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Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023
27 January 2023 | Announcement

Third Edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Take Place at ECLAC
This high-level ministerial event will be held on February 1-3 and is part of the regional preparatory process for the UN 2023 Water Conference, which will take place in March in New York.
26 January 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls on Countries to Strengthen the Production, Analysis and Use of Statistics to Address the Causes of Migration with a Development and Human Rights Perspective
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary, participated in the closing session of the Third International Forum on Migration Statistics, which was held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
19 January 2023 | Press Release

Countries Recognize 60 Years of ILPES Contribution to Strengthening Capacities in National Planning and Public Management Systems

Authorities from the region held the Nineteenth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute of Economic and Social Planning.
19 January 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Cluster Policies to Escape the Current Low-Growth Trap in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the 2023 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, emphasized that the root cause of the low growth the region is experiencing now in a second lost decade is low productivity and lack of production diversification.
17 January 2023 | Press Release

Authorities Reaffirm Urgency to Strengthen States’ Institutional Frameworks and Aim for a “New Public Service” Centered on People

The Seventeenth Conference of Ministers and Chiefs of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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13 January 2023 | Announcement

Latin American and Caribbean Authorities Will Analyze Progress and Challenges Related to Implementing the “New Public Service” in the Region
The XVII Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning and the XXIX Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES will be held on January 17-19 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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11 January 2023 | Announcement

What to expect at the Third International Forum on Migration Statistics
10 January 2023 | Press Release

Goods Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Increase 20% in 2022, but Growth is Down from Previous Year

ECLAC’s latest annual report indicates that the war in Ukraine and a less dynamic global economy have had a negative effect on the terms of trade in the region.
10 January 2023 | Infographic

International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
A string of crises weakens global and regional trade. In 2022 regional exports of goods slowed down, but exports of services recovered strongly (45% January-June v/s 1% on the same period of 2021). This is mainly due to the reactivation of tourism, followed by “other services”, which include the so-called “modern services.”
Portada documento efectos guerra de Ucrania en Uruguay
23 December 2022 | News

New Study by ECLAC Analyzes the Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Uruguay’s Economy
A publication by ECLAC’s Office in Montevideo points up effects on inflation, the terms of trade and interest rates, which could jeopardize the economy’s dynamism next year.
19 December 2022 | Infographic

The Escazú Agreement: Promoting the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity
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19 December 2022 | News

Latin American and the Caribbean Countries are Highly Committed to Pursuing Digital Government Strategies, but Inclusivity and E-participation Remain a Challenge
Representatives from the Bahamas, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay shared their digital government journeys in the last two years, which position them among the more advanced in the Latin American and the Caribbean region, according to the UN’s E-Government Development Index (EDGI). Challenges remain in bridging the different forms of digital divides and leaving no one behind.
15 December 2022 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Reaffirm Commitment to Promote, Protect and Respect Older Persons’ Human Rights, Dignity and Freedoms
At the conclusion of the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing, authorities renewed their commitment to the Madrid International Plan of Action and the regional instruments that reinforce its implementation and relevance.
15 December 2022 | Press Release

Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean Will Decelerate in 2023 and Will Grow by 1.3%
In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC projects that regional growth next year will be a third of the rate forecast for 2022.
13 December 2022 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Call for Driving Action and Moving Towards Achievement of the Ageing Agenda on a Regional and Global Level
The Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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13 December 2022 | News

ECLAC Examines Current Outlook for Ageing in the Region as well as Progress and Challenges for Older Persons’ Inclusion and the Exercise of Their Rights
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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12 December 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its Flagship Report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
The document, which offers updated economic growth estimates for the region’s countries in 2022 and new projections for 2023, will be released at a press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, on Thursday, December 15.
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10 December 2022 | News

How to Follow the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
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.
9 December 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC and the ILO Point Up the Importance of Promoting Public Policies that Would Invigorate the Region’s Labour Markets for the Creation of Quality Employment
In a new joint report, the organizations indicate that despite the recovery seen in labour markets in the first half of 2022, it is expected that in the second half the deceleration of growth will slow the region’s capacity to generate quality jobs.
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7 December 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Organizes Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
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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