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Five Years Before the Deadline for Achieving the 2030 Agenda, Senior Authorities and Experts Will Analyze the Challenges Faced by Latin America and the Caribbean at the Eighth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development

18 March 2025 | Announcement

Senior government authorities from Latin America, the Caribbean and other regions of the world, along with officials and experts from the United Nations System, international and regional organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on March 31-April 4 at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development to review the progress and challenges related to achieving the 2030 Agenda in the region – five years ahead of the deadline set for its fulfillment. Mo…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Shared with the Diplomatic Corps the Main Themes and Actions to be Addressed at the Upcoming Forum on Sustainable Development 2025

10 March 2025 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, held an informational meeting on Monday, March 10 with ambassadors and other representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chile to present preparations for and the main themes and actions to be addressed at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place from March 31 to April 4 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. This m…

Authorities from Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Participate at ECLAC in Dialogues on Global, Regional, and National Action to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda

3 March 2025 | Announcement

Representatives of governments, the United Nations System, regional and international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will analyze progress and challenges for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean during the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, to be chaired by Peru from March 31-April 4 at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Ten years after the historic approval of the 2030 Agenda, this…

Ten Years After the Adoption of the 2030 Agenda, Latin American and Caribbean Countries Are Gathering at the Eighth Regional Forum Meeting to Drive Progress in Its Implementation

31 January 2025 | Announcement

The Eighth Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development will be held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, from 31 March to 4 April 2025, under the chairship of Peru. The objective of the meeting is to assess the progress and challenges in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. Marking ten years since the historic adoption of the 2030 Agenda, this edition of the Forum will include a series of global, regional, and national action dialogues. In the …

ECLAC Supports Strengthening Argentine Provinces’ Capacities in New Areas

30 December 2024 | News

In response to the interest expressed by the government of Santiago del Estero, ECLAC’s national office in Argentina carried out technical assistance jointly with the province’s Secretariat of Science and Technology in order to make an assessment of the knowledge economy ecosystem in the province and to continue promoting that sector’s development. The study included the mapping of stakeholders through on-the-ground fieldwork, which involved interviews with representatives of the private sector, the science and technology system, and provincial authorities. This analysis enabled the evaluation…

Ministers and Senior Authorities Will Meet at ECLAC to Review Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 30 Years After its Approval as well as Preparations for the XVI Regional Conference on Women, to be Held in Mexico in 2025

29 November 2024 | Announcement

Ministers and senior authorities from national women’s advancement mechanisms in the region will participate on December 4-5, 2024, in the Sixty-sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. This meeting – which has become a critical space for evaluating the region’s progress on gender equality and women’s autonomy – is being organized by ECLAC, in its capacity as Secretariat of the Conference, in coo…

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 October 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…

Authorities and Globally Renowned Experts Analyzed the Traps Hindering Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development, at a High-level Seminar Held During ECLAC’s Fortieth Session

10 October 2024 | News

What are the vital transformations needed to overcome the development traps in which Latin America and the Caribbean is mired? And how can countries achieve stronger and sustained growth while also reducing inequality and fostering inclusion and social mobility? These pressing questions were addressed by authorities from numerous countries in the region and experts of recognized standing, on the second day of the Fortieth Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place in Lima, Peru. On this Thursday, October 10, a High-level Seminar began …

Foreign Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean Ratified their Commitment to Multilateralism and Advocated for Urgent Reform of the International Financial Architecture at ECLAC’s Meeting in Peru

9 October 2024 | News

In a context of multiple global crises, foreign ministers and senior authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean and other member countries of ECLAC ratified today their commitment to multilateralism, regional cooperation and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and they reiterated the urgent need to reform the multilateral system and the international financial architecture so that this eminently middle-income region can access adequate financing for moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development. The Dialogue of Ministers of Foreign Affa…

President of Peru, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Executive Secretary of ECLAC and representative of the Government of Argentina to open the 40th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

7 October 2024 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 9-11 in Lima, Peru its Fortieth Session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, where it will present its proposal for a transformation to move towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model in the region. At this international event – which will draw the participation of authorities from ECLAC’s 46 Member States and its 14 associate members, along with representatives of the United Nations system and of non-governmental organizations – countries w…

How to Follow the Debates of ECLAC’s Most Important Intergovernmental Conference on October 9-11

4 October 2024 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 9-11 its Fortieth session, the most important biennial gathering of this United Nations regional organization, where ECLAC will present its proposal for a transformation to move towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event will be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 9, at 2 p.m. local time in Peru (GMT -5) by Dina Boluarte Zegarra, President of Peru; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (pre-recorded video); and…

ECLAC Will Present in Peru its Proposal for a Transformation to Move Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean

2 October 2024 | Announcement

XXV International Meeting on Gender Statistics Strengthens Partnerships to Promote Evidence-Based Gender Equality Policies

2 September 2024 | News

In the opening session, the use of statistical information and innovation to strengthen the gender perspective in public policy design and implementation was highlighted. The XXV International Meeting on Gender Statistics (EIEG) began in Aguascalientes, Mexico, under the theme "25 years of partnerships to strengthen evidence-based equality policies." This event brings together over 170 participants in person and more than 300 virtually, representing 18 countries. Representatives from the public sector, academia, and international organizations are participating. The event is organized…

ECLAC Will Hold its Fortieth Session in Peru on October 9-11

30 August 2024 | Announcement

On October 9-11 in Lima, Peru, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its Fortieth Session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting. At this international event – which will draw the participation of authorities from ECLAC’s 46 Member States and its 14 associate members, along with representatives of the United Nations system and of non-governmental organizations – countries will have the opportunity to debate about the region’s economic, social and environmental development, examine the activities carried out by the Commi…

Academic Forum on Care Begins in Preparation for the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

28 August 2024 | News

The Academic Forum “Territories of Care: Contributions from Academia to the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean” will be held in Mexico City, on August 28 and 29, 2024. Convened by the Government of Mexico through the National Institute of Women; El Colegio de México, A.C. (COLMEX); the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); and UN Women, the event brings together representatives from academia, governments, civil society, and international organizations. Silvia Giorguli, President of El Colegio de México, where the event is being held, …

ECLAC Participated in Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on Care and Support Systems

19 July 2024 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed today its commitment to a society where care is a central part of prosperous, sustainable, and just economies during a special meeting on care and support systems organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York. In a recorded message, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, stated that “care is at the foundation of life’s sustainability and is key to achieving social justice and renewing the social contract. The concept of a care society excites, calls upon, and r…

ECLAC Reaffirms its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation to Hasten Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

17 July 2024 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its proposal for economic and social transformation to hasten implementation of the 2030 Agenda, during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which is taking place through Thursday, July 18 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, actively participated in several of the global forum’s plenary sessions and side events, where he shared his vision for moving towards a more productive, inclusive and sustai…

Seminar: Teaching and Doing Research on Macroeconomics with a Gender Perspective

12 July 2024 | News

On March 19-20, 2024, the Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Uruguay organized an international seminar and discussion on gender and macroeconomics, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Economics Department of the University of the Republic (UDELAR) of Uruguay, and the Young Scholars Initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (YSI-INET). The event, which took place at UDELAR’s School of Economic Sciences, featured a keynote lecture by the distinguished Professor Özlem Onaran of the University of Greenw…

COP 3 Reinforced the Commitment to Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective and to Women’s Full and Effective Participation in the Implementation of the Escazú Agreement

25 April 2024 | News

At the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – countries adopted the Decision on Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective, which poses the urgency of integrating and strengthening the gender perspective, of ensuring the full and effective participation of women in all their diversity, including indigenous women, and of preventing discrimination and gender-based violence against women who are environmental d…

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Implement Major Transformations and Drive Six Key Transitions to Accelerate Progress Towards Fulfilling the SDGs

16 April 2024 | News

In confronting the relative delay in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Latin America and the Caribbean needs to pick up the pace in the conduct of public policies and implement transformative initiatives that would drive the region’s development. In addition, a new governance of public policies is needed along with the effective participation of social actors and the use of strategic tools, such as planning and foresight, according to a new document prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on progress and challenges for achieving the SDG…