The forty-first session, the UN regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, will be held in Santiago de los Caballeros and bring together representatives from the 45 member States and 14 associate members of ECLAC.

The Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas will hold its twenty-fifth meeting on 2 and 3 September, 2026 the regional organization’s central office in Santiago, Chile.

The Commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, will unveil the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 at a hybrid press conference on Thursday, August 20 at 11 a.m. local time in Chile.

Numerous stakeholders will participate in this intergovernmental gathering, where they will analyze the impacts of demographic change and address the progress, challenges and good practices related to implementing the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development.

Co-chaired by former President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, and former President of Colombia, Iván Duque, the Commission will release its report on 4 August at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

This intergovernmental event, to be held on August 18-20 in Montevideo, will bring together authorities from the region’s countries and representatives of regional and international organizations along with members of civil society and the private sector.

The United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, will give a press conference on this topic using a hybrid format.

This event will bring authorities and specialists together to debate new evidence and studies that can contribute to inclusive social development in the digital era in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Authorities and experts from 10 countries will take part of the XXXVIII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, to be held at the headquarters of this United Nations organization in Santiago, Chile on May 4-6.

This intergovernmental gathering will take place at the United Nations regional organization’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile on Monday, April 13, 2026.

The COP 4 of Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental treaty will take place in Nassau, Bahamas. It will bring together on April 21-24 authorities from the region’s countries, representatives of regional and international organizations and members of the public.

Diverse stakeholders will participate in the ninth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago.

The high-level international seminar will take place on Tuesday, April 21 at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The ninth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place on April 13-16, 2026 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The Development Policy Studies Program for Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 will hold its classes in person from July 9 to August 28 in Santiago, Chile. The registration period ends on March 31.

The “Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025” will be launched on Tuesday, December 16 at a press conference led by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

The Sixty-Seventh Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on December 1-2 using a hybrid format from ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

At a press conference next Wednesday, November 26, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will present updated figures on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region.

This intergovernmental gathering will take place at the United Nations regional organization’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile on November 25-27, 2025.

The publication “International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2025” will be presented at a press conference on Wednesday, November 19 in Santiago, Chile.