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Senior Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze the Region’s Urban Development and Housing Challenges

2 Dec 2022 | Announcement

Ministers and high-level housing and urban planning authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean will analyze the region’s challenges in relation to housing and urban development, at a high-level meeting that will take place on December 5-6 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The XXXI General Assembly of the Forum of Ministers and Highest Authorities of Housing and Urbanism of Latin America and the Caribbean – MINURVI seeks to foster exchanges in order to generate a shared perspective on problems, assess ch…

ECLAC, FAO and WFP Will Launch Joint Report on Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean

1 Dec 2022 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) will release a new, joint Policy Brief entitled Towards sustainable food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean in response to the global food crisis next Tuesday, December 6. The document will be presented at a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) given from ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile at 11 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT-3) by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regio…

ECLAC Will Release New Figures on Poverty and Inequality in the Region and on the Silent Crisis in Education

21 Nov 2022 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Thursday, November 24, 2022 its flagship annual report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, which includes new data on inequality and poverty in the region and on the silent crisis in education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The document will be unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) held from Santiago, Chile at 11 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT-3). This edition of the Social Panorama analyzes the sil…

Latin America and the Caribbean is One of the Regions Most Affected Demographically by the Health Crisis

17 Nov 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions that was most affected demographically by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Demographic Observatory 2022 of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), an annual publication by the organization which, in this new edition, stresses the urgency of strengthening national statistical systems and calculating good quality population estimates and projections for public policy assessments and planning. The Demographic Observatory 2022: Demographic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic presents population estimates and pro…

Participants Analyze Digitalization’s Impacts on Social Inclusion, Education and Labor Policies, Agriculture and Trade in the Region

17 Nov 2022 | News

Six panel discussions dedicated to issues such as digitalization for greater inclusion, competences and skills for societies in transformation, cybersecurity and critical assets, digital solutions for agriculture, and digital trade and SMEs, among others, took place on the second day of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Montevideo, Uruguay through this Friday, November 18, 2022. Representatives of government, the private sector, the technical community and civil society from the region are participating in th…

ECLAC Proposes Measures and Actions for Moving Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Transformation

16 Nov 2022 | News

“The future is digital, and the longer that countries take to increase access and smart and massive use of the digital economy’s opportunities, the more they will delay harnessing its enormous benefits,” José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), emphasized today upon presenting the document A digital path for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which guides the work of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, being held through Friday,…

How to Follow the Debates of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

14 Nov 2022 | News

Representatives of government, the private sector, the technical community and civil society will participate on November 16-18, 2022 in the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Conference, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Uruguay, through the Agency for the Development of Electronic Government and the Information and Knowledge Society (Agesic), aims to define a set of policy priorities at the regional level to driv…

The Region’s Countries Will Define in Montevideo a New Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean

14 Nov 2022 | Announcement

Representatives of government, the private sector, the technical community and civil society will participate on November 16-18, 2022 in the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. The Conference aims to define a set of policy priorities at the regional level to drive digital transformation with a vision of sustainable development, in the framewor…

The World Has 8 Billion People, 662 Million of Whom Live in Latin America and the Caribbean

14 Nov 2022 | News

Today the global population reaches 8 billion people, which is four times greater than what the world had in 1927. The 2022 revision of United Nations population estimates and projections shows that the population will reach 9 billion in 15 years and 10 billion by 2058. This population increase will be concentrated primarily in the lowest-income countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. The growth in the global population in the last 100 years is the result of two important trends: the increase in life expectancy at birth due to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and med…

Republic of Korea and ECLAC Renew their 2022-2023 Cooperation Agreement, with Emphasis on Economic Integration and the Digital Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

11 Nov 2022 | News

The government of the Republic of Korea and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) strengthened today their strategic cooperation relationship by signing an agreement that promotes sustainable development on three crucial issues for the transformative recovery of our region’s countries. The 2022 cooperation accord – signed by Kyungtae Hwang, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador in Chile, and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC – will enable continued support for regional economic trade integration, with special emphasis on Small and Medium-siz…

Importance is Stressed of Investing in Comprehensive, Public Care Policies and Systems Aimed at Achieving Gender Equality and Promoting Their Financial Sustainability

10 Nov 2022 | News

For more than four decades, ECLAC’s Member States have agreed upon the Regional Gender Agenda, aimed at guaranteeing the rights of women, moving towards achieving their autonomy and laying the foundation for building societies with equality. In this framework, the government delegates and specialists attending the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, stressed today the importance of investing in comprehensive, public care policies and systems geared towards achieving gender equality and promoting their financial s…

Achieving Gender Equality and the Care Society Requires Transforming Data into Information, Information into Knowledge, and Knowledge into Political Decisions

10 Nov 2022 | News

To achieve gender equality and the care society while leaving no one behind, we need to count what is not counted, transforming data into information, information into knowledge and knowledge into political decisions, according to a new document by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented in the framework of the Fifteenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held through Friday, November 11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The report Breaking the statistical silence to achieve gender equality by 2030, resulting from col…

President of Argentina Will Inaugurate the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

7 Nov 2022 | Announcement

The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, will inaugurate in Buenos Aires the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The main theme of the meeting is “The care society: Horizon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality.” Participating in the opening ceremony – which will take place at the Sheraton Hotel on Tuesday, November 8 at 4 p.m. local time in Argentina (GMT-3) –…

How to Follow the Debates of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

3 Nov 2022 | News

On November 7-11, 2022, Argentina will host the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations’ main regional, intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, which for the last 45 years has been bringing together representatives of governments, international organizations, academia and civil society – particularly, women’s and feminist movements. The main theme of the meeting – which is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and th…

Argentina Will Host the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Which Will Be Centered on the Care Society

31 Oct 2022 | Announcement

On November 7-11, the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, drawing the participation of representatives of governments, of United Nations and intergovernmental organizations, academia and civil society – in particular, women’s and feminist movements. The main theme of the meeting is “The care society: a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality.” The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, is the United Nations’ main regional, intergove…

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Speak with a Single Voice and Build Consensus for a Transformative Reconstruction

26 Oct 2022 | News

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries, along with prominent political figures from outside the region, agreed today on the urgency of consolidating efforts and spaces to move towards an integration that would allow the region to reach the global scenario with a single voice and lay the foundations for a transformative reconstruction with a view to a new development pattern. On the final day of the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – which took place from Monday, October 24 to…

New Report Calls on Government Leaders in Latin America to Advance Modern Industrial Strategies Oriented Around Climate and Inclusion Goals

25 Oct 2022 | News

Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) of University College London (UCL), presented today a new report in which she addresses transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a side event of the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The document entitled Transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A mission-oriented approach, which was commissioned by ECLAC, was unveiled at the …

Investment in Strategic Sectors and International Cooperation are Key to the Region’s Development in the Current, Critical Situation

25 Oct 2022 | News

Representatives of governments and international organizations recognized today the importance of investing in sectors that would promote economic growth, the decarbonization of economies and social inclusion in order to make progress on Latin America and the Caribbean’s sustainable development in the current context of crisis, on the second day of the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place through Wednesday, October 26 in Argentina. The day began with the High-level seminar. Panel 3 - Sectoral investment and strategie…

How to Follow the Debates of ECLAC’s Most Important Intergovernmental Conference on October 24-26

22 Oct 2022 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 24-26 its thirty-ninth session, the most important biennial gathering of this United Nations regional organization, where ECLAC will present its proposal for reactivation with transformation of the development model in the region. The event will be inaugurated on Monday, October 24 at 9 a.m. local time in Argentina (GMT-3) with the participation of Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina, the country that will take over as Chair of ECLAC; Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade…

Argentina’s President Will Inaugurate the Thirty-Ninth Session of ECLAC

21 Oct 2022 | Announcement

The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, will inaugurate the thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – the most important biennial gathering of this United Nations regional organization – which will be held on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires and where ECLAC will present its proposal for reactivation with transformation of the development model in the region. Also participating in the opening ceremony, which will take place on Monday, October 24 at 9 a.m. local time in Argentina (GMT-3) at the Centro Cultural Kirchner, will be Santiago Caf…

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