ECLAC Notes Nº 95
Headlines
Latin America and the Caribbean Adopts Its First Binding Regional Agreement to Protect Rights of Access in Environmental Matters
Delegates from the countries attending the ninth meeting of the Negotiating Committee on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration approved the final text i...
ECLAC Turns 70 Years Old While Contributing to Forging Sustainable Development with Equality
The United Nations regional commission, founded on February 25, 1948, currently has 46 member States and 13 associate members.
In focus
ECLAC Will Host Second Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
The meeting will be held on April 18-20 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Countries Agree to Create Forum to Promote a Sustainable Energy Future in the Region
Representatives gathered in Brazil took the first steps toward creating a Regional Technical Forum of Energy Planners.
ECLAC Publishes New Edition of Statistical Yearbook with Relevant Data on Development in the Region
The 2017 version presents updated information for a select set of sociodemographic, economic and environmental indicators from Latin American and Cari...
New Publication Examines Nine Theses on Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
The report calls for moving toward more sustainable development through deep structural transformation.
News from Headquarters and Subregional Offices
The Economies of Central America and the Dominican Republic Will Grow 4.4% in 2018
The subregion’s overall GDP will rebound thanks to greater exports of goods and services as well as to international remittance flows, despite a decel...
ECLAC Report Analyzes United States’ Trade Policy and Its Hardening towards Latin America and the Caribbean
The Trump Administration has focused in avoiding multilateral free-trade pacts and has also tightened immigration policies, according to the study.
ECLAC Participates in First Meeting of G20 Employment Working Group
The United Nations regional organization offered a regional look at labor trends in Latin America and the Caribbean.
ECLAC Studies Origin of Value in Uruguayan Exports
Report aims to contribute information by characterizing export sectors of Uruguay’s economy based on an input-output matrix.