CELADE-Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) organized an online technical workshop on 29 October 2026, bringing together delegates from 12 Caribbean member States and associate members: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virg...

The Executive Secretaries of the five Regional Commissions signed the declaration at the conclusion of the Fifteenth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development in Xi’an, China, where ECLAC presented its work on energy planning and integration, and critical minerals management.

From pioneering bonds supporting women's financial inclusion to instruments incorporating measurable gender-related targets, international bond markets offer additional avenues for financing gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Silvia Saravia Matus, Economic Affairs Officer in ECLAC’s Natural Resources Division, participates virtually in the panel “Financing Climate-Resilient Water Security” at the NAP Development Funding Matchmaking Forum, held in Grenada on 30 October 2026. Source: ECLAC/NRD.

A series of 11 prerecorded webinars took place between 23 and 30 October. All voters can access these videos here. The aim is to raise awareness of the candidates standing for public representative positions under the Escazú Agreement and to present their proposals for the 2026–2030 term.

From identifying sustainable economic activities to improving transparency and facilitating access to international capital markets, sustainable finance taxonomies are emerging as important tools for mobilizing investment toward climate and sustainable development objectives.

The agreement, signed for a three-year period, will promote knowledge production, research, and the exchange of experiences to support the design and implementation of public policies targeted at the region's youth.

From women's financial inclusion to measurable gender-related targets, gender-focused bonds are offering new avenues for financing gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Seventh Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC took place within the framework of the 18th Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme (UND...

The ECLAC publication "Promover la inclusión laboral a través de la protección social: recomendaciones para el diseño de políticas" was launched and presented by Andrés Espejo, Economic Affairs Officer at the Social Development Division.

The presentation by Amalia Palma, staff member of the Social Development Division of ECLAC, addressed the conceptual foundations of vulnerability and analyzed experiences of countries in the region that have incorporated innovative tools into their social registries to identify risks and better guid...

Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Director of the Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), participated in the regional conference 'End Poverty: Recalibrating Strategies, Renewing Commitments', organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UN...

On October 14, 15, and 16, 2026, in the city of Tandil, Province of Buenos Aires, ECLAC participated in the Official Statistics Symposium, held as part of the II Argentine Statistics Congress, which brought together the 53rd Argentine Statistics Colloquium of the Argentine Statistical Society (SAE) ...

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its Energy Unit of the Natural Resources Division, played an active role in the XI Energy Week, held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 6 to 9 October 2026. ECLAC participated in the 56th Meeting of Ministers of Ene...

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is strengthening national technical capacities for using the Geo-Statistical Portal of the National Institute of Statistic of Paraguay by incorporating new features.

Caribbean countries must capitalize on opportunities to unify their voices and present the unique development challenges that Small Island Developing States face to the international community.

Trade between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean continued to grow in 2025, amid differing patterns of integration and a changing policy framework.