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15 November 2023 | Press Release

Countries Call for Redoubling Efforts to Achieve Full Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
Authorities concluded 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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17 November 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean is One of the Regions Most Affected Demographically by the Health Crisis
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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27 July 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Lost Nearly 3 Years of Life Expectancy at Birth between 2019 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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.
28 June 2022 | Press Release

Countries Stress the Urgency of Moving Towards an Agenda for Equality that Would Guarantee the Entire Population’s Full Enjoyment of Rights
Today senior authorities inaugurated the fourth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which is taking place through Thursday, June 30, at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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25 June 2022 | News

How to Follow the Fourth Session of the Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
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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11 October 2021 | Announcement

PAHO and ECLAC Present Joint Report on the Prolonged COVID-19 Health Crisis and Its Impact on Health, the Economy, and Social Development
The virtual launch will take place on Thursday 14 October at 10 am DC Time (EST) / 11.00 am Santiago of Chile.
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23 September 2021 | News

UN Regional Commissions Launch Policy Brief on Transforming Food Systems
"We urge our member countries to devote more resources to research, development and innovation, incentivize science and evidence-supported nature-based solutions and reward good agri-environmental practices,” ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena said.
9 October 2019 | Press Release

Countries from the Region Renew Commitment to the Well-Being of the Most Vulnerable at Gathering on Population and Development Held at ECLAC
Participants in the meeting include 24 delegations of ministers and authorities from member countries of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, along with representatives of the UN system and civil society.
11 July 2019 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean to Reach Maximum Population Levels by 2058

Starting in 2059, diminishing population is projected for the region, mainly due to falling fertility and negative migration balances.
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10 July 2019 | Announcement

Countries of the region will assess progress and challenges in the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
The fourth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, 9 - 10 October 2019
4 June 2019 | Statement

World Environment Day 2019
"On World Environment Day, I ask each of us to act so we can breathe more easily.  From pressuring politicians and businesses to changing our own habits, we can reduce pollution and beat climate change," United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says in his message.
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18 March 2019 | News

Profound Changes in Demographic Dynamics Will Have Consequences for Public Policies, ECLAC Warns
The First Regional Report on the Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus describes the region’s progress and challenges with regard to population and development.
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14 September 2017 | Announcement

Countries of the Region Will Evaluate Progress and Challenges to Implementing Measures on Population and Development
The Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on November 7-9, 2017.
11 July 2016 | Statement

World Population Day
"On this World Population Day, I urge all Governments, businesses and civil society to support and invest in teenage girls", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health
This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality
This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
12 November 2014 | Press Release

21st Century Will Be Marked by the Aging of the Region's Population
ECLAC study reviews demographic trends that will be discussed at the first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2 August 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Organizes First session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Meeting participants will discuss issues such as population growth, migration, teenage pregnancy, poverty, inequality and human rights.
29 May 2012 | Statement

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
"Our new observer mission in Syria is the latest example that demonstrates how the international community looks to the United Nations for solutions to emerging challenges", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
1 December 2011 | Statement

World AIDS Day
Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.

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