In an international scenario marked by the weaponization of economic relations and great power rivalry, in late 2024, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, convened the Commission on Geopolitics, Globalization a...

The clock is ticking toward 2030… With it, the hope that the world would achieve the Sustainable Development Goals… the world’s commitment to ensure that every person could live with dignity, opportunity, security, while preserving the planet for future generations. Across the Caribbean, progress h...

Along with other instruments, the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) contributes to the regional response to ageing and the human rights of older persons. Since the adoption of the MIPAA in 2002, its implementation has been reviewed and evaluated every five years at the regional l...

The ageing process in Latin America and the Caribbean is accelerating rapidly, becoming one of the most significant demographic trends in the region and worldwide. The sustained growth in the older adult population, together with increasing life expectancy, poses major challenges for public policy—p...

The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the subsidiary bodies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is the main United Nations intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality in the region. It is organized by ECLAC, ...

The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the subsidiary bodies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is the foremost intergovernmental forum of the United Nations on women’s rights and gender equality in the region. Its sessions ar...

This diagram presents the events and instruments of the United Nations system on social development and related issues, as well as the multilateral meetings outside the United Nations system that have included social development issues on their agendas over the last 30 years.

The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the subsidiary bodies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is the foremost intergovernmental forum of the United Nations on women’s rights and gender equality in the region. Its sessions ar...

A Roadmap for Business and Community Growth This infographic outlines key strategies for sustainable business development and community empowerment. It highlights essential steps to enhance data collection, expand into niche markets, and reduce operational costs, while also addressing skills gaps a...

Forum of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face structural challenges related to the region’s pattern of productive and trade specialization; and these are compounded by persistent gender inequalities, both in labour markets and in the social organization of care. Poorly diversified production...

In recent years, cascading crises, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, have highlighted the unjust social organization of care and the need for a new development model centred on care and the sustainability of life (ECLAC, 2022). These crises present an opportunity to design bold ...

The infographic on "Trinidad's Traffic Study" outlines key challenges and recommendations for addressing traffic congestion in Trinidad. It offers several short- to medium-term solutions aimed at enhancing public transportation, such as making it more attractive and reliable, improving paratransit s...

This infographic from Study 110 explores the role of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in driving sustainable development in the Caribbean. While STI is recognized as crucial for progress, the study finds that many Caribbean nations have yet to prioritize it, and existing policies remain und...

In 2024, it is expected that the GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean will maintain the dynamic of low growth.

Child, early and forced marriages and unions are defined as a union in which at least one of the parties is under the age of 18. The overwhelming majority of formal and informal child marriages and unions involve girls, although in some cases their male spouses are also under 18. As stated in the Jo...

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is participating in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), a crucial milestone in the fight against the climate and ecological crisis, which is taking place in Dubai,...

Despite efforts, large gaps in access to the effective enjoyment of the right to education persist in Guatemala, particularly for rural populations and Indigenous peoples. The unprecedented educational crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased gaps, school dropout rates, learning losses, ...

Between 1990 and 2019, the Dominican Republic showed progress in the fight against poverty and inequality. However, its current levels are high when compared to countries of similar development in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the world. As a result, there are still important structural gap...