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New Document Analyzes Progress on Implementation of the Priority Measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, 10 Years After its Adoption

14 Nov 2023 | News

A new document prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), analyzes progress on the implementation of the priority measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, ten years after its adoption. The document entitled Population, Development and Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: Draft second regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development analyzes achievements, challenges and good practice…

Countries Reaffirm the Value of Geospatial Information and Ratify Their Commitment to Promoting Its Application to Contribute to the Region’s Sustainable Development

18 Oct 2023 | News

Representatives of 23 countries reaffirmed today the value of geospatial information and ratified their commitment to promoting its application to contribute to Latin America and the Caribbean’s sustainable development, during the inauguration of the Tenth Session of the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM: Americas), which is being held through Friday, October 20 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. This event brings together authorities from natio…

Countries Will Commemorate Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

17 Oct 2023 | Announcement

Representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather on November 14-15 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, the most important intergovernmental agreement in this area for the region, and its instrument for follow-up to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014”. The special session “10 y…

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…

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Will Give XVII Raúl Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC

4 Oct 2023 | Announcement

Prominent economist Rebeca Grynspan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), will give the XVII Raúl Prebisch Lecture on Monday, October 30, 2023 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), where she will be received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary. The former Vice President of Costa Rica will give a lecture entitled “Globalization disrupted: Prebisch, Trade Imbalances, and the Future of International Economics” at 11:00 a.m. local time in Chi…

ECLAC CARIBBEAN DIRECTOR: International Community Must Lend a Hand to Small Island States

3 Oct 2023 | News

Speaking on revitalizing the push to achieve the SDGs by 2030 (17 goals that address critical areas for the enhancement of human wellbeing the protection of the environment), she notes that Caribbean countries face an uphill task because of burdensome debt and debt service with small, undiversified economies, exposure to devastating climate induced natural hazards, limited technical and institutional capacity and inadequate access to low-cost financing. “The international community has not shown the empathy to Small Island States that have been graduated… You have a per capita income th…

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 …

Ricardo Hausmann, Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

25 Sep 2023 | Announcement

Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Ricardo Hausmann, will visit the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile on Thursday, September 28, where he will give a keynote lecture and be received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. The renowned economist – founder and Director of Harvard University’s Growth Lab – will deliver a speech entitled “How can high, sustained, sustainable and inclusive growth be achieved?” The presentation, which will begin at 11 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT…

Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas Will Take Place at ECLAC

21 Sep 2023 | Announcement

Authorities and representatives from the National Statistics Offices of Latin American and Caribbean countries will debate issues of relevance for the region’s statistical development, such as the strengthening of statistics on the environment, climate change and disasters, and progress on the implementation of platforms for access to statistical and geographical information, during the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place on September 26-28, 2023 at ECLAC’s main headquarters …

ECLAC Supports Implementation of CELAC’s Climate Adaptation and Comprehensive Response to Natural Disasters Fund

20 Sep 2023 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), represented by its Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Tuesday, September 19 in the launch of the Climate Adaptation and Comprehensive Response to Natural Disasters Fund of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which was held at the site of Mexico’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in New York, in the framework of the global organization’s 78th General Assembly. There, the UN regional commission reiterated its commitment to the Fund (known by its Spanish acronym, …

Tarja Halonen Will Address at ECLAC the Social Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

7 Sep 2023 | Announcement

The former President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, will deliver a keynote lecture on Tuesday, September 12 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile, where she will be received by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. The Finnish lawyer and politician, who became the first woman to serve as President of her country on March 1, 2000, will give a lecture entitled “The Social Dimension of the 2030 Agenda - the global challenge ahead,” at 11 a.m. local time in Chile (U…

The Region Needs New-Generation Productive Development Policies that Enable it to Escape the Trap of Low Growth and Open the Door to Future Prosperity

31 Aug 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, affirmed today that the region needs new-generation productive development policies that would enable it to escape the trap of low growth and open the door to its future prosperity, during a presentation at the TEDxPuraVida 2023 conference held in Costa Rica. “The toolbox for raising the rate of economic growth lies in productive development policies. It’s no longer a matter of putting protectionist tariffs in place, but rather of promoting technological sophistication…

ECLAC Presents its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, with New Growth Projections for the Region’s Countries

30 Aug 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release next Tuesday, September 5 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023. Financing a sustainable transition: investment for growth and climate change action, one of the institution’s flagship annual economic reports in which it takes stock of the region’s economies in recent months and updates its growth estimates for each country. This document is the United Nations regional commission’s oldest periodic publication, with its first edition having been presented in 1948, the same year in which ECLAC …

ECLAC CARIBBEAN DIRECTOR: Caribbean Must Tackle Development Challenges Together & Capitalize on Resources 

10 Aug 2023 | News

“We are not small island states, we are large ocean states. We need to be taking full advantage of the potential and the possibility that you get from utilization of the resources of the sea. We need to sit down and plan that. When last did we have a meeting that speaks to the potential of the blue economy among ourselves, and we need to stop working in silos, that’s the next thing. That is one of the things that we need to look at going forward. You don't work at the national level when you can work regionally, you know, or inter-regionally. We all share the same challenges.”  Pr…

ECLAC Will Release Updated Data on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

3 Jul 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch on Monday, July 10, at 11 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT-4) the annual report entitled Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, which provides an overview of the global and regional evolution of FDI and makes recommendations so that these flows can contribute to Latin American and Caribbean countries’ productive development processes. The document’s main conclusions will be unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a hybrid (in-person and virtual) press …

ECLAC Urges for Closing Structural Gaps to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

20 Jun 2023 | News

To achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the structural gaps that perpetuate low growth and inequality in the region must be closed, said Hugo Beteta, director of the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico. Upon inaugurating the international seminar “Inequality Gaps in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,” Beteta indicated that ECLAC and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) resolved to create a regional agenda on a new rurality that involves two narratives: one about new r…

ECLAC Starts the Construction and Renovation of a Sustainable, Inclusive Building that Will Prioritize Energy Efficiency and Care for the Environment

13 Jun 2023 | News

On Friday, June 9, 2023, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) kicked off the construction and renovation of the North Building of its central headquarters in Santiago, Chile – a structure that will meet high standards of sustainability, inclusion, productivity, transformation, and quality of life and work, which are a true reflection of the values and aspirations of ECLAC, the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals. This new edifice will join the institution’s already renowned main building, which experts consider to be a landmark in Latin American …

The Brazilian Government and ECLAC Reaffirm Cooperation Ties to Jointly Promote Sustainable Development and Regional Integration

7 Jun 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, concluded today a three-day official visit to Brazil, which included activities in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, where he met with high-level national authorities and participated in a seminar on Financing for the Big Push for Sustainability. During his visit to Brasilia, Salazar-Xirinachs was received at the Palácio do Planalto by Geraldo Alckmin, the country’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services. At this meeting held on Wednesday, …

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…

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