On the third day of the ninth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (ECLAC, April 13-16), three panel discussions were held on the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 7 and 9.

The meeting will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, from April 13 to 16, 2026, under the Chairship of Peru.

ECLAC, in conjunction with the Embassies of Costa Rica and France in Chile, held a virtual event entitled “Regional Blue Talk: Latin America and the Caribbean On the Road to the Third United Nations Ocean Conference 2025.”

The event – convened annually under ECLAC’s auspices – will take place on March 31-April 4, 2025 at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

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, 2025 at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place from March 31-April 4, 2025 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The Eighth Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development will be held at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, from 31 March to 4 April 2025, under the chairship of Peru.

The organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated as a panelist, moderator or main speaker in multiple spaces at the global gathering held in Colombia in October.

At the event, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, will participate in a series of high-level events, stressing the importance of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean’s sustainable development.

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 sustained growth and how to reduce inequality, among oth...

A Dialogue of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and High-level Authorities took place in the framework of the United Nations regional organization’s Fortieth Session, which concludes this Friday, October 11.

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 this UN regional organization this Wednesday, Octo...

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.

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs gave a keynote lecture at Casa de América in Madrid on the exclusive 75th anniversary issue of the organization’s main academic publication.

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, actively participated in various of the global forum’s events held at the United Nations headquarters, sharing his vision for moving towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model.

The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) was held in Antigua and Barbuda, on 27 May to 30 May 2024.

In the report, the organizations warn that the cost of not addressing this issue could be almost six times greater than the cost of working to improve access to healthy diets in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The seventh report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.