The 40th session of ECLAC will be transmitted via all of the institution’s platforms. Those interested can join the conversation using the hashtags #SESeclac2024 and #DevelopmentTraps.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 9-11 its Fortieth session, the most important biennial gathering of this United Nations regional organization, where ECLAC will present its proposal for a transformation to move towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The event will be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 9, at 2 p.m. local time in Peru (GMT -5) by Dina Boluarte Zegarra, President of Peru; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (pre-recorded video); and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC. Also participating will be a representative of Argentina, the country serving as Chair of the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC.

During the meeting – in which representatives from ECLAC’s 46 Member States and 14 associate members will participate, along with researchers, academics, representatives of civil society and international officials – the Commission will unveil its position document entitled Development Traps in Latin America and the Caribbean: Vital Transformations and How to Manage Them, which will be presented by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

In addition, a gathering of foreign ministers and senior authorities from ECLAC member countries will take place to discuss the outcomes of the Summit of the Future, which was held on September 22-23, 2024 in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly’s 79th session.

Website

On the website created for this occasion, you can find general information on the event, a detailed programme, reference documents, instructions for accessing interpretation in Spanish, English and French, as well as news, a press kit and links to ECLAC’s social media, among other resources.

Live transmission

All the session’s panels will be transmitted live via the following platforms:

• ECLAC’s website www.cepal.org
• Website https://live.cepal.org/
• Official account on Twitter https://twitter.com/cepal_onu
• Official account on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cepal.onu

Any media outlet or organization is free to replicate this transmission on their own Internet portals.

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We will be tweeting in Spanish and English from both of our institutional accounts, @cepal_onu and @eclac_un, using the hashtags:

#PSEScepal2024 - #SESeclac2024

#TrampasDelDesarrollo - #DevelopmentTraps

Facebook

We will share all the meeting’s news via our Facebook pages (https://www.facebook.com/cepal.onu/ and https://www.facebook.com/eclac), along with the main messages delivered by ECLAC’s highest authority, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

YouTube

The entire event will be available on our YouTube channels for later consultation. Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/user/CEPALONU and https://www.youtube.com/user/ECLACUN.

Flickr

Photographs of the event will be published on our institutional accounts on Flickr, with the corresponding photo credits: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cepal/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/eclac.

Mobile app

Another way to access event information is by downloading this mobile application, available at the Apple Store and Google Play: https://www.cepal.org/en/publications/apps