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In times of pandemic, it is imperative for countries to prioritize care and protect the rights of older persons

8 October 2020 | News

Protecting the rights of older persons amid the current humanitarian and socioeconomic crisis is one of the great challenges for countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Experts from the region affirmed during the Online Conversation: Challenges to the Protection of Older Persons and their Rights in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic, which took place today as part of a series of conversations held within the context of the Regional Conference on Population and Development. The event was opened by Julio Mazzoleni, Paraguay's Minister of Health; Raúl García Buchaca, Deputy Executive S…

The Comprehensive Development Plan is the Key to Addressing Migration’s Structural Causes with a Focus on Growth, Equality and Environmental Sustainability

23 September 2020 | News

The Comprehensive Development Plan for northern Central America and Mexico is the key to addressing the structural causes of migration because it seeks to create a space for sustainable development by stimulating economic growth, promoting universal access to social rights, fostering resilience to climate change and guaranteeing rights throughout the migratory cycle, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today. The senior United Nations official participated in a high-level event entitled “The Global Compact on Ref…

Experts Make a Call to Renew the Commitment to Advocate the Human Rights of Afro-descendant Populations and Redouble Efforts to Fight Racism and Discrimination

21 September 2020 | News

Through a virtual conversation held in the context of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts from the region made a call to renew the commitment to advocate for the human rights of Afro-descendant populations and redouble efforts to fight racism and discrimination. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Harold Robinson, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and Gerardo Zavaleta, Peru's Vice Minister of Vul…

Experts Call to Address the Human Rights of Migrants as a Priority during the Post Pandemic Recovery

20 August 2020 | News

A group of experts from the region made a call today to address the rights of migrants as a priority and consider the role of migration in the post COVID-19 economic and social recovery, during a virtual conversation held in the context of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event, entitled The impacts of COVID-19, an opportunity to reaffirm the central importance of the human rights of migrants in sustainable development, was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbe…

ECLAC Analyzes the Link between Trade Agreements, Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines

22 June 2020 | News

ECLAC’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico recently published the document “Innovation and Intellectual Property: The Case of Patents and Access to Medicines,” (in Spanish only) which analyzes the link between trade agreements – particularly the rules protecting intellectual property – and development, by studying access to medicines and the tools that States have at their disposal to fulfill their international human rights obligations. According to the report, although the right to public health has been strengthened in recent decades and the international community recognizes its importance…

ECLAC and OHCHR Warn about the Grave Human Rights Impact of Climate Change

9 December 2019 | News

Climate change represents a tangible threat to the full and effective exercise of human rights, and its effects are disproportionately more acute in countries and population segments that are already at a disadvantage, according to the book Climate Change and Human Rights: Contributions from and for Latin America and the Caribbean (Spanish only, English version forthcoming) published jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The document was presented on Monday, December 9 in t…

Signatory Countries of the Escazú Agreement Will Hold Their First Work Meeting on October 11-12 in Costa Rica

7 October 2019 | Announcement

The States that have signed or ratified 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 hold their first work meeting in San José, Costa Rica, on October 11-12. At the First Meeting of the Signatory Countries of the Escazú Agreement, representatives of the 21 Latin American and Caribbean countries that have already signed it to date will analyze the topics to be addressed at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, along with strategies and partnership…

Ensuring Environmental Rights of the Most Vulnerable is Fundamental to Combating Inequality and Achieving Sustainable Development

15 July 2019 | News

The global commitment to sustainable development is the driving force behind the 2030 Agenda. In this setting, rights of access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters are the cornerstone of democratic societies and play a crucial role in combating inequality and achieving sustainable development, said government authorities, experts from international organizations and civil society today during a side-event to the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development being held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting entitled “Establishi…

Migration Requires Urgent Adoption of Agreements Aimed at Building Rights-based Governance

20 April 2018 | News

The situation of global and regional migration requires the urgent adoption of agreements aimed at building a governance based on rights, affirmed authorities and experts gathered today at the second meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development, which concluded this Friday, April 20, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The briefing on regional progress regarding the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration was led by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary; Ambassador Juan José Góme…

Specialists Seek to Increase Visibility of Girls and Women with Disabilities and Promote their Inclusive Development with a Gender Approach

17 November 2016 | News

A set of recommendations aimed at amplifying the voices of women with disabilities and promoting their inclusive development with gender equality was unveiled today at the conclusion of a meeting of specialists that began on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The gathering, entitled the Expert Group Meeting Advancing the Rights and Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Development and Society, was organized by ECLAC and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affai…

Countries of the Region Will Resume Negotiations in Santiago for Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters

15 November 2016 | Announcement

Delegates from the 22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that adhered to the regional initiative for the effective application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in the region—which refers to access to environmental information, participation and justice—will continue negotiations in Santiago, Chile to reach a regional accord on these matters. Government officials as well as representatives of civil society will meet from November 21 through November 25 in the Fifth meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Informat…

United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston Meets with ECLAC Officials

17 March 2015 | News

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, visited today the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he had meetings with various officials from the regional organization. Alston, an Australian, was welcomed by ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. His agenda included meetings with ECLAC’s experts on poverty, inequality, education and social protection. ECLAC is one of the five United Nations regional commissions…

Secretary-General meets staff at ECLAC’s headquarters

4 March 2015 | News

Staff members from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) thanked United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his support in rebuilding the organization’s headquarters, an icon of modern Latin American architecture, after an earthquake that affected central and southern Chile in February 2010. Ban Ki-moon visited Santiago on an official mission from February 26 to March 1. During his third official visit to Chile, Mr. Ban participated in a high-level event organized by UN Women and Chile’s government, and his agenda included a town-hall meeting at ECLAC’s hea…

ECLAC meeting secures commitment to Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

3 December 2014 | News

The Caribbean technical meeting on the Beijing +20 review and appraisal of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action took place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago Chile, on 14 - 15 November 2014. The meeting focused attention on the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, and provided a forum for reflection on the ongoing gender concerns facing the Caribbean subregion during the past two decades. Participants from 10 member and two associate member states of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Com…

Authorities and Civil-Society Representatives Discussed Situation of People with Disabilities

2 June 2014 | News

The situation of people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean was analysed at a meeting held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, on 30 May. At the event, representatives of organizations for people with disabilities and their families took part in a dialogue with observers from the Government of Chile, local human-rights organizations and United Nations system agencies. The aim of the meeting, which was opened by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Mauro Tamayo Rozas, Director of the Chile…

UN Women Calls on Global Citizens to Bring Gender Equality into Focus

22 May 2014 | News

New York - UN Women today launched a major campaign in the lead-up to the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the historic Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. A year of activities around the world will aim to mobilize governments and citizens alike to picture a world where gender equality is a reality and to join a global conversation on empowering women to empower humanity. Events will focus on achievements and gaps in gender equality and women's empowerment since 189 governments adopted the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This visionary blueprint pa…

Protecting Migrant Persons' Human Rights Is a Priority for Latin America and the Caribbean

1 October 2013 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean's migration challenges will be discussed at the Second High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, which will be held on 3 and 4 October at the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the contents of the report from the Latin America and Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for the High-Level Dialogue, which was organized together with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and held in Santiago, Chile, on 10 and 1…

ECLAC Global Agenda

10 May 2002 | News

"Latin America and the Caribbean must adopt a positive agenda for the construction of a new international order and make a firm commitment to its implementation," the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recommends, based on history: resistance to processes as profound as the current phase of globalization will fail over the long term. In its report, Globalization and Development, ECLAC proposes alternatives for a more solid and equitable form of globalization, and for better participation in the process. Its agenda seeks to overcome the deficit in global governance …

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