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27 July 2023 | Press Release

Authorities from 16 Countries Approve the Creation of the Regional Tax Cooperation Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean

Treasury, Economy and Finance ministers and high-level officials gathered in Colombia at the First Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order signed a joint declaration in which they support this new forum for dialogue and exchange, for which ECLAC will act as technical secretariat.

6 July 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Stresses the Importance of a Productive Development Agenda Centered on Lithium Exploitation

A new special report on the opportunities and challenges posed by the mineral’s extraction in Latin America and the Caribbean was presented by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

6 September 2019 | Press Release

Chile Will Host the Main Intergovernmental Forum on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the Region

The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, will take place on November 4-8 in Santiago.

29 November 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Launch Social Panorama of Latin America 2013

The annual report, which will be presented by Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, provides a multidimensional view of poverty.

29 November 2011 | Press Release

Poverty and Indigence Levels Are the Lowest in 20 Years in Latin America

The Organization predicts that the region will close this year with three million people less living in poverty.

12 September 2011 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Conclude the Regional Meeting Preparatory to Rio+20

Countries will take the recommendations to the world conference to be held in Brazil in 2012.

12 September 2011 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Seek a Regional Consensus On Sustainable Development

Agencies of the United Nations presented a document proposing a strategy for the conference which will take place in Brazil in 2012.

7 September 2011 | Press Release

The Countries of Latin America Will Debate On Sustainable Development On the Path to Rio+20

National and international officials and representatives of the civil society will participate in the Regional Meeting Preparatory to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Brazil in 2012.

1 December 2010 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Fell in 2010 and Returns to the Pre-Crisis Trend

Thanks to the region's economic recovery, the number of poor people will fall to the same levels as in 2008 (180 million inhabitants).

25 November 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Assesses the Impact of the Economic Recovery on Poverty in the Region

The Social Panorama, which proposes long-term policies to tackle inequality, will be presented by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, in Chile on 30 November.

10 November 2010 | Press Release

Experts to Assess Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture in the Region

The phenomenon impacts the rural population of Latin America and the Caribbean, most of which lives in conditions of poverty.

23 June 2022 | Press Release

Representatives Highlighted the Historic Contribution of the Regional Gender Agenda and Proposed Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Senior authorities, specialists and members of civil society participated in the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.