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Executive Secretary Met with Ambassadors to Share his Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation and to Address Preparations for ECLAC’s Most Important Biennial Gathering

13 Aug 2024 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 an informational meeting with representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chile, where he shared his proposal for economic and social transformation and addressed the preparations for the regional organization’s Fortieth Session, which will be held on October 8-11 in Lima, Peru. At this international event – in which authorities from ECLAC’s 46 Member States and its 14 associate members will participate, along with representat…

Authorities from Peru and ECLAC Meet with Ambassadors to Share Details on the Regional Organization’s Fortieth Session

9 Aug 2024 | News

Authorities from the Peruvian government and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held an informational meeting today with representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Lima to share details regarding the Fortieth Session of ECLAC, the United Nations regional organization’s most important biennial gathering, which will be held on October 8-11 in Peru’s capital. The meeting was led by Ambassador María Eugenia Echeverría, Director-General for Economic Affairs at Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador Carlos Daniel Chávez-Taffur, the Peruvian sta…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Presented in Spain a Special Edition of the CEPAL Review with his Vision for a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development

22 Jul 2024 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented today in Spain a recent special edition of the CEPAL Review, the organization’s main academic publication, published on the occasion of the Commission’s 75th anniversary (celebrated in 2023), in which he offers his vision regarding the major transformations needed for the region to move towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model. The senior United Nations official gave a keynote lecture based on his own article published in the Rev…

ECLAC Reaffirms its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation to Hasten Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

17 Jul 2024 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its proposal for economic and social transformation to hasten implementation of the 2030 Agenda, during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which is taking place through Thursday, July 18 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, actively participated in several of the global forum’s plenary sessions and side events, where he shared his vision for moving towards a more productive, inclusive and sustai…

Experts Address Financing for Biodiversity Protection

12 Jul 2024 | News

On May 2, 2024, a seminar entitled Financing for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Towards a New Financial System for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Action was held in Bogotá, Colombia, organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia. The event aimed to facilitate discussion of the importance of the financial system playing a more active role in the transition to nature-positive development models that would foster improved productivity and great…

SIDS4: Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity for Islands… and the World

11 Jul 2024 | News

The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) has produced a wide-ranging and ambitious outcome document: the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), which establishes a clear action path for the survival, resilience and sustainable development of small islands around the world. ABAS is the fourth international agreement on road mapping a sustainable development path for small islands. It follows the Barbados Program of Action (1994), the Mauritius Strategy (2005) and the Samoa Pathway (2014). It is a long-negotiated document that seeks to address how the sm…

Top UN Authorities Will Participate in Session in Chile to Reflect on the Challenges of the Second World Summit for Social Development

25 Apr 2024 | Announcement

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, a high-level seminar entitled “Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development: Enhancing global efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda” will be inaugurated by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO); and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary and Coordinator of the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions in 2024. A…

States Parties of the Escazú Agreement Approved Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters

23 Apr 2024 | News

An Action Plan on human rights defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean was approved on the second day of the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, held on 22 to 24 April at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The objective of the action plan is to highlight a set of priority areas and implement strategic measures to advance towards the full and effective implementation of article 9 of the Escazú Agreement on human rights defenders in environmental matters in the Regional Agreement …

President of Chile will Inaugurate the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

21 Apr 2024 | Announcement

The President of the Republic of Chile, Gabriel Boric, will preside over the inauguration of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – tomorrow Monday, 22 April, at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The event, that will extend until April 24, will gather authorities from the region’s countries, representatives of regional and international organizations and members of the public, who wi…

How to Follow the Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement

19 Apr 2024 | News

The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – will take place on April 22-24 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Its main objective will be the consideration and approval of the Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters, prepared in a participatory process under the leadership of the ad hoc Working Group coordinated by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Reports …

Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement Will Be Held at ECLAC’s Headquarters in Santiago, Chile

17 Apr 2024 | Announcement

The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – will take place on April 22-24 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Its main objective will be the consideration and approval of the Action Plan on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters, prepared in a participatory process under the leadership of the ad hoc Working Group coordinated by Chile, Ecuador and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Reports …

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Implement Major Transformations and Drive Six Key Transitions to Accelerate Progress Towards Fulfilling the SDGs

16 Apr 2024 | News

In confronting the relative delay in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Latin America and the Caribbean needs to pick up the pace in the conduct of public policies and implement transformative initiatives that would drive the region’s development. In addition, a new governance of public policies is needed along with the effective participation of social actors and the use of strategic tools, such as planning and foresight, according to a new document prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on progress and challenges for achieving the SDG…

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

15 Apr 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…

UN Deputy Secretary-General, ECLAC Executive Secretary and Other High-Level Authorities Will Inaugurate the Seventh Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

12 Apr 2024 | Announcement

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs; and other high-level authorities will participate in the opening session of the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place on April 15-18 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. More than 1.000 people are already confirmed to attend this event, including representatives of government, international institutions,…

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

9 Apr 2024 | News

The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place April 15-18 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 for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the region. High-level authorities will attend, including Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and a representative of the country serving as Vice-Chair of…

Authorities and Experts Stress the Relevance of Improving Transport Infrastructure to Energize Economies and Promote Productive and Sustainable Development

2 Apr 2024 | News

The Third High-Level Regional Dialogue on Transport in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated this Tuesday, April 2 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with the participation of authorities and experts who stressed the importance of improving regional transport infrastructure to energize economies and promote productive and sustainable development. The two-day event – organized by the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile, with collaboration from ECLAC – brings together T…

ECLAC and CAF Will Hold Annual Conference “The Challenge of Scaling Up and Improving Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean"

2 Apr 2024 | Announcement

WHAT: CAF-ECLAC annual conference "The Challenge of Scaling up and improving productive development policies in Latin America and the Caribbean". The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and CAF -Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean will hold their annual conference next Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the United Nations economic regional commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The high-level event will gather Ministers, Viceministers, high authorities from intergovernmental organizations, experts from regional and international inst…

Authorities Will Analyze Progress and Challenges for Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

26 Mar 2024 | Announcement

Representatives of governments, the United Nations System, international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will analyze the progress and challenges for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean during the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, to be held on April 15-18 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The regional Forum – which has been held annually since 2017 – aims to provide useful opportunities f…

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

25 Mar 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 …

ECLAC School of Latin American Development Studies opens applications for course on economies of the region 2024

26 Feb 2024 | Announcement

The School of Latin American Development Studies (ELADES) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is currently accepting applications for the twenty-fifth edition of its Development Policy Studies Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held from July 8 to August 30, 2024 at the Commission's headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Online applications will be open between February 26 and March 31, 2024. The list of selected applicants will be notified by e-mail and published on the ELADES website on April 5. Priority will be given to students who are pursuing …

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