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ECLAC Calls for Accelerating the Achievement of Substantive Gender Equality and the Care Society on the Occasion of the International Day of Care and Support

27 Oct 2025 | News

On 29 October 2025, the International Day of Care and Support, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2023, will be commemorated. This date seeks to raise awareness of the centrality of care in our societies and its contribution to people’s well-being and prosperity and to the achievement of gender equality and sustainable development. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has proposed a paradigm shift in development: the care society, a form of social organization and renewed multilateralism that prioritizes the sustainability of life and the c…

Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development Will Be Held at ECLAC on October 29-30

22 Oct 2025 | Announcement

Senior authorities from the ministries and areas involved in population and development-related matters in the region will meet in Santiago, Chile on October 29-30, 2025 to participate in the Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and chaired by the government of Colombia. This intergovernmental gathering will be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 29 at 2:30…

ECLAC Calls for Transforming Development Models in Latin America and the Caribbean and Building a Society that Prioritizes People and the Planet on the Occasion of the International Day of Care and Support

28 Oct 2024 | News

On October 29, 2024, the International Day of Care and Support will be commemorated, as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2023. This day aims to highlight the centrality of care in our societies as a public good, recognizing its essential role in ensuring the sustainability of life and the planet, and its key contribution to the well-being and prosperity of individuals, societies, sustainable development, and equality. As global, regional, and national demands for care increase, ECLAC reaffirms its commitment to the countries of the region to design and implement comprehensi…

ECLAC Journal "Notas de Población" Invites Authors to Submit Manuscripts on Demography, Population and Development, and Public Policies for the 2025 Edition

20 Aug 2024 | News

The Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE)-Population Division of ECLAC invites researchers and experts to submit original and unpublished articles on empirical analysis, applied methodological procedures, theoretical developments and discussions, and analysis of public policies on population issues, to be included in the 120th and 121st issues of its journal Notas de Población, corresponding to June and December 2025, respectively. Interested authors should send their article to CELADE-NotasDePoblacion@cepal.org, with a copy to María Ester Novoa at mariaester.novoa@cepal.or…

How to Follow the Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

30 Jun 2024 | News

The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on July 3-4 at the Convention Center in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The meeting will be preceded on July 2 by side events and activities carried out by civil society. The Conference will be opened by Luis Gilberto Murillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia; Javier Medina Vásquez, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Susana Sottoli, the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the …

Colombia’s Foreign Minister, ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFPA’s Regional Director and Other Senior Authorities Will Inaugurate Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development

28 Jun 2024 | News

WHAT: Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Luis Gilberto Murillo; the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Javier Medina Vásquez; the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Susana Sottoli; the Minister of Development Planning of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Sergio Cusicanqui; and the Ambassador-at-large of Honduras for Women’s Affairs and Chair of the 5…

Colombia Will Host the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

27 May 2024 | Announcement

WHAT: Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Senior representatives of governments, regional and international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will address the achievements of the Montevideo Consensus along with its implementation challenges 30 years after the adoption of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), during the Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which will take place on July 3-4 at the Convention Ce…

Republic of Korea and ECLAC Renew their Cooperation Agreement with Emphasis on Education and the Labor Market, the Energy Transition and Ageing in the Region

20 Mar 2024 | News

The government of the Republic of Korea and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) bolstered their strategic ties today upon renewing their cooperation agreement with an emphasis on strengthening education and vocational training, digital inclusion, opportunities and challenges for resilient investments in renewable energy, and the productive integration of older persons. The 2024 annual cooperation programme was signed by Kim Hak Jae, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador in Chile, and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, during a meeting held …

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 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…

ECLAC Examines Current Outlook for Ageing in the Region as well as Progress and Challenges for Older Persons’ Inclusion and the Exercise of Their Rights

13 Dec 2022 | News

In order to achieve fairer societies, policies, institutions and robust legal frameworks must guarantee ageing with dignity, ensuring that rights are fulfilled, with the highest possible quality of life for older persons, their families and communities, and strengthening intergenerational relations, a new report released today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) maintains. The document entitled Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: Inclusion and rights of older persons was presented to countries during the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on A…

How to Follow the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

10 Dec 2022 | News

The Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on December 13-15, 2022 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The goal of this meeting is to identify the region’s achievements and challenges in building a decent future for ageing and older persons in the region and in implementing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 20 years after its approval. The opening session w…

ECLAC Organizes Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

7 Dec 2022 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will organize on December 13-15, 2022 the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, where high-level representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to identify the region’s achievements and challenges in building a decent future for ageing and older persons in the region and in implementing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 20 years after its approval. The meeti…

Latin America and the Caribbean is One of the Regions Most Affected Demographically by the Health Crisis

17 Nov 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions that was most affected demographically by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Demographic Observatory 2022 of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), an annual publication by the organization which, in this new edition, stresses the urgency of strengthening national statistical systems and calculating good quality population estimates and projections for public policy assessments and planning. The Demographic Observatory 2022: Demographic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic presents population estimates and pro…

Latin America and the Caribbean Lost Nearly 3 Years of Life Expectancy at Birth between 2019 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

27 Jul 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean lost 2.9 years of life expectancy at birth between 2019 and 2021 due to COVID-19, going from 75.1 years in 2019 to 72.1 years in 2021, which means this region of the world lost more years in terms of life expectancy due to the pandemic than any other, according to an analysis of recent population trends in the region carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The organization indicates that the decline between 2019 and 2021 was greatest in Central America, with a loss of 3.6 years, although the figures point to an acceler…

How to Follow the Fourth Session of the Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 Jun 2022 | News

The Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will take place using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on June 28-30, 2022 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The aim of this gathering is to analyze the sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the challenges posed by the health and social crisis for implementing the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development. The opening session will take place at 2:30 p.m. local time in Chile (GMT -4) on Tues…

Authorities Will Analyze the Pandemic’s Sociodemographic Impacts in the Region and Challenges for Implementing the Montevideo Consensus

20 Jun 2022 | Announcement

Senior representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to analyze the sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the challenges posed by the health and social crisis for implementing the Montevideo Consensus, during the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which will take place on June 28-30 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 28 at 2:…

Older Persons’ Rights Must Be at the Center of Public Policy Responses with a Human Rights, Gender and Interculturality Perspective

22 Oct 2021 | News

The rights of older persons must be at the center of public policy responses with a human rights, gender and interculturality perspective, Latin American and Caribbean authorities sustained at a ceremony to launch the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging 2021-2030 in the Americas, which took place today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event – organized by the Government of Chile, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and ECLAC – was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC; Amina Moham…

Fourth Meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Take Place in the First Half of 2022

25 May 2021 | News

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will hold the Fourth Meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development during the first half of 2022 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, using a hybrid modality, meaning a mix of in-person and virtual participation. The decision was reached by the 14 member countries of the Conference’s Presiding Officers at a virtual meeting held on May 20. Participating in the opening session of that meeting were Silvia Loli Espinoza, Minister for Women’s Affairs …

The Protection of Older Persons Must Have Dignity and Humanity at the Center

29 Oct 2020 | News

The pandemic prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed the lack of public policies to support and meet the needs of older adults in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts affirmed during a high-level event entitled “Older persons, human rights and social protection in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic,” held virtually on Wednesday, October 28, in the framework of the final day of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participating in the meeting were Mario Cimoli, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC; Marvin Rodríguez, Se…

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