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The Region’s Countries Evaluated the Implementation of Four SDGs on the Second Day of the Forum on Sustainable Development

27 Apr 2023 | News

Representatives of government, international organizations, the private sector, civil society and academia shared experiences, good practices and challenges today in relation to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda’s SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy), SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 11 (Sustainable cities and communities), on the second day of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The Forum, which has drawn more than 1,000 participants, was officially inaugurated on Wedn…

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to the Ibero-American Community at the Presidential Summit Taking Place in the Dominican Republic

23 Mar 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, expressed his intention today of deepening relations with the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and continuing to put the regional organization’s intellectual production at the disposal of the Ibero-American community, during the Consultative Observers’ Work Meeting, held in the framework of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government (Santo Domingo, March 22-25). The meeting’s aim was to define work plans between the SEGIB and the variou…

Latin America and the Caribbean is Very Far from Achieving Parity Democracy, Authorities and Experts Warned at a CAF-ECLAC Event

7 Mar 2023 | News

Parity democracy, based on gender equality, is very far from being achieved in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities and experts sustained at the High-level Meeting: Public Policies and Cooperation for Gender Equality, organized by the CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Chile on Monday, March 6. The meeting was connected to the observance of International Women's Day and coincided with the meeting of the CAF board of directors at ECLAC’s headquarters, with Chile hosting the event. During the event, CAF and EC…

CAF and ECLAC Extend an Invitation to Discuss Fiscal Decentralisation and Cooperation for Gender Equality in Latin America

1 Mar 2023 | Announcement

On Monday March 6, 2023, government officials and experts will come together at two high-level events organized by the CAF-development bank of Latin America- and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Among other topics, participants will debate the challenges related to taxation and decentralisation in the region and the role of public policies and cooperation for gender equality. Both in-person events will be held at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago to coincide with the CLXXVII meeting of the CAF board of directors scheduled for March 6-9 in Chile. The first, …

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

ECLAC convenes Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee meeting in Suriname

13 Oct 2022 | Announcement

What: Twenty-ninth (29) session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. When: 14 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 9 am). Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname. Background Information Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th Session. Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countrie…

Authorities Will Dialogue in Ecuador about New Challenges for Social Institutions and Regional Cooperation

29 Sep 2022 | Announcement

Authorities from Social Development Ministries and equivalent entities in Latin America and the Caribbean will discuss new challenges for the social institutional framework and regional cooperation during the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held in Cuenca, Ecuador using a hybrid format on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The meeting will take place in the framework of the XIV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean – entitled “Recalibrating...Getting Back on Trac…

Representatives of National Statistics Institutes from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze Progress on Regional and International Statistical Cooperation

19 Aug 2022 | Announcement

Representatives of Latin America and the Caribbean’s national statistics institutes will analyze progress on the statistical cooperation program at a regional and international level during the twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC, which will take place on August 24 and 25 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. At this gathering, authorities will review recent experiences carrying out population censuses in the region's countries and will analyze the…

Authorities from Argentina Exchanged Experiences at ECLAC on Productive Development Policies Geared Towards Territories

9 Aug 2022 | News

National and provincial authorities from Argentina and representatives of the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) agreed today on the need to deepen the territorial dimension in order to promote production policies and a new development model in their respective countries, at a gathering that took place on Tuesday, August 9, at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The Workshop for peer exchange on productive development and territory in Argentina featured opening remarks by Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLA…

ECLAC Supports Haiti in the Process of Implementing its National Social Protection Policy

5 Jul 2022 | News

“We at ECLAC continue to be available to support Haiti in forging a social protection system with a State vision and with a rights-based perspective placing equality at the center,” Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Director of the Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated during an international seminar entitled Haiti: The challenges of implementing the National Policy for Social Protection and Promotion (PNPPS), held on June 21-22, 2022 in Port-au-Prince using a hybrid format (in person and virtual). The event was organized by ECLAC, the…

MERCOSUR’s Exports Grew in 2021, but Volume Remained Weak and Diversification was Limited

24 Jun 2022 | News

The increase in international commodity prices played a crucial role in the recovery of exports from the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) in 2021, which surpassed 2019 levels. However, even with historically elevated prices in the context of the war in Ukraine, the weak performance of the volumes exported by the bloc and their increasingly limited diversification must not be overlooked, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicates in a new document released today. In a new edition of the Foreign Trade Bulletin of MERCOSUR: “Overcoming the coronavirus disease (…

Alicia Bárcena: The Hallmark of Equality and its Key Impact on Development in the Region Distinguish ECLAC’s Legacy in the Last Decade

24 Mar 2022 | News

“The hallmark of equality and its key impact on the development process of countries in the region and on human progress distinguish the legacy of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) over the last decade,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional Commission, said today during the presentation of a special edition of the journal El Trimestre Económico dedicated to analyzing ECLAC over the last ten years. “The issue we are presenting today is the result of a generous invitation that we interpret as sincere recognition of the work …

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

5 Mar 2022 | News

The Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place March 7-9, 2022 under the presidency pro tempore of Costa Rica. The goal of this Forum is to assess the progress in the region toward implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Forum will be attended by high authorities including Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica, current holder of the ECLAC pro tempore presidency; Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General; and Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission f…

The President of Costa Rica, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC will Inaugurate the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development

4 Mar 2022 | Announcement

The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, will participate in the opening session of the fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, from March 7-9, 2022 in Costa Rica, current holder of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) pro tempore presidency. Attendance at the event has been confirmed for 750 people, including representatives of governments, international institutions, the…

Costa Rica will host the fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development

28 Feb 2022 | Announcement

On March 7-9, 2022, Costa Rica will host the fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, where high authorities and representatives of governments, the United Nations System, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will meet to review the progress and challenges of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. The inter-governmental event will be inaugurated on Monday, March 7 at 8:00 a.m. (GMT-6) in Costa Rica, by Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica, current holder…

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