Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
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<p>The Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was established at the Thirty-fifth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held in Lima in 2014, as one of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission with a view to contributing to the progress of political and social development activities of the region.</p>
Event information
Date
2 - 04 Nov 2015, 05:00 - 15:00Event type
Participation
The Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean is convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru (MIDIS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and will be attended by social development authorities from the region. The document Inclusive social development: the next generation of policies for overcoming poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be presented at the meeting, will review recent progress and outstanding challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean with respect to overcoming poverty and reducing inequality. It will also emphasize the importance of institutions for social development and provide suggestions for strengthening policies in that regard.
Programme of work
Meeting of heads of delegation (Sala de Negociación)
Opening session
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Election of officers and adoption of the agenda
Presentation of the ECLAC document Inclusive social development: the next generation of policies for overcoming poverty and reducing inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Statements by delegations
Mesa 1: Pobreza, inclusión social y desigualdad en América Latina y el Caribe: factores de éxito y desafíos pendientes
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Intervención de las delegaciones
Mesa 2: Macroeconomía y fiscalidad para un desarrollo social inclusivo
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Intervención de las delegaciones
Mesa 3: La institucionalidad social en América Latina y el Caribe: cuánto se ha avanzado
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Reunión de Jefes de Delegación (Sala de Negociación)
Mesa 4: Hacia una nueva generación de políticas sociales en América Latina y el Caribe: ejes fundamentales y nuevas estrategias
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Mesa 5: Propuestas de comprensión y medición de la multidimensionalidad de la pobreza
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Consideración y aprobación de los acuerdos
Clausura
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Organizing institution
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú
- http://www.rree.gob.pe/SitePages/home.aspx
- (511) 204-2400
Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social del Perú
- http://www.midis.gob.pe
- 51-1-631-8000
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- http://www.latinamerica.undp.org/content/rblac/es/home.html
- +1 212 906 6127
Contact
Laís Abramo
- (56-2) 22102451
