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8 September 2022 | Press Release

UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The report highlights that while achievement with the education goals established in SDG4 of the 2030 Agenda was not assured before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is much less so now. The agencies emphasize that the targets will not be met without a change in the direction of policies and resource allocation for education.
Testera Mesa Redonda sobre financiamiento climático
2 September 2022 | News

Representatives Agree to Move Forward on the Financial Structuring of Projects and Address that Gap in Climate Finance in View of the Upcoming COP27, Presided by Egypt
The Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago.
Photograph of José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
1 September 2022 | News

United Nations Secretary-General appoints Mr. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs of Costa Rica as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Costa Rican economist will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31 after nearly 14 years at the helm of ECLAC.
1 September 2022 | Press Release

Authorities Call for Multiplying Access to Financing for Climate Action via the Massive Investment of Public and Private Financial Institutions’ Resources
The Roundtable on Climate Finance and the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean – one of the five regional forums being held ahead of the upcoming COP27, presided by Egypt – was inaugurated today.
30 August 2022 | Press Release

Making Progress on Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean is More Urgent than Ever
Government authorities, international officials and specialists participated in the opening session of the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development, organized virtually by ECLAC in collaboration with various institutions.
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30 August 2022 | Announcement

Regional Forum on Investment and Financing for Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held at ECLAC
This is one of the five regional forums on climate initiatives to finance climate action and the SDGs, which are taking place ahead of the upcoming COP27 presided by Egypt.
Photo of the meeting
25 August 2022 | News

Countries Reaffirm the Importance of Generating More and Better Statistics for Decision-Making
Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries concluded the twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC.
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25 August 2022 | Announcement

Authorities and Specialists Will Debate Virtually about Social Security Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
On August 30-September 1, the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development will take place online, organized by ECLAC in collaboration with various institutions.
Official photo of the meeting.
24 August 2022 | News

The Complexity of the Climate Crisis in the Caribbean Necessitates a Data-based Response on a Global, Regional, National and Local Level
At a subregional seminar organized by ECLAC and PARIS21, specialists agreed on the importance of strengthening information on the environment, climate change and disasters in the Caribbean subregion.
24 August 2022 | Press Release

Authorities Urge for Deepening Regional Cooperation to Meet the Growing Demand for Timely, Quality Statistical Information
The twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
23 August 2022 | Press Release

In 2022 the Region is Expected to Resume the Path of Low Growth Seen Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Growing 2.7% on Average
In a new edition of its flagship annual report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,” the United Nations organization underlines the challenges of reactivating investment and growth in a context of growing external and domestic restrictions.
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19 August 2022 | Announcement

Representatives of National Statistics Institutes from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze Progress on Regional and International Statistical Cooperation
The Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will hold its twenty-first meeting on August 24-25 at the regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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16 August 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Update its Growth Projections for Latin American and Caribbean Economies in the Current Year
The United Nations regional organization will provide the new figures next Tuesday, August 23, during the launch of its annual report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022.”
10 August 2022 | Press Release

It is Time to Transform Health Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean and Make Progress on Universality, Comprehensiveness, Sustainability and Resilience
Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of ECLAC, inaugurated an international seminar along with Chile’s Minister of Health, María Begoña Yarza, and the Director of PAHO, Carissa F. Etienne.
Foto grupal de los participantes en el evento
9 August 2022 | News

Authorities from Argentina Exchanged Experiences at ECLAC on Productive Development Policies Geared Towards Territories
Mario Cimoli, the regional organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, kicked off the event along with Mercedes Marcó del Pont, Argentina’s Secretary of Strategic Affairs.
From left to right: Ewout Sandker, Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation in Chile, and Mario Cimo
3 August 2022 | News

ECLAC Stressed the Need to Address Asymmetries that Prevent Latin America and the Caribbean from Making a Green and Fair Transition
Mario Cimoli, the regional organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, participated in an expert dialogue in the framework of preparing the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022 report.
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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.
Banner of the Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022
25 July 2022 | News

ECLAC Participated in Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022
The Big Push for Sustainability proposal, the circular economy, the social price of carbon and climate action are some of the issues advanced by the UN regional commission, along with various strategic partners, at the meeting that concluded on Friday, July 22 in the Dominican Republic.
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22 July 2022 | News

WMO issues report State of Climate in Latin America and Caribbean
Mega-drought, glacier melt, extreme rainfall and deforestation have major impacts.
14 July 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC Urges for Implementing Enabling Policies that Would Allow for Effective Fulfillment of the SDGs
Mario Cimoli, the organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, and Arnoldo André Tinoco, the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, participated in a meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2022, focused on listening to messages from the regions. Prior to that, both authorities spoke at a virtual side event on Development in Transition.

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