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27 May 2024 | Announcement
This intergovernmental gathering will bring together authorities from the region’s countries, representatives of regional and international organizations and members of civil society, on July 3-4 in Cartagena de Indias.
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16 April 2024 | News
The seventh report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
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12 April 2024 | Announcement
The event, convened each year under the auspices of ECLAC, will be held on April 15-18, 2024 in Santiago, Chile.
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21 March 2024 | News
The technical assistance given by the Bogotá Office seeks to promote civic participation in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of territorial public policies.
The Republic of Korea’s Ambassador in Chile and the ECLAC’s Executive Secretary
20 March 2024 | News
The Korean Ambassador in Chile, Kim Hak Jae, and the United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met today at the organization’s main headquarters in Santiago.
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24 January 2024 | News
A ceremony to commemorate this United Nations regional commission’s 75th anniversary was held in the framework of the Special Meeting of UN ECOSOC that is taking place in Santiago, Chile.
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14 November 2023 | News
The report, prepared by ECLAC with support from UNFPA, was presented to countries in the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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9 November 2023 | Announcement
The Spanish philosopher will make a presentation on Tuesday, November 14 as part of the activities commemorating the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
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17 October 2023 | Announcement
This celebration will take place in the framework of the fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which will be held on November 14-15 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
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13 June 2023 | News
The cornerstone of the new North Building in the compound that houses the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile was laid on Friday, June 9, 2023.
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13 December 2022 | News
A new document was presented during the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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10 December 2022 | News
The main panels of this event will be transmitted live on December 13-15, 2022. The invitation on social media is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #ageing and #olderpersons.
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7 December 2022 | Announcement
The meeting will take place using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on December 13-15, 2022 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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17 November 2022 | News
The 2022 edition of ECLAC’s Demographic Observatory confirms that the region had the biggest loss of years of life expectancy at birth in 2021 versus 2019, and a sharp reduction in population growth.
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14 November 2022 | News
The region’s population represents 8.2% of the global population today. It is projected that the region will achieve its maximum population in 2056.
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27 July 2022 | News
New estimates and projections by ECLAC and the United Nations Population Division confirm that the region’s population is growing at an increasingly low rate, due mainly to a decline in fertility.
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25 June 2022 | News
The event’s main panels will be transmitted live from June 28 to June 30, 2022. The invitation on social media is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #poblaciónALC and #populationLAC.
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20 June 2022 | Announcement
The Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place using a hybrid format on June 28-30, 2022, at ECLAC’s central headquarters.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
24 March 2022 | News
The Executive Secretary of the regional Commission participated today in the launch of a special issue of El Trimestre Económico dedicated to reviewing the organization’s work over the last ten years.