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Republic of Korea and ECLAC Explore Strategies to Foster Innovation and Support Inclusive Economic Development

9 Sep 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:00 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in conjunction with the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of that country, held a seminar today entitled “Digital Innovation and Sustainable Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean” at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago. This event sought to explore strategies for fostering innovation and supporting inclusive, long-term economic development in the region. The participants included government authorities, members of the diplomatic corps, and prominent s…

At High-Level Political Forum, ECLAC Will Reaffirm the Region’s Commitment to Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in a Complex International Context

18 Jul 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:01 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will reaffirm the region’s commitment to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda amid a complex international context at the meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2025 (HLPF), taking place through Wednesday, July 23 in New York under the theme of “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind.” ECLAC’s delegation will be led by its Executive Secretary, José Manuel Sala…

Minister of International Development of Norway Will Give a Lecture at ECLAC

11 Jul 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | Announcement

The Minister of International Development of Norway, Åsmund Aukrust, will give a lecture on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he will be received by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. At 11 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -4) the Norwegian authority will make a presentation as part of the high-level panel entitled “Multilateralism and Reforms: Building Bridges, Sustaining Impact, and Protecting Rights.” His presentati…

ECLAC Will Promote Latin America and the Caribbean’s Voice and Commitment at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development

29 Jun 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:03 | Announcement

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, which will take place on June 30-July 3 in Seville, Spain, is a historic opportunity to lay the foundations for a new global financial governance, aligned with developing countries’ priorities and realities. In this context, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will emphasize the urgent financing challenges faced by the region and the pressing need to strengthen international cooperation, with the aim of moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development. A prominent delegat…

How to Follow the Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

13 Jun 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:03 | News

The Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on June 17-18 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 challenges of international cooperation in shaping the new regional and global context. The intergovernmental meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 17 at 10:00 a.m. Chile time (GMT -4) by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin Ameri…

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze the Challenges of International Cooperation in Shaping the New Regional and Global Context

4 Jun 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:03 | Announcement

Representatives of government, the United Nations system, and regional and international organizations will analyze the challenges of international cooperation in shaping the new regional and global context during the Second Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place on June 17-18, 2025. The intergovernmental meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 17 at 10:00 a.m. Chile time (GMT -4) by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);…

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

24 Mar 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:08 | News

The eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place on March 31-April 4 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 progress and challenges of the 2030 Agenda in the region, five years ahead of the deadline set for its fulfillment. More than 600 people are already confirmed to attend this meeting, which will feature a series of dialogues on global, regional and national action as a special innovation.…

Countries Reaffirm Their Commitment to Implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

20 Mar 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | News

Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, international organizations and civil society agreed today on the need to defend the principles of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, to strengthen regional cooperation and build a new narrative that would recognize migrants’ multiple contributions to sustainable development, at the closing session of the second regional review meeting of the global agreement, which concluded today at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The gathering – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and th…

Five Years Before the Deadline for Achieving the 2030 Agenda, Senior Authorities and Experts Will Analyze the Challenges Faced by Latin America and the Caribbean at the Eighth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development

18 Mar 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:03 | Announcement

Senior government authorities from Latin America, the Caribbean and other regions of the world, along with officials and experts from the United Nations System, international and regional organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on March 31-April 4 at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development to review the progress and challenges related to achieving the 2030 Agenda in the region – five years ahead of the deadline set for its fulfillment. Mo…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Shared with the Diplomatic Corps the Main Themes and Actions to be Addressed at the Upcoming Forum on Sustainable Development 2025

10 Mar 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:08 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, held an informational meeting on Monday, March 10 with ambassadors and other representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chile to present preparations for and the main themes and actions to be addressed at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place from March 31 to April 4 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. This m…

Specialists Reaffirm that it is Necessary to Have a Development Measurement that Goes Beyond GDP and to Move Towards a Multidimensional Measurement

29 Jan 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | News

Authorities and specialists reaffirmed today that the measurement based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is incomplete and that it is necessary to move towards a multidimensional measurement of development, during the closing session of an international seminar held at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The Seminar on the Measurement of Development and its Relationship to International Cooperation brought together authorities from 21 of ECLAC’s member countries, three associate countries and three international organi…

Secretary-General of ASEAN Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC’s Central Headquarters

3 Sep 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | Announcement

The Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kao Kim Hourn, will visit the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, this Thursday, September 5, in the context of his first official tour of the South American country. The high-level official will meet with the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and afterwards, at 4:30 p.m. local time (GMT -4), he will give a keynote lecture about multilateral relations between Asian nations and Latin Amer…

Relations with China are Important for Latin America and the Caribbean to Move Towards More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development

7 Aug 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, stressed the importance today of the strategic and historical relationship between China and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, during a high-level international seminar held at the United Nations regional commission’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. “The region is immersed in a trap of low growth capacity, from which it must urgently escape. ECLAC recommends that countries energize and redirect their economic growth, making it not only higher and…

ECLAC Reaffirms its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation to Hasten Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

17 Jul 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its proposal for economic and social transformation to hasten implementation of the 2030 Agenda, during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which is taking place through Thursday, July 18 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, actively participated in several of the global forum’s plenary sessions and side events, where he shared his vision for moving towards a more productive, inclusive and sustai…

Top UN Authorities Will Participate in Session in Chile to Reflect on the Challenges of the Second World Summit for Social Development

25 Apr 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | Announcement

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, a high-level seminar entitled “Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development: Enhancing global efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda” will be inaugurated by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO); and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary and Coordinator of the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions in 2024. A…

Advances Towards a Bi-Regional Pact on Care: Latin America, the Caribbean, and the European Union Join Forces

18 Mar 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | News

Representatives from governments, international organizations, and civil society discussed the foundations for a Bi-Regional Pact on Care between Latin America, the Caribbean, and the European Union. The initiative aims to foster cooperation in public policy and comprehensive care systems through the exchange of advancements and promising practices in care policies, systems, programs, and services; comparative studies and analyses on care-related topics; subregional, regional, and multilateral cooperation programs through North-South, South-South, triangular, and circular cooperation modalitie…

Countries Pay Tribute to the Legacy of Hernán Santa Cruz, One of the Most Important Figures in Latin American and Global Diplomacy

24 Jan 2024, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | News

The countries gathered at the Special Meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on the “Future of Work” – which concluded today at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile – paid tribute to the legacy of Chilean lawyer Hernán Santa Cruz, one of the most important figures in Latin American and global diplomacy, a member of the drafting committee of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and originator of such momentous initiatives as the creation of ECLAC in February 1948. At the ceremony, in whi…

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

7 Sep 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | 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…

Renowned Economist José Antonio Ocampo, a Columbia University Professor, Will Analyze the International Financial System Reform at ECLAC

7 Aug 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | Announcement

The renowned Colombian economist José Antonio Ocampo, Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and former Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will deliver a keynote lecture on Friday, August 18 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia will give a lecture entitled “Reform of the international financial system” at 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -4:00). He will be received by the o…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Participates in European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Round Table

18 Jul 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 14:11 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Monday, July 17 in the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Round Table, which is taking place in the framework of the third EU-CELAC Summit being held in Brussels through July 18, with the attendance of Heads of State and Government and senior authorities from the countries belonging to both blocs, along with representatives of the private sector, academia and civil society. At the high-level round table, ECLAC’s leading authority se…

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