United Nations
ECLAC Notes Nº 92
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ECLAC Promotes a Life Cycle Approach to End Inequalities Determined by People’s Age
In its Social Panorama of Latin America 2016 report, the regional body identifies diverse structural gaps in childhood and adolescence, youth, adulthood and old age. -
Countries of the Region will Assess Progress and Challenges to the Exercise of Human Rights by Older Persons
Paraguay will host the fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held June 27-30 in Asunción.
In focus
New Database on Social Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean is Now Available
The tool was developed by ECLAC in collaboration with countries of the region.
Latin America and the European Union Conclude First Stage of EUROCLIMA Program with Positive Results
During seminars held in Lima, Peru, countries analyzed the achievements made and addressed the general outlines of the program’s new phase, known as EUROCLIMA+.
More than 2,300 People Visited ECLAC Headquarters on Chilean Cultural Heritage Day 2017
Members of the public showed keen interest in exploring the facility, which is considered one of the world’s leading expressions of the modern architectural movement.
Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)
Central America Should Have a Regional Competition Authority, New ECLAC Study Proposes
The Association Agreement with the European Union obligates the countries of the subregion to have an effective competition policy.
ECLAC Began Training Program for Public Officials in Argentina
The program, divided into independent workshops, will be offered in 2017 by the United Nations regional organization’s Office in Buenos Aires.
ECLAC Study Analyses Increase in Sickness Benefit Applications in Uruguay
The project was carried out under an agreement between the regional organization and the Uruguayan Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
Latin America and the Caribbean Issued International Bonds at a Record Pace in the First Quarter of 2017
ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows.
Opinion
Multilateralism is a Key Element in Promoting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.