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ECLAC and UNDP Present New Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America

2 April 2025 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly launched the Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America, a tool that incorporates dimensions other than income into the measurement of well-being and tailors its standards to the region’s particular reality. The Index uses criteria appropriate to countries with intermediate levels of development and contemplates key aspects of well-being, such as the quality of employment, access to social protection, the lack of labor participation due to domestic responsibilit…

ECLAC Presents Portal on Statistics based on Small Area Estimation Models in Latin America

20 January 2025 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched a portal on Statistics based on Small Area Estimation Models in Latin America, a tool developed by the United Nations regional organization’s Statistics Division for producing and disseminating social information at a subnational level. The platform uses advanced Small Area Estimation methods to provide detailed statistics at the level of larger and smaller geographic divisions. The objective is twofold: to promote the use of these innovative methods, and to share the results that can be obtained. Making informed dec…

Representatives of National Statistical Offices Share Innovations and Lessons Learned from the 2020 Census Round

27 August 2024 | News

Representatives of national statistical offices from Latin America and the Caribbean shared innovations and lessons learned from the 2020 round of censuses during a regional seminar that sought to contribute to planning and preparing the 2030 census round, enhancing the learning and capacities acquired in light of the results and challenges. This event was held at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The regional seminar on innovations in the population and housing census of the 2020 Round looking towards the 2030 R…

Representatives of National Statistical Institutes from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze the Outlook for Statistical Production in the Region in the Coming Years

21 August 2024 | Announcement

Representatives of Latin America and the Caribbean’s national statistical institutes will analyze progress on the statistical cooperation program at a regional and international level during the twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which will take place on August 28-29 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. At the gathering, authorities will review the regional challenges that must be addressed in the new 2026-2035 Strategic Plan of the Statistical Conferenc…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary: Accurate, Up-to-date and Comprehensive Data are Crucial for Measuring Development Gaps and Traps

29 July 2024 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, stressed the importance today of data and statistics for moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development, during Brazil’s National Conference of Data Producers and Users, where he spoke on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “It is only through open and transparent cooperation among public institutions, academia, the private sector and civil society that we can make significant advancements in the production of high-qualit…

Countries Stress the Need to Have Sustainable Access to Data Held by the Private Sector for Official Statistical Purposes

25 September 2023 | News

Representatives of National Statistical Offices stressed the need to have sustainable access to data held by the private sector for the production of official statistics, during the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place through Thursday, September 28 at the United Nations regional organization’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The Statement on the use of data held by the private sector for the purposes of official statistics warns about the increased challenges associated…

New CEPALGEO Platform Seeks to Strengthen Geospatial Knowledge in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 September 2023 | News

In the framework of the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which is taking place on September 26-28 in Santiago, Chile, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) unveiled the new CEPALGEO platform, which seeks to strengthen geospatial knowledge in the region. The use of georeferenced data and spatial analysis is increasingly common in the most diverse fields of study. The territorial dimension has earned an important place in decision-making processes and in the definition of public policies. This relevance has been manifested on the United…

ECLAC Presents Portal of Inequalities in Latin America

25 September 2023 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) published the Portal of inequalities in Latin America, a platform that seeks to disseminate information on different aspects of inequality in the region’s countries in a simple and understandable way. The platform – unveiled in the framework of the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA), which is taking place through Thursday, September 28 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile – uses graphics to clearly visualize the existing gaps and texts that describe the construction of the indicators…

How to Follow the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas

22 September 2023 | News

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 in Santiago, Chile. During the meeting, 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 statistic…

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

21 September 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 …

Authorities Agree on the Urgency of Improving the Gathering of Information and of Achieving Accurate and Timely Data for Decision-Making

3 May 2023 | News

Representatives of the national statistical institutes of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed today on the urgency of improving the gathering of information and of achieving accurate and timely data for making informed and effective decisions, at the inauguration of the twenty-second meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participating in the intergovernmental event – which is being held virtually through Thursday, May 4 – are authorities from 25 of ECLAC’s Member S…

ECLAC and Eurostat Signed Agreement to Cooperate on Statistics

10 March 2023 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Statistical Authority of the European Union (Eurostat) signed an administrative arrangement on cooperation in the field of statistics on Thursday, March 9. The ceremony, which was held virtually, was led by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and Mariana Kotzeva, Director General of Eurostat. The agreement’s objective is to carry out activities that will serve to share knowledge between the parties; facilitate opportunities for technical cooperation and collabo…

What to expect at the Third International Forum on Migration Statistics

11 January 2023 | Announcement

Date: 24 to 26 January, 2023 Organizers: UN DESA, IOM, and OECD Location: UN ECLAC Headquarters, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477 Vitacura, Santiago de Chile Press conference: 24 January 2023, 10:30 am (GMT-3), Room Enrique V. Iglesias Please apply for media accreditation here Data on international migration is key to support evidence-based policies and to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), and other global agreements. However, basic data on the stock, flow, and characteristics of international migrants, as w…

Countries Reaffirm the Importance of Generating More and Better Statistics for Decision-Making

25 August 2022 | News

Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries’ national statistics offices reaffirmed the importance of generating more and better data for decision-making and thereby giving visibility to the various problems that exist in the region, during the closing session of the twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which concluded today at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event drew the participation of delegations from 28 of ECLAC’s Member States a…

Representatives of National Statistics Institutes from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze Progress on Regional and International Statistical Cooperation

19 August 2022 | Announcement

Representatives of Latin America and the Caribbean’s national statistics institutes will analyze progress on the statistical cooperation program at a regional and international level during the twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC, which will take place on August 24 and 25 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. At this gathering, authorities will review recent experiences carrying out population censuses in the region's countries and will analyze the…

ECLAC Supports Haiti in the Process of Implementing its National Social Protection Policy

5 July 2022 | News

“We at ECLAC continue to be available to support Haiti in forging a social protection system with a State vision and with a rights-based perspective placing equality at the center,” Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Director of the Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated during an international seminar entitled Haiti: The challenges of implementing the National Policy for Social Protection and Promotion (PNPPS), held on June 21-22, 2022 in Port-au-Prince using a hybrid format (in person and virtual). The event was organized by ECLAC, the…

Authorities Will Analyze Progress and Challenges Related to Consolidating the Statistical Institutional Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean

19 November 2021 | Announcement

Authorities and representatives of national statistics offices from the region’s countries will analyze progress on and the challenges for consolidating the statistical institutional framework, as well as regional perspectives on the use of new methodologies and data sources, during the Eleventh meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will be held in a hybrid format – in person and virtual – on November 23-25, 2021. The meeting – organized by ECLAC and the Government of Colombia, through its National Ad…

ECLAC Executive Secretary to Present New Version of CEPALSTAT Platform, the Main Access Portal for Statistical Information on the Countries of the Region

13 October 2021 | Announcement

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, will present a new version of the CEPALSTAT platform on Friday, October 15. This is the main portal for accessing statistical information collected on the countries of the region, organized and published by ECLAC. The presentation of the updated portal will take place during a virtual meeting led by ECLAC’s senior representative in Santiago, Chile, at 9:30 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00). Participants in this event include Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the United Nations Statistic…

Authorities Recognize the Relevance of Development in Transition in Identifying Priorities for Statistical Development and Fostering the Contribution of Statistics to Public Policymaking in the Region

9 April 2021 | News

Authorities from national statistics offices in Latin America and the Caribbean recognized the relevance of development in transition in identifying priorities for statistical development in the region’s countries and fostering the contribution of statistics to public policymaking, on the final day of the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The event – which concluded on Thursday, April 8 – drew the participation of 33 delegations from ECLAC’s Member States and 1…

Geospatial Information is Essential for Managing the Response to the Pandemic Because it Allows Vulnerability to be Determined Using a Disaggregated View of the Territory

10 September 2020 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, emphasized today that geospatial information is essential for managing the response to the pandemic prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), because it allows for vulnerability to be determined using a disaggregated view of the territory. ECLAC’s most senior representative gave a keynote address today in the framework of the 7th Session of the Regional Committee of the United Nations on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM: Americas), which is being held …

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