(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 vita...

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 ...

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 coop...

(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 Sa...

(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 whic...

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, placin...

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...

(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