ECLAC Notes N⁰ 122
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The Value of Goods Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Grow by 4% in 2024: New Report by ECLAC
In the latest edition of the document entitled “International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean,” the United Nations regional commission also indicates that services exports will…

ECLAC and PAHO Call for Prioritizing Investment in Health to Reduce Inequality and Achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean
The third joint report was presented today by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO.

Social Inequality is a Trap for Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development and Inhibits the Exercise of Rights
Authorities participated on Thursday in Barbados in the Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, in the framework…

A Real and Effective Digital Transformation Can Help Latin America and the Caribbean Overcome the Traps Hindering its Development
ECLAC is presenting a new document with recommendations in the framework of the Ninth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held this…

At Least 11 Women Are Victims of Femicide Every Day in Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC calls for urgent action to prevent and eliminate gendered violence in the region.
Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)

ECLAC Strengthens its Cooperation with Brazil to Contribute to More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development in the Country and Region
During his visit to Brasilia, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, signed agreements with BNDES and the Ministry of Management and…

ECLAC Supports Strengthening Argentine Provinces’ Capacities in New Areas
In conjunction with authorities and experts from government, academia, the private sector and civil society in the provinces of Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Entre Ríos, the United Nations…

ECLAC Led Key Discussions on Financing and Biodiversity at the COP16 in Cali
The organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated as a panelist, moderator or main speaker in multiple spaces at the global gathering held in Colombia in October.
Opinion

The Care Society: Acting Today for a Better Future
By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC