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ECLAC Will Update Its Economic Growth Projections for 2025

28 April 2025 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release its new 2025 economic growth projections for the region’s countries tomorrow Tuesday, April 29. In light of the behavior of the region’s economies in the first few months of this year, and taking into account the current situation of persistent volatility and international uncertainty, the United Nations regional organization will update the growth estimates that were released in its most recent flagship annual economic report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, whic…

Experts call for debt restructuring and new financial instruments to tackle climate change and nature loss in ‘critical decade of action’

23 April 2025 | News

A new expert report commissioned by the governments of Colombia, Kenya, France and Germany urges the international community to tackle the ‘vicious circle’ of rising debt burdens, climate change and nature loss. The Expert Review on Debt, Nature and Climate shows how climate change and nature risks are worsening the growth and debt prospects of many emerging market and developing countries (EMDCs) at the same time as rising debt service burdens are reducing their ability to tackle such risks. The report aims to support countries make their debt more sustainable to finance much-needed climate a…

ECLAC and UNDP Present New Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America

2 April 2025 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly launched the Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America, a tool that incorporates dimensions other than income into the measurement of well-being and tailors its standards to the region’s particular reality. The Index uses criteria appropriate to countries with intermediate levels of development and contemplates key aspects of well-being, such as the quality of employment, access to social protection, the lack of labor participation due to domestic responsibilit…

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs: “ECLAC Should Be a Place for Reimagining and Forging the Region’s Long-term Vision”

1 April 2025 | News

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented the book Rethinking Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Contributions from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on its 75th Anniversary (Spanish only), a compilation of keynote articles by prominent thinkers and specialists in various areas of development, who offer keys to understanding the region’s history and to building a more productive, inclusive and sustainable future. The publication was launched during the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin Amer…

ECLAC Advocates for Forging a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development at Summit to be Held in Qatar

1 April 2025 | News

In a new special report presented at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (March 31-April 4), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) urged the international community to approve a global pact for inclusive social development during the Second World Summit for Social Development, which will be held on November 4-6 of this year in Doha. At the event in Chile’s capital, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, provided Li Junhua, the Under-Secretary-General for Econo…

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Call for Approving a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development at Summit to be Held in November in Qatar

24 March 2025 | News

Ministers and senior authorities from Social Development ministries and equivalent entities in Latin America and the Caribbean, meeting virtually, approved today the messages and concrete proposals they will take as a region to the Second World Summit for Social Development, which will be held on November 4-6, 2025 in Doha, Qatar, calling for work on a global compact for inclusive social development that would leave no one behind. Following “the recent experience of the Pact for the Future, the international community, at the Second World Summit for Social Development, is encouraged to ad…

How to Follow the Eighth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

24 March 2025 | News

The eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place on March 31-April 4 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The purpose of the meeting is to analyze progress and challenges of the 2030 Agenda in the region, five years ahead of the deadline set for its fulfillment. More than 600 people are already confirmed to attend this meeting, which will feature a series of dialogues on global, regional and national action as a special innovation.…

Countries Reaffirm Their Commitment to Implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

20 March 2025 | News

Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, international organizations and civil society agreed today on the need to defend the principles of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, to strengthen regional cooperation and build a new narrative that would recognize migrants’ multiple contributions to sustainable development, at the closing session of the second regional review meeting of the global agreement, which concluded today at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The gathering – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and th…

Five Years Before the Deadline for Achieving the 2030 Agenda, Senior Authorities and Experts Will Analyze the Challenges Faced by Latin America and the Caribbean at the Eighth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development

18 March 2025 | Announcement

Senior government authorities from Latin America, the Caribbean and other regions of the world, along with officials and experts from the United Nations System, international and regional organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on March 31-April 4 at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development to review the progress and challenges related to achieving the 2030 Agenda in the region – five years ahead of the deadline set for its fulfillment. Mo…

Authorities Will Review Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

14 March 2025 | Announcement

Representatives of the Member States and associate members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and of intergovernmental and United Nations system organizations, along with relevant stakeholders, will review implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a meeting to be held on March 18-20 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The Second regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbea…

The Application Period Has Begun for the 2025 Program of ECLAC’s School of Latin American Development Studies

10 March 2025 | News

The School of Latin American Development Studies (ELADES) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched the application period for the twenty-sixth edition of its Development Policy Studies Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, which will run from July 10 to August 29, 2025 at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Those interested in applying can register online from now until March 31. A list of the people selected to participate will be sent by email and published on the ELADES website on April 4. Priority will be give…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Shared with the Diplomatic Corps the Main Themes and Actions to be Addressed at the Upcoming Forum on Sustainable Development 2025

10 March 2025 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, held an informational meeting on Monday, March 10 with ambassadors and other representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chile to present preparations for and the main themes and actions to be addressed at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place from March 31 to April 4 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. This m…

Authorities from Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Participate at ECLAC in Dialogues on Global, Regional, and National Action to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda

3 March 2025 | Announcement

Representatives of governments, the United Nations System, regional and international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will analyze progress and challenges for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean during the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, to be chaired by Peru from March 31-April 4 at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Ten years after the historic approval of the 2030 Agenda, this…

Ten Years After the Adoption of the 2030 Agenda, Latin American and Caribbean Countries Are Gathering at the Eighth Regional Forum Meeting to Drive Progress in Its Implementation

31 January 2025 | Announcement

The Eighth Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development will be held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, from 31 March to 4 April 2025, under the chairship of Peru. The objective of the meeting is to assess the progress and challenges in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. Marking ten years since the historic adoption of the 2030 Agenda, this edition of the Forum will include a series of global, regional, and national action dialogues. In the …

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Strengthen Productive Development Policies to Avert a Third Lost Decade and Create a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future

29 January 2025 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, urged the region’s governments and private sectors today to strengthen productive development policies, getting behind and collaborating on the development of sectors that invigorate growth and the transformation to move towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable future. The United Nations regional commission’s highest authority participated in the Latin America and the Caribbean International Economic Forum 2025: How to return to the path of growth?, organiz…

Specialists Reaffirm that it is Necessary to Have a Development Measurement that Goes Beyond GDP and to Move Towards a Multidimensional Measurement

29 January 2025 | News

Authorities and specialists reaffirmed today that the measurement based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is incomplete and that it is necessary to move towards a multidimensional measurement of development, during the closing session of an international seminar held at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The Seminar on the Measurement of Development and its Relationship to International Cooperation brought together authorities from 21 of ECLAC’s member countries, three associate countries and three international organi…

Authorities Will Review Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

24 January 2025 | Announcement

Representatives of ECLAC’s Member States and associate members and of intergovernmental and United Nations system organizations, along with relevant stakeholders, will review implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a meeting that will be held on March 18-20 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The Second regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the …

ECLAC Presents Portal on Statistics based on Small Area Estimation Models in Latin America

20 January 2025 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched a portal on Statistics based on Small Area Estimation Models in Latin America, a tool developed by the United Nations regional organization’s Statistics Division for producing and disseminating social information at a subnational level. The platform uses advanced Small Area Estimation methods to provide detailed statistics at the level of larger and smaller geographic divisions. The objective is twofold: to promote the use of these innovative methods, and to share the results that can be obtained. Making informed dec…

ECLAC Supports Strengthening Argentine Provinces’ Capacities in New Areas

30 December 2024 | News

In response to the interest expressed by the government of Santiago del Estero, ECLAC’s national office in Argentina carried out technical assistance jointly with the province’s Secretariat of Science and Technology in order to make an assessment of the knowledge economy ecosystem in the province and to continue promoting that sector’s development. The study included the mapping of stakeholders through on-the-ground fieldwork, which involved interviews with representatives of the private sector, the science and technology system, and provincial authorities. This analysis enabled the evaluation…

ECLAC Led Key Discussions on Financing and Biodiversity at the COP16 in Cali

30 December 2024 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated actively in the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in the city of Cali, Colombia in October 2024. This participation – centered particularly on events on the agenda of the Finance and Mechanisms for Implementation thematic bloc – was led by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, who served as a panelist, moderator or main speaker in multiple spaces, including in High-level Segments convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Bio…

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