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ECLAC Will Present its Flagship Report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023

7 Dec 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, December 14 its annual flagship report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, in which it examines the behavior of the region’s economies over the current year and updates estimates for growth and other economic indicators for 2024. Specifically, the document will present new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2023 and 2024. In this edition, the report analyzes the economic and social dynamics of the year that is ab…

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs at COP28: We Have a Historic Opportunity to Transform Development Models and Build a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future

1 Dec 2023 | News

“The world leaders gathered here in Dubai in the coming days face a historic opportunity to transform development models into more productive, inclusive and sustainable ones,” José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stressed today during his first official activity in the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which is taking place through Tuesday, December 12 in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The United Nations regional org…

ECLAC Will Launch Platform for Cluster and Other Territorial Productive Articulation Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean

30 Nov 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch on Tuesday, December 12 a Platform for cluster and other territorial productive articulation initiatives, which seeks to identify, articulate and strengthen the numerous initiatives of this kind that are being conducted throughout the region, as well as to increase their use as a mechanism for organizing productive development efforts in countries. This virtual event will feature opening remarks by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and by Ulrich Höcker, Director of the Economic and Social …

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…

Santiago Levy, Prominent Mexican Economist and Politician, Will Deliver a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

19 Nov 2023 | Announcement

The prominent Mexican economist and politician Santiago Levy, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, will give a keynote lecture on Friday, November 24 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which he will analyze the state of social protection and productivity in the region. The scholar will be received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. The presentation, which will begin at 11 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -3), is part of the Keynote Lecture Series organized to co…

Javier Medina-Vásquez Takes Over as ECLAC’s New Interim Deputy Executive Secretary

17 Nov 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, received today the prominent scholar Javier Medina-Vásquez, who took over as the United Nations regional organization’s new Interim Deputy Executive Secretary. “His experience points to his management capacity in positions of great responsibility and strong national and international, interagency and inter-ministerial articulation, planning and implementation of complex projects. He is qualified to work in inter, multi and transdisciplinary teams, and can contribute to…

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…

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…

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…

21st MonCom Recommends Greater Collaboration Among Countries to Improve SIDS Situation

3 Nov 2023 | News

There is need for greater collaboration among countries and subregional multilateral agencies to promote and articulate clear positions on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean. This, especially in the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States to be held in Antigua and Barbuda in 2024. Particular attention must also be given to the challenges implementing sustainable development in the Caribbean, with the suggestion for stronger institutions to collaborate and overcome the challenges in the region. These were two of the important recommen…

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

2 Nov 2023 | Announcement

The President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, will deliver on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. local time (GMT-3), a keynote lecture at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, in the framework of his official visit to Chile. The Paraguayan leader, who took office on August 15, 2023, will be received by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Costa Rican economist José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. Santiago Peña Palacios – born on November 16, 1978 in Asunción, capital of the Republic of …

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…

ECLAC Presents Annual Report on Latin America and the Caribbean’s Foreign Trade in 2023

27 Oct 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release on Thursday, November 2 its flagship annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023. Structural change and trends in global and regional trade: challenges and opportunities, which examines the behavior of foreign trade in the region’s economies in the current year, with the most recent figures available on the performance of countries’ exports and imports. This edition of the document consists of three chapters: the first addresses the global context and regional trade; the seco…

Productive Development Policies are Key to a Better Production and Work Future and to Fostering Economies’ Global Integration

26 Oct 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Thursday, October 26 in the “Dialogues on Uruguay’s Future,” where he reiterated the importance of Productive Development Policies (PDP) as catalysts for higher-quality international economic integration – especially in small economies – and for a better future in terms of production and work in the region’s countries. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the two events held in Montevideo in the framework of the “Dialogues …

Winston Dookeran, former Foreign Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and current Secretary-General of Euclid University, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

18 Oct 2023 | Announcement

Winston Dookeran, former Foreign Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and current Secretary-General of Euclid University, will give a keynote lecture on Wednesday, October 25 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which he will address the Caribbean subregion’s current and future prospects. The Trinidadian economist and politician will be received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. The presentation, which will begin at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -03:00), is entitled “Structure and Synergy…

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…

The Dominican Republic Will Host Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean

18 Oct 2023 | Announcement

Ministers, deputy ministers and high-level authorities from the region’s countries along with representatives of civil society and United Nations organizations will analyze progress and challenges in relation to development planning in Latin America and the Caribbean, at the Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will be held on November 7-9 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. During this event, ECLAC will presen…

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…

Women’s Affairs Ministers and Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Meet to Reaffirm the Commitment to Gender Equality and Moving Towards the Care Society

6 Oct 2023 | Announcement

Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in the region, in addition to other government officials, representatives of United Nations and intergovernmental organizations, academia and civil society – particularly women’s and feminist movements – will meet on October 11-12, 2023 to follow up on the commitments that countries have adopted on gender equality and women’s autonomy, and moving towards the care society. The Sixty-fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean – which will take p…

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