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22 March 2024 | Press Release

Regional Dialogue is Indispensable for Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Region, Authorities and Specialists Stressed
A high-level dialogue on inclusive social development policies was inaugurated by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and senior officials from Costa Rica, Chile and Honduras.
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22 de March de 2024 | News

El futuro de los sistemas de protección social en un contexto de cascada de crisis se analizó en seminario interregional
Autoridades de la región y especialistas participaron en evento organizado por la CEPAL y la Cooperación Alemana.
21 de February de 2024 | Press Release

Ministerios de Educación de América Latina y el Caribe se comprometen a aumentar los esfuerzos para reactivar, recuperar y transformar los sistemas educativos
Las autoridades, reunidas en Chile en la Ministerial de Educación Santiago 2024 a fines de enero, acordaron trabajar para recuperar lo perdido durante la pandemia y transformar los sistemas educativos. Subrayaron la importancia de un financiamiento sostenible, políticas innovadoras y estrategias inclusivas y resilientes para pasar del compromiso a la acción.
25 January 2024 | Press Release

The “Ministerial Meeting of Education” Begins in Santiago, With an Urgent Call to Recover and Reactivate the Educational Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean
The meeting, organized by the Ministry of Education of Chile (MINEDUC) and UNESCO, with the support of ECLAC, CAF, UNICEF and the World Bank, addresses the challenge of educational reactivation, the transformation of teaching, and financing. To overcome these challenges, it is necessary to have public policies to guarantee the right to education for 125 million students in the region.
23 November 2023 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Reports with an Urgent Call for Progress on Labour Inclusion
Despite this improvement in the indicators, more than 180 million people in the region do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and 70 million of them lack the income needed to acquire a basic food basket, the Commission warns in its report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023.
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16 November 2023 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 Report
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Thursday, November 23 from Santiago, Chile.
5 October 2023 | Press Release

The Region’s Countries Reaffirmed the Importance of Safeguarding Progress on Inclusive Social Development and Halting the Setbacks Prompted by Cascading Crises
Today marked the conclusion of the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and the XV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC, the Government of Chile and the UNDP.
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4 October 2023 | News

New ECLAC Document Offers Recommendations for Strengthening the Social Institutional Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean
The publication was presented at the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place in Santiago, Chile.
3 October 2023 | Press Release

Strengthening the Social Institutional Framework and Governance is Fundamental for Making Progress on Eradicating Poverty and Reducing Inequality in the Region
The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean – organized by ECLAC, the Government of Chile and the UNDP – was inaugurated today in Santiago, Chile.
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29 September 2023 | News

How to Follow the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
All the event’s panels will be transmitted live on October 3-5, 2023.
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28 September 2023 | Announcement

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Meet on October 3-5 in Chile
The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean – organized by ECLAC, the Government of Chile and the UNDP – will be centered on strengthening the social institutional framework in the region.
Foto grupal en el cierre de Concausa 2022, realizado en la sede de la CEPAL
30 de November de 2022 | News

Jóvenes líderes de América Latina y el Caribe cierran iniciativa Concausa 2022 con énfasis en la salud mental
Tras dos años de pandemia, adolescentes de 12 países y expertos se reunieron presencialmente en Santiago, Chile, para la clausura de la sexta versión del encuentro organizado por América Solidaria, UNICEF y CEPAL.
24 November 2022 | Press Release

Poverty Rates in Latin America Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Warns
The Social Panorama 2022 report projects that 201 million people (32.1% of the region’s total population) live in situations of poverty, with 82 million (13.1%) of them in extreme poverty. The regional organization calls for urgently addressing the silent crisis in education to avert the risk of a lost generation.
30 September 2022 | Press Release

"Declaration of Cuenca" Reaffirms the Regional Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals

The XIV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean allowed to share and analyze experiences and strategies on how to get back on track with the SDGs through effective governance, social protection, and financing for development.
30 September 2022 | Press Release

Social Development Authorities Championed the Role of Regional Cooperation for Moving Forward on Strengthening Social Institutions
The Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean took place on Thursday, September 29 in the framework of the XIV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized with UNDP.
29 September 2022 | Press Release

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean discuss how to recalibrate the path towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the region
In the context of the XIV Ministerial Forum on Development of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC will take place in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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29 September 2022 | Announcement

Authorities Will Dialogue in Ecuador about New Challenges for Social Institutions and Regional Cooperation
This Thursday, September 29, the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, in the framework of the XIV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized with UNDP.
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14 July 2021 | News

The Pandemic Showed the Need to Move Towards Universal, Comprehensive, Sustainable and Resilient Social Protection Systems
Social Development authorities, international officials and specialists participated in an event on middle-income strata, COVID-19 and the challenges of social protection, organized by ECLAC in the framework of Development in Transition month.
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10 de May de 2021 | News

47 estudiantes de 17 países participarán en la 22ª versión del Programa de Estudios Avanzados en Economías Latinoamericanas de ELADES-CEPAL
Más de 300 jóvenes de 21 países postularon al curso de formación para alumnos de posgrado, que se desarrollará entre los meses de julio y septiembre de 2021 en modalidad virtual.
foto de los participantes en la clausura del evento
18 January 2021 | News

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean set priorities for the post COVID-19 recovery agenda
Over 2,700 attendees and representatives from 35 governments met virtually on January 12, 13 and 14 at the XII Ministerial Forum for Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by UNDP, ECLAC and the Government of Colombia.

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