On June 24-26, the Fifth Regional Seminar on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, focused on the region’s preparatory process vis-à-vis the Second World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Doha in November.

In the framework of the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, taking place in Santiago, Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs shared a policy brief that includes a series of concrete proposals in that direction.

Chile’s Social Development and Family Minister, Javiera Toro, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, led a Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held virtually.

This high-level seminar – organized by ECLAC and the ILO – will feature the presence of Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Alberto van Klaveren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile; Paula Narváez, President of ECOSOC; and the Director-Generals of DESA, UNDP, UN Women...