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(English translation) Fortieth session of ECLAC - Day 1 (Wednesday, 9 October, 2024). Lima, Peru. More information in https://periododesesiones.cepal.org/40/en…
Latin America and the Caribbean needs to undertake profound transformations to overcome the development crisis in which it is immersed and which is occurring in an uncertain international context, posing challenges as well as opportunities for the region. To that end, ECLAC has identified 11 vital transformations and offers guidelines on how to manage them. This is an invitation to countries to converse not only about what to do but also how to manage the necessary transformations that would make a real difference in shifting development towards greater growth, productivity, inclusivity and su…
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…
In September 2024, world leaders will convene at the United Nations in New York to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. This once-in-a-generation opportunity serves as a moment to mend eroded trust and demonstrate that international cooperation can effectively achieve agreed goals and tackle emerging threats and opportunities. The annual Regional Forums on Sustainable Development convened earlier this year by the five UN Regional Commissions all featured sessions dedicated to the Summit of the Future. These consultations captured voic…
(English version) Launch of the report "Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023: Labour inclusion as a key axis of inclusive social development", held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on 23 November, 2023. Press conference by ECLAC's Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. More information in http://bit.ly/3sWi9pQ…
(English translation) Adela Cortina, Professor Emeritus on Ethics and Political Philosophy at the University of Valencia (Spain), gave a keynote lecture on Tuesday, November 14 at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which she addressed the migration phenomena and its challenges for humanity. The Spanish philosopher was received by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/pressreleases/adela-cortina-eclac-migration-pr……
Countries in the region are experiencing a period of intense international migration. This occurrence implies enormous challenges for public policies and management of migration. Understanding international migration as an opportunity for development, allows us to address it in greater depth, placing people and their contribution to society and the economy at the center. Migration is a process that mobilizes the experiences, skills and talents of people seeking to improve their living conditions; therefore, it is a process that generates multiple benefits at various levels and in broad spheres…
The Montevideo Consensus is Latin America and the Caribbean’s most important intergovernmental agreement on population and development matters, and it is the means by which the region conducts follow-up to the Cairo Programme of Action beyond 2014. It is a progressive and comprehensive instrument, because it includes aspects that are key for implementing policies geared towards ensuring the full exercise of human rights in such important topics as sexual and reproductive health, population ageing, international migration, indigenous peoples and the Afrodescendent population. Download it here: …
(English translation) Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (first day, Monday 28 June, 2022). More info in https://crpd.cepal.org/4/en  #populationLAC #CRPD2022 …
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