At a workshop held in La Paz, the regional organization argued that strengthening the institutional framework of the social and solidarity economy can be a pathway to raising well-being and formalizing the country's economy.

A comparative study prepared with the support of official data from ECLAC and other sources analyzes the evolution of cooperativism in Brazil. The work identifies challenges in measuring the sector and gathers regional experiences that could guide fu...

For over two decades, eLAC has been driving regional dialogue and cooperation on digital transformation, establishing itself as a key platform for coordinating efforts and sharing experiences.

From 13 to 16 April 2026, Santiago, Chile, will host the Ninth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, an annual space for dialogue and exchange aimed at assessing and strengthening the imp...

ILIA 2025 assesses Artificial Intelligence preparedness, adoption, and governance in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting progress while identifying gaps in talent, investment, and public policies.

The new platform makes Costa Rica the fourth country in Latin America and the Caribbean to have official statistics on the social and solidarity economy sector

Confronted with the challenges of low growth capacity and high inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, efforts are being made to transform production models toward ones that enhance productivity, generate quality employment, and strengthen sec...

The agreement aims to promote technical and institutional cooperation to foster workplace well-being and improve productivity at the national and subnational levels.

The study highlights the need to recognize and strengthen the social and solidarity economy in Chile, promoting data standardization and collaboration among institutions for its consolidation and development.

On September 24, 2024, the second edition of the Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index (ILIA) was launched, presenting a comprehensive study on the state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness in 19 countries in the region.

The fortieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be held from 9 to 11 October 2024 in Lima, pursuant to resolution 766(XXXIX), adopted at the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, held in Buenos Aires from 24 ...

To strengthen cluster and territorial productive articulation initiatives operating in the region, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched the Platform for cluster and other territorial productive articulation ini...

With only 15 per cent of SDG targets being on track to be achieved by 2030 globally, there was a strong sense of urgency to deliver on the promise that was made in 2015 at the SDG Summit this year.

Ana Güezmes García, Director of ECLAC's Division for Gender Affairs (DGA) and Karen García, DGA Statistician, participated as speakers in the 24th version of the ELADES-ECLAC Development Policy Studies Program held on August 23 and 24, 2023, at ...

This month, countries come together at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take stock of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is State-led and open to participation by all Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is convened under the auspices of ECLAC and guided by the principles est...

New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on publi...

When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet,...

The organization’s office in Brasilia has organized a book that brings together essays with contributions on tackling structural economic “bottlenecks” and harnessing opportunities for the country’s development.