Activities
Upcoming activities
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9 Sep 2025 - 13:30Virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights…
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23 - 25 September - All dayEscazú Agreement: Implementation and tools for the Public Defense of the…
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25 - 26 September - 09:00 - 17:00Regional and National Dialogues on External Financing and…
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30 Sep 2025 - 16:00Seminar on Ocean-based Climate Action in Support of Blue Economy…
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6 - 10 October - All dayRegional Water Week for Latin America and the Caribbean – Santiago, Chile…
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6 - 08 October - 09:00 - 12:00Fifth Global Expert Forum for Producers and Users of Disaster-related…
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9 Oct 2025 - 11:00Seventh meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance
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20 - 09 November - All dayVirtual course on Regulation for digital trade and blockchain
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25 - 27 November - 09:00 - 18:00Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
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2024 School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean
12 - 15 August - 05:00 - 13:00 | 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 Jul 2024 - 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 - 05:00 - 09:30 | 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 Jul 2024 - 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 Jul 2024 - 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 Jul 2024 - 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 - 05:00 - 08:00 | 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 Jul 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 Jul 2024 - 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 - 05 July - 05:00 - 10:00 | 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 Jun 2024 - 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 Jun 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 Jun 2024 - 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 Jun 2024 - 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 Jun 2024 - 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 - 05:30 - 10:00 | 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 Jun 2024 - 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 Jun 2024 - 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 Jun 2024 - 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 - 05:00 - 09:00 | 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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Virtual Training in Gender Statistics for Turks and Caicos Islands
17 - 18 September - 07:00 - 13:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The overall objective of this technical assistance is to improve the technical capacity of staff and management of the Department of Gender Affairs, the Department of Statistics, and other Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Government of Turks and Caicos Islands to collect, analyze, utilize and disseminate sex-disaggregated data in accordance with international standards and best practices.…
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Virtual Expert Group Meeting: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Government: Perspectives for Caribbean SIDS
17 Sep 2024 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean will convene an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to consider elements of artificial intelligence readiness and digital government strategies for Caribbean countries, taking into consideration their special circumstances as Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It will also include a discussion of the draft study: “Caribbean artificial intelligence readiness: an exploratory review”, which aims to provide a preliminary analysis of AI readiness for the Caribbean based on key dimensions and provide some recommendations to policymakers. Taking into …
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Seminar for Public Officials from the CARICOM region: “The Escazú Agreement: moving towards a more resilient and sustainable future in the Caribbean”
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Seminar "Challenges in moving towards universal health in Chile: the role of Primary Health Care (PHC) and financial sustainability"
13 Sep 2024 - 11:00 | Event (Other events)This seminar aims to discuss and reflect on the lessons learned and challenges faced in advancing towards universal health in Chile. It will focus on the centrality of the PHC strategy, and the challenges associated with financing the necessary reforms to the current health system.…
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Annual Seminar on National Accounts for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024: Towards the 2025 SNA
10 - 11 September - 09:00 - 18:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The annual Seminar on national accounts for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024 is held in hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on 10 and 11 September 2024, at ECLAC headquarters.…
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II Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics of Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic
10 Sep 2024 - 12:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)ECLAC Mexico hosted the Second Experts Meeting of the Community of Practice in Agricultural Statistics on September 10th, 2024.…
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Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable
9 - 10 September - 06:00 - 14:45 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Confronting the challenges to resilient growth and sustainable development in the Caribbean: from dialogue to action post the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States…
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Thirtieth Session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
9 - 11 September - 06:00 - 15:00 | Event (Commitees) -
Twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
28 - 29 August - 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Commitees)This twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held from 28 to 29 August 2024, at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago, Chile.…
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Regional seminar on innovations in the population and housing census of the 2020 Round looking towards the 2030 Round
27 Aug 2024 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This is a side event of the twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the SCA-ECLAC. The objective of the seminar is to share innovations from the 2020 census round and lessons learned from the perspective of directors of national statistical offices. It seeks to contribute to the planning of the 2030 census round, enhancing lessons learned and capacities acquired in light of the results and challenges.…
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Workshop on the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) Trinidad and Tobago
21 - 23 August - 04:00 - 11:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)This event is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Trinidad and Tobago and the Faculty of Engineering, University of the West Indies.…
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2024 School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean
12 - 15 August - 05:00 - 13:00 | 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 Jul 2024 - 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 - 05:00 - 09:30 | 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 Jul 2024 - 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 Jul 2024 - 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 Jul 2024 - 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 - 05:00 - 08:00 | 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 Jul 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 Jul 2024 - 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…