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

20 Mar 2025 | 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…

Authorities Will Review Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

14 Mar 2025 | Announcement

Representatives of the Member States and associate members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and of intergovernmental and United Nations system organizations, along with relevant stakeholders, will review implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a meeting to be held on March 18-20 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The Second regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbea…

Authorities Will Review Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

24 Jan 2025 | Announcement

Representatives of ECLAC’s Member States and associate members and of intergovernmental and United Nations system organizations, along with relevant stakeholders, will review implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) in Latin America and the Caribbean, at a meeting that will be held on March 18-20 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The Second regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Latin America and the …

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…

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…

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…

What to expect at the Third International Forum on Migration Statistics

11 Jan 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…

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…

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

25 Aug 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…

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…

ECLAC to Officially Present Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico

14 Sep 2021 | Announcement

On Friday, September 17, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the Comprehensive Development Plan for northern Central America and south and southeast Mexico to high authorities from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. The Plan addresses the structural causes of irregular migration from a development and integration perspective. ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will present the proposal to the Vicepresident of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa; the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, Pedro Brolo; the Undersecretary for Latin America and the …

A Feminist Foreign Policy is Needed to Achieve a Transformative Recovery with Equality in the Region: Alicia Bárcena

14 Jun 2021 | News

A feminist foreign policy not only means that States guarantee women’s rights both inside and outside their territories’ borders. It also implies that States promote multilateralism with the aim of addressing in a coordinated way the structural constraints of gender inequality, a key aspect for achieving a transformative recovery with equality in the region, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during the 2nd Cultural Congress Migrant Women from Mexico and the World (June 14-17), organized by the Consulate of Mex…

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 …

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Affirm their Commitment to Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

28 Apr 2021 | News

Government representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean committed themselves today to implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and ensuring that migration be an option, rather than an obligation, at the closing session of the regional review meeting on implementation of the Compact, which was co-organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration, and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participants in this high-level meeting – which too…

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Review Progress and Challenges in Implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

1 Apr 2021 | Announcement

Ministers, deputy ministers and other high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries will review, on April 26-28, 2021, the progress and challenges related to regional implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, at a virtual meeting co-organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration. The meeting entitled Regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe,…

Ending Racism is a Task for Everyone and is Central to Building Fairer, More Democratic and Egalitarian Societies

28 Oct 2020 | News

Ending racism is a task for everyone and constitutes a central aspect in building fairer, more democratic and egalitarian societies, authorities from the region expressed during the launch of the book Afrodescendants and the matrix of social inequality in Latin America: Challenges for inclusion, presented today in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The presentation of the document – produced by ECLAC and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the request of the Government of Costa Rica – was led by Alicia B…

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