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How Did Latin America and the Caribbean Do on PISA 2022?

30 Nov 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UNESCO Regional Office in Santiago announce the regional launch of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) from 2022. The hybrid event will take place on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 between 10 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. local time in Chile, and will feature opening remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary; Andreas Schleicher, the OECD’s Director for Education and Skills (virtually); and Claudia Uribe, Direct…

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, Visited ECLAC’s Headquarters and Met with UN Staff in Chile

22 Nov 2023 | News

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, visited on November 21 the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile for the first time, meeting with the entire staff of the organization and of the UN agencies, funds and programs that work in the country. António Guterres was received by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and by the Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Chile, María José Torres Macho, who welcomed him on behalf of all staff members. Other participants in the meeting include…

ECLAC Will Present its Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 Report

16 Nov 2023 | Announcement

Next Thursday, November 23, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will unveil its flagship annual report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023: Labour inclusion as a key axis of inclusive social development, which includes the latest data available on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region. The main topic addressed this year is labor inclusion. The document – comprising four chapters – will be presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, during a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) held at 1…

Adela Cortina, Professor at the University of Valencia, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

9 Nov 2023 | Announcement

Adela Cortina, Professor Emeritus on Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Valencia (Spain), will give a keynote lecture on Tuesday, November 14 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which she will address the migration phenomena and its challenges for humanity. The Spanish philosopher will be received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. The presentation, which will begin at 13:00 hr. local time (UTC/GMT -03:00), is entitled “Reactions to migration in Latin America and the…

Caribbean Must Build Knowledge Economy – ECLAC Caribbean Development Seminar 

2 Nov 2023 | News

This year, the two-day seminar in Port-of-Spain is themed “Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data”. It is being held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in Port of Spain. Ramdin presided at the opening ceremony. Minister Ramdin said “…our economies are commonly characterized as either services-based or goods-based; never knowledge-based. Meanwhile, the current global labour market is increasingly becoming knowledge-intensive… Understanding and appropriately responding to these market forces requires, among other things, a better appreciation for, an…

New ECLAC Document Offers Recommendations for Strengthening the Social Institutional Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean

4 Oct 2023 | News

At least 12 guidelines for strengthening the institutional framework of the region’s Social Development Ministries, in five key areas, are offered in a new document prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to inform the debates of the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The position document entitled Institutional Frameworks for Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean: a Central Element in Advancing towards Inclusive Social Development analyzes the state of the social institutional fr…

How to Follow the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

29 Sep 2023 | News

The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Chile and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) – will be held on October 3-5, 2023, drawing the participation of senior government authorities, specialists from international organizations, academics and representatives of civil society. The meeting, focused on the social institutional framework in the region, will take place in person at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile and co…

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Meet on October 3-5 in Chile

28 Sep 2023 | Announcement

Senior government officials, specialists from international organizations, academics and civil society representatives will gather on October 3-5, 2023 at the Fifth Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Chile and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The event – the main theme of which will be the social institutional framework in the region – will take place in person at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile and contemplates the holding of the …

Lecture series as part of the seventy-fifth anniversary of ECLAC

2 Aug 2023 | Announcement

As part of its special commemorative activities, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has organized in 2023 and 2024 a 75th Anniversary Lecture Series, in which important scholars and innovators in their respective fields will share their visions and ideas on the challenges facing the world and the region, and how to foster a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development for Latin America and the Caribbean.. The commemoration of ECLAC’s 75th anniversary includes the launch of a special website that explores the organization’s origins, the evolu…

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

29 Jun 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 Jun 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 First Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

26 May 2023 | News

The First Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on May 30-31 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 the progress and challenges for South-South Cooperation in the region. The meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, May 30 at 9:00 a.m. Santiago time (GMT-4) by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and Adriana Cristina …

ECLAC Inaugurates New Editorial Line with the Launch of its First Publication Accessible to the Visually Impaired

19 May 2023 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented its first publication accessible to the visually impaired today, marking the launch of a new institutional editorial line. The publication, Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022. Executive summary: accessible format, is compatible with screen readers. According to ECLAC data, more than 13% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has a disability, which is equivalent to more than 70 million people. There are more than 1 billion people with disabilities in the world. "The launch of the ac…

The Region’s Countries Will Meet at ECLAC to Evaluate Progress on Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

13 Apr 2023 | Announcement

The sixth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development – where authorities and representatives of governments, the United Nations System, international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will review the progress and challenges related to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region – will take place on April 25-28 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The regional forum – which has been held annually since 2017 – aims to provide those responsible for implementing the 2030 Agenda in…

New Study by ECLAC Analyzes the Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Uruguay’s Economy

23 Dec 2022 | News

What impact has the war in Ukraine had on the Uruguayan economy? A new publication of the Studies and Perspectives Series of ECLAC’s Office in Montevideo analyzes these precise effects. The study entitled Economic Impacts of the War in Ukraine: A View from the Region and Uruguay (in Spanish only) verifies initially that this war represents a crisis of major proportions that overlaps with others that are also very significant, such as the financial crisis of 2008 and the pandemic crisis – which constitute what ECLAC has called a “cascade of crises.” As a result, the world and Latin America and …

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…

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…

Authorities and Specialists Will Debate Virtually about Social Security Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 Aug 2022 | Announcement

Representatives of government, international organizations and academia will participate from August 30 through September 1, 2022 in the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in the framework of collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and joint work with German Cooperation and the European Union's Facility for Development in Transition. The three-day seminar is entitled “Social Security and the Protracted Crisis: An Opportunity to Comb…

ECLAC, UNESCO and UNICEF Present Preliminary Results from Report on the Regional Implementation of SDG 4

12 Jul 2022 | News

Representatives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) and the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF LACRO) met virtually this Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to present the preliminary conclusions of the first Regional Monitoring Report SDG 4 – Education 2030. At this event – held on the sidelines of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), which is taking place at the global organization’s headquarters through July 15 – the thr…

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