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ECLAC Supports Honduras' Secretariat for Strategic Planning in measuring progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

17 June 2025 | Briefing note

The Statistics Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) provided training to the team of the Department of Economic and Social Studies at the Secretariat for Strategic Planning (SPE) of Honduras. The training focused on implementing the international methodology for assessing progress towards the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the application of a traffic light system to classify results.…

ECLAC and SG-SICA promote the development of a regional geoportal for the integration of geospatial and statistical data

2 June 2025 | Briefing note

Within the framework of the joint agenda between ECLAC, CENTROESTAD, and SG-SICA, a technical assistance workshop was held from May 27 to 29 to support the design of a regional geoportal that integrates statistical and geospatial data. The initiative seeks to strengthen the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of public policies in SICA member countries by promoting the use of open-source technological tools and successful regional experiences.…

ECLAC and ONE strengthen statistical and geospatial integration capacities in the Dominican Republic

26 May 2025 | Briefing note

During a technical assistance mission held from May 20 to 22, 2025, ECLAC and the Dominican Republic’s National Statistics Office strengthened national capacities for integrating statistical and geospatial information, promoting data interoperability, and advancing the development of a national geospatial information policy. A key outcome was the signing of a cooperation agreement with the National Geographic Institute.…

ECLAC supports strengthening of INEC's statistical geoportal in Ecuador

19 May 2025 | Briefing note

ECLAC held a workshop at Ecuador's National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) to strengthen its statistical geoportal by diagnosing its technological infrastructure; reviewing geospatial and statistical data assets; providing training in the use and configuration of system components; and beginning the migration process for data currently hosted on ECLAC's infrastructure.…

Costa Rica launches new statistical geoportal to enhance the use of geospatial data

6 December 2024 | Briefing note

The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) of Costa Rica presented an innovative tool that integrates statistics and geospatial data, facilitating decision-making and the design of public policies. This development, supported by ECLAC and the European Union, allows users to access information disaggregated by territory, strengthening the country's data infrastructure.…

United Nations strengthens statistical cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 November 2024 | Briefing note

Representatives of UN agencies and programs met at the V World Data Forum in Medellin, highlighting the importance of data for global development. The meeting strengthened regional collaboration in statistics, promoting the production of key indicators for the SDGs and joint planning in technical cooperation.…

Session of ECLAC

28 August 2024 | Briefing note

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 26 October 2022. The meeting will be held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2023–2024.…

ECLAC and partners introduce a statistical resource hub for data-driven policy making in the Caribbean

4 January 2024 | Briefing note

ECLAC, with the support of the Government of Canada, has launched the Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC) Knowledge Base. The Canada funded PRASC was a capacity-building initiative aimed at strengthening the statistical system of the Caribbean region to improve socio-economic measures and facilitate evidence-based policy making.…

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