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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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Seminar on the Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework - Principle 3
14 May 2024, 06:00 - 08:00 | 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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World Press Freedom Day 2024: "Informing the Planet: international mechanisms for accessing environmental information"
3 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 | Event (Other events) -
Panel discussion "The fundamental role of women and gender mainstreaming in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement"
25 April 2024, 12:00 - 13:30 | Event (Other events)Event organized on the occasion of the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (Santiago, 22-24 April 2024).…
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Fourth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazu Agreement
25 April 2024, 06:10 - 12:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The Committee to Support the Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement held its fourth session on Thursday, April 25, 2024, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in Santiago, Chile. The session was broadcast live.…
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First Virtual Webinar - Conversations on the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF): Strategic Pathway 1: Governance and Institutions
24 April 2024, 08:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) serves as a foundational roadmap for enhancing geospatial information management globally. Its primary goal is to aid countries in developing, integrating, and optimizing their geospatial resources, thereby narrowing the digital gap, and fostering socioeconomic progress for all.…
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Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement
22 - 24 April 2024 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties will take place 22 and 24 April 2024 in-person in Santiago, Chile. Streamed live. …
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Third meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance
22 April 2024, 05:00 - 06:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement held its third meeting on Monday, April 22, 2024, between 9 and 10 am Santiago, Chile time. The document establishing its working modalities, mandated to be prepared by the Rules of composition and operation of the Committee adopted at the first Conference of the Parties, was approved. The session featured live streaming …
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Seventh Meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024
15 - 18 April 2024 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will be held in Santiago, from 15 to 18 April 2024.…
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Fourth meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs of ECLAC
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Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2024 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum
3 - 4 April 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Caribbean is home to more than 11 million youth between the ages of 15 and 29. These young people have a central role to play in achieving sustainable development in the region. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more egalitarian societies on a path of sustainable development. However, youth in the subregion face many challenges that need to be a…
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Seminar on the Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework - Principle 2
2 April 2024, 07:00 - 08:00 | 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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Workshop: Support programs to promote the participation of SMEs in cross-border e-commerce
22 March 2024, 07:00 - 10:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)CLOSURE FEALAC PROJECT Support programs to promote the participation of SMEs in cross-border e-commerce Date: Friday, March 22, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Chile time Hybrid workshop: Celso Furtado Room, ECLAC and online 1. Background From the last quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2024, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), implemented the project “Support the strengthening of policies to monitor and promote the participation of MSMEs in cross-border goods and services e-commerce for an inclusive and sustainable pandemic response and recovery in East …
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Workshop on the Implementation Roadmap Stakeholder Engagement for the Escazú Agreement in Belize
21 March 2024, 05:30 - 12:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums) -
Interregional seminar The future of social protection facing a cascade of crises: moving towards universality with solidarity and sustainability
19 - 20 March 2024 | Event (Other events)The seminar aims to identify and highlight the advances and challenges in the global and regional reflection and in the efforts of the countries to strengthen social protection systems, in a context of cascading crisis.…
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Connecting the Productivity Challenge with Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
13 March 2024, 06:00 - 10:15 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)Productivity is a crucial element for the development of people and societies worldwide. Studies have shown that monetary income is one of the main determinants of well-being, with labor productivity being its primary determinant. In LAC poor productivity has led to the last decade (2014-2023) to be worse in terms of economic growth than the infamous ‘lost decade’ of the 1980s. Against this backdrop, UNU-WIDER and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) partner for a discussion on the potential of productive development policies (PDP’s) to address thi…
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Webinar: Main results and challenges in the implementation of the International Comparison Program 2021 cycle in Latin America and the Caribbean and future steps
12 - 14 March 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The results of the ICP are important for policymakers at both the national and regional levels in areas as diverse as the allocation of resources for production or the targeting of plans to address the well-being of the population.…
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Preparatory Meeting for the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society
12 - 14 March 2024 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies) -
IV Edition of ECLAC's Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean
11 - 13 March 2024 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)Register and save the date! The fourth edition of the Regional Water Dialogues of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in hybrid form (face-to-face and virtual) in San José, Costa Rica, from 11 to 13 March 2024, at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).…
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PTLAC and South Centre
7 March 2024, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)PTLAC-South Centre Webinar on Illicit Financial Flows and its relevance in the context of the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation…
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Preparatory meeting for the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP3)
4 March 2024, 08:00 - 11:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The official preparatory meeting for the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (preCOP) will take place virtually on 4 March 2024 between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. It will discuss the issues to be addressed at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The meeting will be open, with prior registration and streamed live. For more information related to the preCOP, please visit the website of the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement…
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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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Seminar on the Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework - Principle 3
14 May 2024, 06:00 - 08:00 | 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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World Press Freedom Day 2024: "Informing the Planet: international mechanisms for accessing environmental information"
3 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 | Event (Other events) -
Panel discussion "The fundamental role of women and gender mainstreaming in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement"
25 April 2024, 12:00 - 13:30 | Event (Other events)Event organized on the occasion of the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement (Santiago, 22-24 April 2024).…
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Fourth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazu Agreement
25 April 2024, 06:10 - 12:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The Committee to Support the Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement held its fourth session on Thursday, April 25, 2024, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in Santiago, Chile. The session was broadcast live.…
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First Virtual Webinar - Conversations on the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF): Strategic Pathway 1: Governance and Institutions
24 April 2024, 08:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) serves as a foundational roadmap for enhancing geospatial information management globally. Its primary goal is to aid countries in developing, integrating, and optimizing their geospatial resources, thereby narrowing the digital gap, and fostering socioeconomic progress for all.…
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Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement
22 - 24 April 2024 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties will take place 22 and 24 April 2024 in-person in Santiago, Chile. Streamed live. …
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Third meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance
22 April 2024, 05:00 - 06:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement held its third meeting on Monday, April 22, 2024, between 9 and 10 am Santiago, Chile time. The document establishing its working modalities, mandated to be prepared by the Rules of composition and operation of the Committee adopted at the first Conference of the Parties, was approved. The session featured live streaming …
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Seventh Meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024
15 - 18 April 2024 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will be held in Santiago, from 15 to 18 April 2024.…
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Fourth meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs of ECLAC
4 - 5 April 2024 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies) -
Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2024 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum
3 - 4 April 2024 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)The Caribbean is home to more than 11 million youth between the ages of 15 and 29. These young people have a central role to play in achieving sustainable development in the region. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more egalitarian societies on a path of sustainable development. However, youth in the subregion face many challenges that need to be a…