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15 April 2024 | News

Children, Adolescents and Youth Demand Greater Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Process
Today, in the framework of the seventh Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, an annual youth gathering was held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
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.
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18 January 2024 | Announcement

Chile Will Host an Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of Education from Latin America and the Caribbean
The meeting is convened by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education of Chile. It is co-organised with the CAF BANK, the World Bank, ECLAC and UNICEF.
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12 December 2023 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Address Crisis in Learning if it Wants to Move towards More Productive, Inclusive, Sustainable and Democratic Development
The region’s poor performance in the PISA 2022 evaluation requires firm responses by countries to improve their education systems, according to the specialists at a hybrid event held at ECLAC.
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30 November 2023 | Announcement

How Did Latin America and the Caribbean Do on PISA 2022?
On Tuesday, December 12 at an event at ECLAC, the main results of the OECD's 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) will be analyzed, along with the region’s educational outlook.
24 April 2023 | Press Release

UN: Ensuring the Participation of Children and Youth is Crucial for the 2030 Agenda’s Success in Latin America and the Caribbean

Representatives of ECLAC, FAO, UNDP and UNFPA, along with the Resident Coordinator in Chile, participated in the Fifth Forum of Children and Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean 2030 in Santiago.
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.
13 October 2021 | Press Release

The Pandemic Opens an Opportunity to Restructure Education Systems in the Region and Tackle the “Silent Crisis” in that Sector, Said Specialists at Regional Seminar
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, stressed that the impact of the health crisis on children and youth has been multidimensional and unequal. More than 600,000 children and adolescents have lost their caretakers, and 99% of students in the region spent an entire academic year without face-to-face classes.
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8 October 2021 | Announcement

Specialists Will Debate Opportunity to Restructure Education in Latin America and the Caribbean after the Prolonged COVID-19 Crisis

The First Regional Seminar on Social Development will take place October 13-15. Organized by ECLAC, the seminar will focus on the subject of education.
Panel del diálogo intergeneracional.
27 de September de 2021 | News

Adolescentes líderes y activistas de 15 países se reunieron en nueva edición de CONCAUSA
La 5ta edición del encuentro organizado por CEPAL, UNICEF y América Solidaria se realizó por primera vez de manera virtual y contó con un espacio de diálogo intergeneracional entre autoridades regionales y jóvenes del continente.
15 December 2020 | Press Release

United Nations Warns about the Increased Risk of Violence in the Home against Children and Adolescents Amid COVID-19 and Issues Recommendations to Address It
The document produced jointly by ECLAC, UNICEF and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, recommends concrete actions for addressing violence against children and adolescents within the framework of the response to the COVID-19 crisis.
11 June 2020 | Press Release

The Crisis Resulting from COVID-19 Could Cause a Significant Increase of Child Labour in Latin America and the Caribbean
An analysis by ECLAC and ILO highlights that the impacts of the pandemic could be the cause of more than 300,000 children and adolescents being obliged to work. This analysis considers it imperative to adopt measures to tackle this situation.
26 de August de 2019 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL analiza las instituciones laborales y el rol del Estado desarrollista
Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre iniciativas ambientales, desigualdad en la primera infancia y desarrollo financiero en Brasil, entre otros temas.
La presentación del libro se realizó el 12 de noviembre en Montevideo, Uruguay.
10 December 2018 | News

New Study Addressing Uruguay’s Public Policies for Childhood is Presented
The publication was edited jointly by ECLAC, UNICEF and the country’s Ministry of Social Development.
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29 de November de 2018 | News

Jóvenes de la región llaman a los gobiernos a velar por sus derechos y garantizar su pleno desarrollo
Primer conversatorio regional a 30 años de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño, organizado por la CEPAL y UNICEF, finalizó hoy en Santiago de Chile.
28 November 2018 | Press Release

First Dialogue Between Authorities, Experts and Young People, Organized by UNICEF and ECLAC, Reaffirms the Urgency and Relevance of Guaranteeing, Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Boys, Girls and Adolescents
The event “On the road to equality: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child” was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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22 de November de 2018 | Announcement

CEPAL acogerá primer conversatorio regional a 30 años de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño
La reunión, organizada por la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas y la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de UNICEF, se celebrará del 27 al 29 de noviembre en Santiago, Chile.
12 September 2018 | Press Release

Hundreds of top global and regional leaders discuss how to curb inequalities to boost sustainable growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Conference in Panama also marks the Second Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, a subsidiary body of ECLAC.
Foto generación Concausa 2017.
4 de July de 2018 | News

Jóvenes de 16 países de América participarán en Concausa 2018
Diecisiete proyectos sobre desarrollo sostenible y superación de la pobreza infantil fueron seleccionados para la tercera edición de la iniciativa organizada por América Solidaria, CEPAL y UNICEF.

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