Social development
The Social Development Unit aims to promote the full exercise of economic, social, and cultural rights of subregional inhabitants through specialized research, public policy formulation, and relevant legislation. To this end, it generates quantitative data and research to identify and analyze inequality gaps across social, territorial, and demographic dimensions. Its findings support the diagnosis of key challenges and the proposal of solutions through pro-equality policy recommendations, technical assistance, and capacity-building initiatives for requesting countries.
Activities
News
Transformative and Comprehensive Public Policies for Overcoming Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean are Advocated For at Seminar in Guatemal...
“The possibility of a more equitable Guatemala and Latin America depends on the decisions we make today,” the President of the Republic, Bernardo Arév...
“No More Lost Decades for Latin America and the Caribbean”: ECLAC Lays Out its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation
Because of his contributions to the region’s development, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, was awarded with the ...
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, i...
ECLAC Urges for Strengthening Welfare States and Moving Towards a Care Society for a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability
Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in the 14th National Dialogue for a Social Mexico: Development and Society after ...
Publications
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19 May 2026 | Publication
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15 Apr 2026 | Publication
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17 Mar 2026 | Publication
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12 Feb 2026 | Publication
