Seminar "Value Chains between the Countries of MERCOSUR and Asia Pacific"
13 May 2019, 04:15 - 08:30 | Event (Other events)The seminar "Value Chains between the Countries of MERCOSUR and Asia Pacific" will be held in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay on May 13th, 2019. The seminar is part of the projects "Input-Output Tables for Industrial and Trade Policies in Central and South America" and "Value chain development for a deeper integration of East Asia and Latin America". During the Seminar, the methodology followed by ECLAC to assemble the South American Input-Output Table and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Input-Output Table for 2005 and 2011 will be presented. ECLAC will share so…
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National Transfer Accounts (NTA) Capacity-building Workshop
6 - 10 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The workshop is organized within the framework of the UN Development Account (10th Tranche) project on Demographic transition: opportunities and challenges to achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean , coordinated by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC with the aim of enhancing capacities of the selected states to integrate population dynamics into their planning policies.…
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The United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Latin America and the Caribbean 2019
29 April - 24 May 2019 | Course (Course - )The deadline for applications has been extended to 30 January 2019.…
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Information meeting: Caribbean relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based sustainable development policies
26 April 2019, 09:00 - 10:00 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)In this informative meeting, it will discuss, among other, the presentation a draft concept note of a potential project on climate change and disasters indicators production.…
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Regional meeting on progress and challenges in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards an early entry into force
25 April 2019, 04:30 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The aim of the meeting is to exchange experiences and good practices between countries, with the support of civil society, international organizations and other stakeholders, in the effective implementation of environmental access rights and discuss progress and challenges in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement, with a view to accelerate entry into force.…
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Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development: Side event: "The value of water in the 2030 Agenda": Reality and challenges
24 April 2019, 15:00 - 16:30 | Event (Other events)UNESCO, in coordination with the Natural Resources Division (NRD) of ECLAC, organized the side event The value of water in the 2030 Agenda : Reality and challenges”, to promote a regional dialogue space on the relevance of water to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
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Seventeenth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES
29 - 30 August 2019 | Event (Meetings of council)La XVI Conferencia de Ministros y Jefes de Planificación de América Latina y el Caribe y la XVII Reunión del Consejo Regional de Planificación (CRP) del Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) tendrá lugar en la ciudad de Montevideo, del 28 al 30 de agosto de 2019.…
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Redatam workshop 2019: Database creation and development of web applications for data processing and dissemination with Redatam Webserver
19 - 30 August 2019 | Course (Workshop - Open for applications)The objective of the workshop is twofold: first, to train participants in the creation of Redatam databases, with emphasis in the migration of external sources such as DBF, CSPro, SPSS, ASCII into Redatam format. Secondly, to develop a web application using the Redatam Webserver platform and language. This application will allow online processing of the statistical microdata through the Internet.…
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The effective and coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in Guyana through the Escazú Agreement
14 August 2019, 05:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The present workshop will seek to analyze how the Escazú Agreement contributes to the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an effective and coherent manner in Guyana. To that end, it will specifically review key provisions of the Escazú Agreement and analyze national strengths, weaknesses and opportunities considering the current legislative and policy framework. It will also seek to identify gaps, needs and priorities and set the stage for national strategies and plans of action to more effectively implement the Escazú Agreement in the context of the environment…
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CYEN Summit: Building the resilience of the Caribbean through effective youth engagement and participation
9 - 13 August 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The 13th Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) Summit will take place between 9 and 13 August 2019 in Georgetown, Guyana, under the theme Building the resilience of the Caribbean through effective youth engagement and participation. …
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Caribbean Road Safety Regional Workshop
8 - 9 August 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The capacity-building workshop bringed together international experts and representatives from eleven Caribbean English-speaking countries Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana, Saint Lucía, Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, to discuss safer systems approaches and urban mobility policies; promoting a stronger regulatory and enforcement framework; optimizing data management for improved planning and policy making; as well as best practices for vehicle safety, including powered motor cycles. …
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Beyond July: an integrated support to member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
17 July 2019, 14:30 - 16:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) takes place annually in July and is the most visible event on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is also the space in which Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) are presented, marking an important milestone for member States in their reporting of progress towards the achievement of the agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the implementation of the 2030 Agenda happens beyond July. Countries integrate the SDGs in their planning instruments and budgets, national statistical offices monitor progress and …
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Translating the 2030 Agenda into national sustainable development realities: regional perspectives. Ministerial Lunch
17 July 2019, 09:15 - 10:20 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums) -
Escazu Agreement: Establishing environmental rights for the most vulnerable
15 July 2019, 09:15 - 10:30 | Event (Intergovernmental meetings)Organized by World Resources Institute, Government of Costa Rica, UN ECLAC, The Access Initiative, Namati, CIVICUS-World Alliance for Citizen Participation, DAR-Perú in the margins of the 2019 High Level Political Forum of the United Nations…
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Building Back Better: Reckoning with Size in Pursuit of Resilience
10 July 2019, 09:15 - 10:30 | Event (Other events)The side event will consider the need to integrate resilience-building into sustainable development planning and practice in the Caribbean, in light of the inescapable impact of climate change on the environmental, infrastructural, economic and social wellbeing of Caribbean states. It is an opportunity for the UN community to reflect on the challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in building resilience, focusing in particular on the implications of size that compromise such efforts. Panelists will explore remedies through partnership and engagement with all stakeholders.…
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Technical workshop on “Value chain development for deeper integration of FEALAC: Asian perspectives”
10 - 11 July 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is organizing a technical Workshop from 10 to 11 July 2019, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop is part of the collaborative project between ESCAP, ECLAC and ADB in a project aiming to enhance value chain integration between Asia and Latin America. The workshop will gather policy analysts, researchers and policymakers working in Asia-Pacific member states of FEALAC. The purposes of the workshop are to review the study in intraregional value chains development and to identify emerging opportunities and challenges facing Asia-…
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Third Regional-Global Trade in Value Added (TiVA) Initiatives Workshop
26 - 27 June 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Regional-Global meeting on Trade in Value Added (TiVA) initiatives took place in Paris, at the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the end of June 2019. This meeting came as a follow-up to the development of the different TiVA initiatives. Delegates from different international organizations participated including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United States Department of Commerce, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Commission's Joint Research Center (EC-JRC), as well as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNEC…
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National Transfer Accounts (NTA) Capacity-building Workshop
24 - 28 June 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The workshop is organized within the framework of the UN Development Account (10th Tranche) project on Demographic transition: opportunities and challenges to achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean , coordinated by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC with the aim of enhancing capacities of the selected states to integrate population dynamics into their planning policies.…
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Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
18 June 2019, 04:45 - 13:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is convened in accordance with the agreements adopted at the fifty-eighth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Santiago, Chile, on 22 and 23 January 2019.…
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Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in National Sustainable Development Planning
17 June 2019, 05:15 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)ECLAC Caribbean, in collaboration with ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs, convenes the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in National Sustainable Development Planning for technical experts and representatives attending the Caribbean preparatory meeting to the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
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Technical Meeting for Special Surveys and National Account of the International Comparison Program (ICP)
10 - 14 June 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and CARICOM…
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3rd Executive Committee Meeting & Partners Meeting: Nexus Dialogue Programme, Phase I
5 - 6 June 2019 | Event (Other events)Natural Resources Division of ECLAC collaborated in the “3rd Executive Committee Meeting & Partners Meeting: Nexus Dialogue Programme, Phase I”, on June 5 and 6 2019, in Bonn, Germany…
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National Accounts Seminar for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2019
28 - 30 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Lan America and the Caribbean and the Banco de Guatemala…
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Expert Meeting on Public Investment, Climate Change, Comprehensive Risk Management, and Sustainability
28 - 29 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The expert meeting was organized between ECLAC and the Executive Secretariat of The Council of Ministers of Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN), in coordination with the delegates of the Ministries of Finance, particularly with the Ministry of Finance of Guatemala. Officials from other national, regional and international institutions directly related to national public investment systems also participated, as well as international cooperation agencies that support this matter. Objective The purpose was to better understand the advances made towards strength…
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Fourth International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean
22 - 24 May 2019 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)At the request of UNESCO, ECLAC participated in the 4th International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean, which took place in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 22-24, 2019. There, ECLAC presented the results of the ECLAC-Government of Norway cooperation programme “Technical and vocational education and training for greater equality in Latin America and the Caribbean”. In particular, it shared lessons learned on the contribution of TVET to socioeconomic development and on the regional experience on financing of TVET.…
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Nineteenth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
17 May 2019, 04:00 - 13:00 | Event (Monitoring committee)CDCC Member Countries and Associate Members will convene in Port of Spain for the 19th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.…