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Education can’t wait: Enabling conditions and investment for a better future in Latin America and the Caribbean

20 September 2024 | Announcement

WHEN: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 from 16.00 to 18.00 (UCT-4) WHAT: The President of the Dominican Republic, joined by ministers of Education and Finance from Latin America and the Caribbean, a coalition of multilateral organizations and world-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs will launch an urgent call for investment to transform education in the region and ensure a better future for all. Convened by the Dominican Republic - with support from the Ministry of Education of Chile, UNICEF, UNESCO, ECLAC, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, the Development Bank of Latin Ameri…

ECLAC Journal "Notas de Población" Invites Authors to Submit Manuscripts on Demography, Population and Development, and Public Policies for the 2025 Edition

20 August 2024 | News

The Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE)-Population Division of ECLAC invites researchers and experts to submit original and unpublished articles on empirical analysis, applied methodological procedures, theoretical developments and discussions, and analysis of public policies on population issues, to be included in the 120th and 121st issues of its journal Notas de Población, corresponding to June and December 2025, respectively. Interested authors should send their article to CELADE-NotasDePoblacion@cepal.org, with a copy to María Ester Novoa at mariaester.novoa@cepal.or…

How to Follow the Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

30 June 2024 | News

The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on July 3-4 at the Convention Center in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The meeting will be preceded on July 2 by side events and activities carried out by civil society. The Conference will be opened by Luis Gilberto Murillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia; Javier Medina Vásquez, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Susana Sottoli, the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the …

Colombia’s Foreign Minister, ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFPA’s Regional Director and Other Senior Authorities Will Inaugurate Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development

28 June 2024 | News

WHAT: Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Luis Gilberto Murillo; the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Javier Medina Vásquez; the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Susana Sottoli; the Minister of Development Planning of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Sergio Cusicanqui; and the Ambassador-at-large of Honduras for Women’s Affairs and Chair of the 5…

Children, Adolescents and Youth Demand Greater Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Process

15 April 2024 | News

Children, adolescents and youth from the region advocated today for greater levels of participation in Latin America and the Caribbean’s sustainable development process, during an event held in the framework of the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is taking place on April 15-18, 2024 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. At the 2024 session of the Forum of children, adolescents and youth of Latin America and the Caribbean, the young particip…

100+ Caribbean Youth to Discuss Ways to Achieve Sustainable Development and the future of the Region at Caribbean Youth Dialogues in April

25 March 2024 | News

Over the course of two nights, the Caribbean Youth Dialogues (CYD 2024) will provide a platform for the exchange of ideas on how to steer toward inclusive and sustainable economic and social development for the Caribbean. ECLAC Caribbean is organizing and facilitating the virtual gathering of the region’s future leaders. Director of ECLAC Caribbean Diane Quarless says this young generation must navigate the increasingly turbulent waters of sea level rise, climate -induced storms and water and food insecurity. “We are thrilled once again to be facilitating this gathering of the youth; to …

Chile Will Host an Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of Education from Latin America and the Caribbean

18 January 2024 | Announcement

The meeting will bring together Ministers of Education from the region at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago and will impact 33 countries with approximately 125 million students, who are supported by 6.9 million teachers. The event aims to advance in defining public policies focused on the reactivation, recovery, and transformation of education as accelerators of the educational goals of the 2030 Agenda. On January 25 and 26, 2024, the extraordinary meeting of Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean, "Ministerial of Education: Santiago 2024," will be held in Santiago, Chile…

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Address Crisis in Learning if it Wants to Move towards More Productive, Inclusive, Sustainable and Democratic Development

12 December 2023 | News

The poor educational performance of Latin American and Caribbean countries, which was demonstrated once again by the results of the OECD's 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), requires firm responses by the region’s countries in order to resume the progress of recent decades, undo the damage and scars left by the COVID-19 pandemic, and move towards more productive, inclusive, sustainable and democratic development with social justice, according to the specialists participating in a seminar held today at ECLAC. The event, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Launch PI…

New Document Analyzes Progress on Implementation of the Priority Measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, 10 Years After its Adoption

14 November 2023 | News

A new document prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), analyzes progress on the implementation of the priority measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, ten years after its adoption. The document entitled Population, Development and Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: Draft second regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development analyzes achievements, challenges and good practice…

Countries Will Commemorate Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

17 October 2023 | Announcement

Representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather on November 14-15 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, the most important intergovernmental agreement in this area for the region, and its instrument for follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014”. The special session “10 y…

ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Faces the Challenge of Moving from Labour Market Participation to Labour Inclusion

29 June 2023 | News

Labour inclusion policies in the region must have a strategic and comprehensive perspective that also involves educational, productive, fiscal, social and environmental spheres, among others, according to participants in the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on June 27-29, 2023 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. “It will not be possible to create a better future for work without creating a better future for production, and vice versa. They are two s…

Labour Inclusion Will Be the Main Theme of the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development, Organized by ECLAC

23 June 2023 | Announcement

Authorities from the region, academics and specialists from the United Nations and multilateral organizations will participate on June 27-29, 2023 in the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, German Cooperation an…

How to Follow the Fourth Session of the Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 June 2022 | News

The Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will take place using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on June 28-30, 2022 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The aim of this gathering is to analyze the sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the challenges posed by the health and social crisis for implementing the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development. The opening session will take place at 2:30 p.m. local time in Chile (GMT -4) on Tues…

Authorities Will Analyze the Pandemic’s Sociodemographic Impacts in the Region and Challenges for Implementing the Montevideo Consensus

20 June 2022 | Announcement

Senior representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to analyze the sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the challenges posed by the health and social crisis for implementing the Montevideo Consensus, during the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which will take place on June 28-30 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 28 at 2:…

Specialists Will Debate Opportunity to Restructure Education in Latin America and the Caribbean after the Prolonged COVID-19 Crisis

8 October 2021 | Announcement

On October 13-15, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a virtual event, its First Regional Seminar on Social Development, with participation by decision-makers, experts from the United Nations, multilateral organizations and academia, who will reflect on education as an engine for driving social development in the region in the context of a transformative post-pandemic recovery with equality and sustainability. The event is in collaboration with the Regional Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund for LAC (UNICEF/LACRO), the United Nations Regional…

Young People from Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirm their Commitment to Environmental Protection and the Escazú Agreement

8 December 2020 | News

Youth from more than 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries met this Tuesday, December 8 at a virtual gathering to reaffirm their commitment to environmental protection and the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement), in the run-up to the Second Meeting of the Signatory Countries to the region’s first environmental treaty, which will be held on December 9-10. The event entitled “Youth for Escazú” was organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carib…

New ECLAC-ILO Report Examines Labor Market Dynamics in 2020 with an Emphasis on the Situation of Youth

6 November 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will present on Tuesday, November 10, a new edition of their joint report Employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Employment trends in an unprecedented crisis: policy challenges (No. 23, November 2020), which will address labor market dynamics in 2020 and especially the effect that the pandemic has had on young people’s employment situation in the region. The presentation will be made during a simultaneous virtual press conference to be held at 3 p.m. local time…

Caribbean youth address major development issues at United Nations meeting

28 March 2019 | News

Youth from across the Caribbean will discuss such issues as access to high-quality education, lack of employment, youth participation in society, intergenerational justice and climate change during a United Nations (UN) meeting, which will take place on 1 April 2019. The Caribbean is home to more than 11 million youth between the ages of 15 and 29. These young people have a central role to play in the achievement of sustainable development in the region. However, there are several challenges that need to be addressed for youth to be able to contribute effectively to the benefit of the …

Specialists Underscore the Importance of Technical and Vocational Education for Labor Inclusion and Development with Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

13 March 2019 | News

Government representatives and specialists gathered at a two-day seminar at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile underscored today the importance of technical and vocational education and training as a space for crucial articulation between education, work and development with equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Labor Inclusion and Greater Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Erland Skut…

Progress on Implementing Priority Measures of the Montevideo Consensus Praised, but Challenges Remain

8 August 2018 | News

The pending challenges to address the demands of girls, boys, adolescents and young people in the region, aging, access to sexual and reproductive health, and persistent gender gaps were some of the issues discussed during the second day of the third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held through Thursday, August 9, in the Convention Center of Lima, Peru. On the first panel of the session – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Peru, with support fr…

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