28 August 2024 | Briefing note
The fortieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be held from 9 to 11 October 2024 in Lima, pursuant to resolution 766(XXXIX), adopted at the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, held in Buenos Aires from 24 to 26 October 2022. The meeting will be held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2023–2024.
31 October 2023 | Briefing note
With only 15 per cent of SDG targets being on track to be achieved by 2030 globally, there was a strong sense of urgency to deliver on the promise that was made in 2015 at the SDG Summit this year.
12 July 2023 | Briefing note
This month, countries come together at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take stock of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
20 April 2023 | Briefing note
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is State-led and open to participation by all Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is convened under the auspices of ECLAC and guided by the principles established for all follow-up and review processes by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly.
24 February 2023 | Briefing note
New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years
Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on public policy and development and supported the region by promoting economic, social and sustainable development initiatives over almost eight decades.
21 February 2023 | Briefing note
When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”, it presented a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite progress, the region needs to step up their efforts.
3 November 2022 | Briefing note
All people have been cared for and all need care throughout the phases of life. However, care work is mostly done by women and girls, which hinders their autonomy. Transitioning towards a care society as a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality will be the theme of the fifteenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, scheduled to take place this November in Argentina.
20 de October de 2022 | Briefing note
En el contexto del primer encuentro virtual del ciclo de conversatorios “Transitando los Cuidados: conceptualizaciones y prácticas: desde la visión de los organismos internacionales”, profesionales de la División de Asuntos de Género y de la División de Desarrollo Social de CEPAL, destacaron el rol de los sistemas de protección social en cuanto a revertir la injusta organización de los cuidados, además de dar cuenta de las posiciones sobre los cuidados en América Latina y nutrir a la comunidad en torno a la reinterpretación del concepto y prácticas de cuidado, a partir de las experiencias de diferentes actores sociales.
2 de June de 2022 | Briefing note
Al finalizar la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, representantes de la región se comprometieron a redoblar esfuerzos para implementar efectivamente la Agenda 2030 y concluyeron que la erradicación de la pobreza en todas sus formas es el mayor desafío actual y constituye un requisito indispensable para el desarrollo sostenible.
4 de February de 2022 | Briefing note
24 April 2019 | Briefing note
Representatives of the governments of Argentina, Chile and the Dominican Republic participated in the side event on "Technological Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities for Industry, Employment, Gender Equality and Social Development", which took place on Wednesday, April 24th, 2020. The event was organized by the Divisions of Social Development (DDS), Production and Enterprise Development (DPPE), Economic Development (DDE) and Gender Affairs (DAG) with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
22 de October de 2018 | Briefing note
En el marco de la solicitud de asistencia técnica de la Subsecretaría de Evaluación Social del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Chile a la División de Asuntos de Género de la CEPAL, entre el 16 y 19 de octubre de 2018, se llevó a cabo el curso “Transversalización del enfoque de género para el logro de los ODS” dirigido a funcionarios y funcionarias de dicha institución.
16 de June de 2017 | Briefing note
Los próximos 22 y 23 de junio tendrá lugar en Roma, Italia, el Primer Consejo de Orientación EUROsociAL, el programa de la Comisión Europea para la cooperación entre Europa y América Latina. Su objetivo es contribuir a cambios en las políticas públicas para que mejoren la cohesión social a través del aprendizaje entre pares y el intercambio de experiencias entre instituciones homólogas de ambas regiones.
31 March 2014 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (June 2014)