At a press conference next Wednesday, November 26, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will present updated figures on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region.…

This intergovernmental gathering will take place at the United Nations regional commission’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.…

The position document presented by ECLAC in the framework of the Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development analyzes the scope of this proposal formulated by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. …

The Sixth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC, the government of Brazil and UNDP, will take place on September 2-4.…

All the event’s panels will be transmitted live via several platforms.…

This intergovernmental event is organized by ECLAC in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme’s 17th Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

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 seri…

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 Ca…

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Tuesday, November 12 from Santiago to unveil the Social Panorama 2024 report, which has non-contributory social protection…

The Forum is co-organized and hosted by the Government of Barbados with the support of the UNDP in Latin America and the Caribbean and ECLAC.…

On Thursday, October 31 in Bridgetown, the Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in the framework of the XVI Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin…

The launch will take place in a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on Monday, October 21 at 10:00 a.m. Washington D.C. time, 11:00 a.m. Santiago, Chile time.…

On the second day of the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting – which is taking place in Lima, Peru – ministers from numerous countries in the region and prominent specialists debated how to achieve stronger and sustai…

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte; the second highest authority of the United Nations Amina Mohammed; ECLAC's top official José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs; and a high-level representative from Argentina, will open the most important biennial meeting of…

The 40th session of ECLAC will be transmitted via all of the institution’s platforms. Those interested can join the conversation using the hashtags #SESeclac2024 and #DevelopmentTraps.…

The Fortieth Session, which is this UN regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, will take place in the capital, Lima, and will bring together representatives of ECLAC’s 46 Member States and its 14 associate members.…

This UN regional commission’s most important biennial meeting will take place in the capital, Lima, and will bring together representatives of ECLAC’s 46 Member States and its 14 associate members.…

Today marked the end of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development organized by ECLAC, in which authorities and specialists analyzed the links between social protection and inequality.…

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;…