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26 February 2024 | Announcement

ECLAC School of Latin American Development Studies opens applications for course on economies of the region 2024
The program will run from July 8 to August 30 at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Photo of the meeting
24 January 2024 | News

Countries Pay Tribute to the Legacy of Hernán Santa Cruz, One of the Most Important Figures in Latin American and Global Diplomacy
At a ceremony held in the framework of a special meeting of ECOSOC, which took place in Chile, ECLAC launched a new edition of the renowned Chilean lawyer’s memoirs entitled “Cooperate or Perish: The Dilemma of the World Community.”
Foto ceremonia 75 aniversario CEPAL
24 January 2024 | News

Authorities Highlight ECLAC’s Historical Contributions for Moving Towards More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
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.
24 January 2024 | Speech

Ceremony to Commemorate the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of ECLAC
Remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
29 November 2023 | Statement

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2023
Message by the United Nation's Secretary-General, António Guterres.
Secretario General ONU es recibido por el Secretario Ejecutivo CEPAL
22 November 2023 | News

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, Visited ECLAC’s Headquarters and Met with UN Staff in Chile
The global organization’s highest authority urged UN agencies, funds and programs to redouble their efforts on joint work to support the country.
From left to right, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs and Javier Medina.
17 November 2023 | News

Javier Medina-Vásquez Takes Over as ECLAC’s New Interim Deputy Executive Secretary
A Colombian national, Medina is an expert on foresight and planning for development.
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9 November 2023 | Announcement

Adela Cortina, Professor at the University of Valencia, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
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.
banner que anuncia conferencia magistral del Presidente Santiago Peña
2 November 2023 | Announcement

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
The Head of State will be received on Tuesday, November 7 by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
17 October 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Member Countries Hold 37th Session of the Organization’s Committee of the Whole in New York
This body reports on the Commission’s activities in 2022 and enables analysis of its 2025 programme of work. The meeting was led by the United Nations regional institution’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
28 September 2023 | Press Release

Ricardo Hausmann Highlighted Relationship between Technology, Knowledge, Productive Development and Inequality, in Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
The prominent economist, Professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, made a special presentation as part of the activities commemorating the 75th anniversary of ECLAC, where he was received by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
Fotografía del memorial en homenaje a Carmelo Soria Espinoza.
12 September 2023 | News

ECLAC Pays Tribute to the Memory and Legacy of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, 47 Years After His Murder
The Spanish economist and diplomat, who was an official of the United Nations regional organization, was kidnapped, tortured and killed by the dictatorship’s agents in 1976.
Image of Carmelo Soria and the plaque in his memory.
22 August 2023 | News

ECLAC Welcomes Chilean Supreme Court’s Final Conviction in the Murder of Carmelo Soria
The Spanish economist and diplomat, who was an official of the United Nations regional organization, was kidnapped, tortured and later killed by the dictatorship’s agents in July 1976.
Secretario Ejecutivo con una cápsula de cobre en las manos y las banderas de las Naciones Unidas
13 June 2023 | News

ECLAC Starts the Construction and Renovation of a Sustainable, Inclusive Building that Will Prioritize Energy Efficiency and Care for the Environment
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.
Top, blue text on grey background: 2022. Bottom, white text on red background: Social Panorama of La
19 May 2023 | News

ECLAC Inaugurates New Editorial Line with the Launch of its First Publication Accessible to the Visually Impaired
The presentation was made by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization.
15 March 2023 | Infographic

Infographic Recent ECLAC contributions to Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba (2016-2022)
ECLAC’s subregional headquarters in Mexico has positioned itself as a BENCHMARK OF SPECIALIZED AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE on economic and social issues, energy, trade, agriculture and climate change, not only through applied research but by ASSISTING GOVERNMENTS and integration bodies.
foto del edificio de la CEPAL
1 March 2023 | Announcement

CAF and ECLAC Extend an Invitation to Discuss Fiscal Decentralisation and Cooperation for Gender Equality in Latin America
On Monday, March 6, two high-level events will be held in person at ECLAC's regional headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
25 February 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Celebrates 75 Years with a Commitment to Continue Working for a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future for Latin America and the Caribbean

The United Nations regional organisation, which has a variety of commemorative activities planned throughout the year, launched a website that explains its origins, the evolution of its thinking and its current institutional priorities.
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15 February 2023 | Announcement

The ECLAC School of Latin American Development Studies has opened the application period for its 2023 program on economies in the region

The on-site course will be held from July 13 to September 1 at the United Nations regional organisation’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile
foto de banderas de Turquía y de la ONU flameando
13 February 2023 | News

ECLAC Expresses its Condolences and Solidarity over the Devastating Earthquake that Struck Turkey
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, sent a letter to the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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