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Open Justice Conference makes commitment on open environmental justice on the basis of the Escazú Agreement

1 Sep 2025 | Briefing note

The International Conference on Open Justice, organized by the Judiciary of the Dominican Republic and the International Network on Open Justice with the support of ECLAC was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on 27 and 28 August 2025. More than 500 participants from Judiciaries and other sectors from 21 countries took part in the event. The Conference adopted the Santo Domingo Declaration to boost democracy and transparency in the judicial sector through ten commitments, one of them being advancing towards an open environmental justice on the basis of the Escazú Agreement. …

Schedule Your Visit to the Hernán Santa Cruz Library

26 Aug 2025 | Briefing note

The Hernán Santa Cruz Library, located at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, offers you a unique collection of resources on the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean. To access this research space, please schedule your visit online.…

New methodologies and sources of information for the production of official statistics in the region

26 Aug 2025 | Briefing note

At the recent Cetic.br annual meeting, held in São Paulo, experts from around the world shared experiences on the use of emerging data sources for the production of official statistics. ECLAC's Statistics Division contributed its regional expertise in data integration, interoperability, and governance, connecting these advances with sustainable development priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

ECLAC highlights regional advances in geospatial and statistical information before the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management

26 Aug 2025 | Briefing note

At United Nations Headquarters, ECLAC presented concrete progress in the implementation of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF) and the Global Geospatial Statistical Framework (GSGF) in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the value of geospatial and statistical information in guiding public policies and achieving the SDGs.…

Parliamentarians from Latin America and the Caribbean advance a common agenda towards COP 30 during the OPCC’s Second Summit in Brasília

6 Aug 2025 | Briefing note

On August 6 and 7, 2025, the National Congress of Brazil, in Brasília, hosted the II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), bringing together 50 parliamentarians from around 20 countries of the Global South. The meeting marked a decisive step toward building a regional parliamentary voice ahead of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), to be held in November in Belém do Pará — the first COP to take place in the Amazon region.…

Estimation of New Tariffs Applied by the United States

22 Jul 2025 | Briefing note

ECLAC estimated the new U.S. tariff levels by calculating effective tariffs based on detailed customs data from January–February 2025 and simulating five distinct tariff sets reflecting policy changes through mid-July 2025. These scenarios incorporate general surcharges, sector-specific increases, and partner-specific measures, particularly targeting China, Canada, and Mexico. The data is aggregated to align with GTAP sector classifications, enabling socioeconomic impact modeling through a computable general equilibrium framework.…

Blog #Leading SDG4 Education 2030 "Five proposals to ensure educational investment with financial sustainability, equity, and efficiency in Latin America and the Caribbean"

24 Jun 2025 | Briefing note

This article is part of the #FundEducation blog series, which focuses on the urgent need to bridge the financing gap for SDG 4: Quality Education for All. The series gathers insights from partners and experts in education finance, reflecting on the challenges of enhancing the volume, efficiency, and quality of resources dedicated to education worldwide, as well as the actions needed to ensure that education is adequately funded in the future.…

ECLAC Welcomes New Director for Caribbean Office

23 Jun 2025 | Briefing note

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, has announced the appointment of Miosotis Rivas Peña as the new director of the Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean.…

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