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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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“Social cohesion for inclusive social development in Latin America: monitoring, challenges and opportunities in an era of uncertainties"
27 June 2024, 10:30 - 12:00 | Event (Other events)The central focus of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development in 2025 is inequality. In this context, the objective of this parallel event is to open the discussion on the state of social cohesion in the region.…
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ECLAC participated in the forum "Energy Transition - Bolivia 2050"
27 - 28 June 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)ECLAC contributed to the dialogue on renewable energy and participated in the panel on governance and management of natural resources.…
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Inequalities in early childhood: strategic and indispensable approaches to inclusive social development
26 June 2024, 09:40 - 11:30 | Event (Other events)The event will bring together policymakers, experts, civil society representatives and international organizations to discuss the findings of the report “Confronting Inequality in Early Childhood - The footprints of the COVID-19 pandemic on new generations of children in Latin America and the Caribbean” and explore agendas and policies that will effectively mitigate the impacts of the pandemic and promote comprehensive early childhood development.…
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Second Virtual Webinar - Conversations on the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF): Strategic Pathway 2: Policy and Legal
26 June 2024, 08:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) was developed in collaboration between the United Nations and the World Bank, with the purpose of providing guidance to countries in developing and strengthening their national and subnational arrangements on geospatial information management and related infrastructure.…
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Presentation of the book "Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards solidarity with sustainability"
25 June 2024, 09:30 - 10:30 | Event (Other events)Attend the launch of ECLAC's new publication on non-contributory pension systems in the region.…
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Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development "Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development of 2025"
25 - 27 June 2024 | Event (Other events)The objective of this seminar, organized by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is to promote reflection and dialogue to advance in the recognition, analysis of the characteristics and dimensioning of social inequality in the region. Therefore, it seeks to strengthen the design of public policies that allow progress in inclusive social development and thus progress in meeting the goals agreed by the countries in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…
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First meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
19 June 2024, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Presiding officers)Santiago, 19 de junio de 2024…
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Webinar on climate change statistics and indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean
18 June 2024, 07:30 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The region faces droughts and floods, affecting food security and the economy. Environmental statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean require inter-institutional collaboration. They are crucial for the 2030 Agenda, but insufficient. This seminar seeks to improve the resilience of statistical systems with innovative data and modern technologies, reviewing advances and challenges in climate change statistics.…
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Seminar on the Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework - Principle 4
18 June 2024, 06:00 - 07:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The objective of this virtual seminar is to provide Member States and interested parties with the conceptual foundations related to the five principles of the United Nations Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework, to enhance the use of integrated statistical and geospatial information.…
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Regional Seminar "Challenges and Opportunities of Population Aging: The Silver Economy"
18 - 19 June 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This Regional Seminar aims to discuss, reflect and dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of population aging, with a focus on the silver economy . During the event, the main findings of the new study on the future scenarios of consumption growth of older people will be presented. In addition, the event is an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences, to discuss the design and management of specific public policies including the needs to strengthen national capacities to respond to population aging, covering areas such as care, social protection systems, socio-labor…
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13 June 2024 – Preparation for the 2024 High-level Political Forum (HLPF)
13 June 2024, 15:00 - 17:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This Community of Practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of Voluntary National Reveiws (VNRs) in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTSAntigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Venezuela SESSION GOALThe main objective of this meeting was to highlight good practices and innovative ideas from L…
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Inter-regional expert meeting on the measurement of South-South cooperation
4 - 6 June 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The inter-regional expert meeting will strengthen South-South cooperation, enhancing its global visibility by leveraging recent developments. It will host high-level debates on integrating and measuring South-South cooperation in future agendas, amplify the global South's voice and introduce a UN project for pilot studies and training on measurement methods.…
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Regional multilateralism to implement access rights: The leading example of the Escazú Agreement
4 June 2024, 02:30 - 03:30 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)The event seeks to raise international awareness of the Escazú Agreement, share valuable insights and good practices from the region, and facilitate dialogue among national focal points and other stakeholders on the implementation of the Agreement’s provisions relates to access rights and the protection of environmental defenders.…
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Nature-based solutions to increase water availability for agriculture: Second Seminar of the ROSA Project
30 May 2024 | Event (Other events)On Wednesday, May 29, ECLAC carried out the Second Seminar of the Network and Observatory for Water Sustainability (ROSA) Project, which analyzed opportunities to implement Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) to increase water availability for agriculture. This event made it possible to disseminate the study that ECLAC is conducting on NbS in the context of Chile's Irrigation Promotion Law and facilitated the exchange of experiences among participating countries.…
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Location Intelligence the panacea to accelerated development in SIDS - CARIGEO side-event
30 May 2024, 04:00 - 06:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This side-event seeks to highlight the importance of location intelligence and geospatial technologies in propelling growth in the Caribbean while exploring real-life applications in SIDS.…
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Climate change and environmental legislation in support of the delivery of the new Programme of Action for SIDS
29 May 2024, 00:00 - 01:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This side event will take place at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS-4). Convened by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC), it will discuss how robust legal frameworks can unlock climate finance for building resilience and enhancing institutional capacities in Caribbean SIDS. The event will also explore ways the OPCC can collaborate to bolster environmental and climate change legislation in the region.…
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SIDS4 Conference: "Enhancing Caribbean Development Using Data, Geospatial Information, and Environmental Monitoring: Building a Regional Environmental Information ecoSystem (REIS)"
28 May 2024, 04:00 - 05:30 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)To highlight the pivotal role of digital technologies, authoritative data, and geospatial information in advancing environmental and developmental initiatives and aiding sound decision making across the Caribbean. This event will explore the operational framework and collaborative mechanisms of the Regional Environmental Information ecosystem (REIS), aiming to enhance data management, environmental monitoring and assessment, and informed policy and decision making, thereby contributing to the SIDS4 goal of Resilient Prosperity.…
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Eye on Island Issues - Development Stories and SIDS4
22 May 2024, 06:00 - 08:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Media Webinar in the Leadup to the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States…
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ECLAC's Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs completes successful first visit to Washington D.C.
20 May 2024 | Event (Other events)In his first official visit to Washington D.C. since being appointed Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs was a speaker at the 54th Annual Washington Conference: Advancing the Business Case for the Americas, organized by the Council of the Americas, and at the Wilson Center’s event No More Lost Decades: Opportunities From Nearshoring, the Energy Transition, and Other Drivers of Sustainable Growth, while also participating in meetings with the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Inter-American Dialogue…
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Trade in Services for development - Empowering LAC countries to reap development dividends
16 May 2024, 05:30 - 07:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Services have emerged as the driving force shaping the economic landscape of countries at all levels of development. Services trade has become a key element in growth strategies, becoming the most dynamic component of global trade in recent times. In 2023, the WTO and the World Bank jointly published a study entitled 'Trade in Services for Development', which underscored the significant and multifaceted development impact of trade in services and the important opportunities it offers to developing countries in terms of export-led growth, economic diversification, inflows of foreign direct inve…
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2024 School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean
12 - 15 August 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean serves as a dynamic capacity-building programme for policymakers. Through lectures, panel discussions, case studies, and peer learning, it delivers pertinent, up-to-date content on transformation trends , and best practices, with a regional focus. Formerly known as "The Digital Transformation and Innovation Summer School," the programme has been collaboratively organised by prominent entities, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), CAF - The Develo…
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Webinar "Facing the Learning Crisis: Progress and Challenges with Education Policies. Lessons from Latin American and Caribbean countries"
25 July 2024, 06:00 - 08:30 | Event (Other events)This July 25, join this event jointly organized by UNICEF, ECLAC, World Bank, IEFG, UNESCO and USAID.…
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CPA’s Carbon Pricing and Article 6 Workshop and REdiCAP
22 - 26 July 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Carbon Pricing in the America (CPA), in collaboration with the UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) for Latin America and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is thrilled to present its first CPA’s Carbon Pricing and Article 6 Workshop and REdiCAP. This five-day training will be conducted at ECLAC's facilities in Santiago de Chile, from July 22nd to 26th, 2024. It is funded by ECLAC with support from Euroclima, and the CIACA Project, which is implemented by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat through its RCCs.…
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HLPF 2024 High-level Side Event: Critical Energy Transition Minerals to Accelerate Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
16 July 2024, 09:00 - 10:30 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETMs) are essential for attaining low-carbon technologies, and are thus crucial for achieving the climate ambitions outlined in the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The demand for CETMs is expected to rise significantly, posing both opportunities and challenges for sustainable development, particularly in resource-rich countries. The side-event titled "Critical Energy Transition Minerals to Accelerate Progress Towards the SDGs" will delve into the different regional perspectives, and economic and development implications of CET…
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HLPF 2024 Side Event: Building capacities for anticipatory governance and legislative foresight through a network of parliamentary committees of the future in Latin America and the Caribbean to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
15 July 2024, 07:00 - 08:30 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)15 July 2024, 11.00 am - 12.30 pm (EST), United Nations Office of the Baha'i International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza #120, New York The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held the First Regional Conference of Parliamentary Committees of the Future, in Santiago on 20 and 21 June 2024, where it launched a high-level initiative to build capacities for legislative foresight and anticipatory governance through the establishment of a network of Latin American and Caribbean parliamentary committees of the future. Foresight and strategic planning are in…
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ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs participated in the HLPF side event “Global Energy Interconnectivity and Transition for the SDGs”
10 July 2024, 10:30 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings of the United Nations system)ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs participated as keynote speaker in the High Level Politial Forum (HLPF) side event “Global Energy Interconnectivity and Transition for the SDGs” organized by the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)…
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Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Saint Kitts and Nevis
8 - 12 July 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…
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Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
3 - 4 July 2024 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)3 - 4 july 2024…
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Roundtable for policymakers: Public Policies based on input-output approach
3 July 2024, 05:00 - 06:30 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)Plenary session on Public Policies based on input-output approach As part of the international input-output 2024 conference, which will take place between July 1 and 5 in Santiago de Chile at the Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean, a Roundtable for policymakers has been organized in which four experts linked from various points of view will participate, with decision-making linked to policy applications. Some of the applications to review are the signing of free trade agreements, the analysis of the effects of globalization on trade, employment, and economic growth…
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30th International Input-Output Association Conference and 12th Edition of the International School of I-O Analysis
1 - 5 July 2024 | Event (Other events)Introduction We are delighted to announce that ECLAC, along with the International Input-Output Association (IIOA) will be hosting the 30th IIOA Conference at the ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile, between July 2 and July 5, 2024. This is a remarkable reflection of the close collaboration by the two global organizations in the development and promotion of methods, statistical data, analytical results, and policy application in the field of input-output. This event is supported by Andrés Bello University, the Central Bank of Chile and the Chilean Foreign Ministry. Moreover, in conjunction w…
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“Social cohesion for inclusive social development in Latin America: monitoring, challenges and opportunities in an era of uncertainties"
27 June 2024, 10:30 - 12:00 | Event (Other events)The central focus of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development in 2025 is inequality. In this context, the objective of this parallel event is to open the discussion on the state of social cohesion in the region.…
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ECLAC participated in the forum "Energy Transition - Bolivia 2050"
27 - 28 June 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)ECLAC contributed to the dialogue on renewable energy and participated in the panel on governance and management of natural resources.…
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Inequalities in early childhood: strategic and indispensable approaches to inclusive social development
26 June 2024, 09:40 - 11:30 | Event (Other events)The event will bring together policymakers, experts, civil society representatives and international organizations to discuss the findings of the report “Confronting Inequality in Early Childhood - The footprints of the COVID-19 pandemic on new generations of children in Latin America and the Caribbean” and explore agendas and policies that will effectively mitigate the impacts of the pandemic and promote comprehensive early childhood development.…
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Second Virtual Webinar - Conversations on the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF): Strategic Pathway 2: Policy and Legal
26 June 2024, 08:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) was developed in collaboration between the United Nations and the World Bank, with the purpose of providing guidance to countries in developing and strengthening their national and subnational arrangements on geospatial information management and related infrastructure.…
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Presentation of the book "Non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards solidarity with sustainability"
25 June 2024, 09:30 - 10:30 | Event (Other events)Attend the launch of ECLAC's new publication on non-contributory pension systems in the region.…
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Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development "Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development of 2025"
25 - 27 June 2024 | Event (Other events)The objective of this seminar, organized by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is to promote reflection and dialogue to advance in the recognition, analysis of the characteristics and dimensioning of social inequality in the region. Therefore, it seeks to strengthen the design of public policies that allow progress in inclusive social development and thus progress in meeting the goals agreed by the countries in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…
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First meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
19 June 2024, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Presiding officers)Santiago, 19 de junio de 2024…
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Webinar on climate change statistics and indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean
18 June 2024, 07:30 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The region faces droughts and floods, affecting food security and the economy. Environmental statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean require inter-institutional collaboration. They are crucial for the 2030 Agenda, but insufficient. This seminar seeks to improve the resilience of statistical systems with innovative data and modern technologies, reviewing advances and challenges in climate change statistics.…
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Seminar on the Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework - Principle 4
18 June 2024, 06:00 - 07:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The objective of this virtual seminar is to provide Member States and interested parties with the conceptual foundations related to the five principles of the United Nations Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework, to enhance the use of integrated statistical and geospatial information.…
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Regional Seminar "Challenges and Opportunities of Population Aging: The Silver Economy"
18 - 19 June 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This Regional Seminar aims to discuss, reflect and dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of population aging, with a focus on the silver economy . During the event, the main findings of the new study on the future scenarios of consumption growth of older people will be presented. In addition, the event is an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences, to discuss the design and management of specific public policies including the needs to strengthen national capacities to respond to population aging, covering areas such as care, social protection systems, socio-labor…