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From the outset, ECLAC has seen education as a vital link in reconciling growth, equity and participation in society. Education has become particularly relevant in recent years since, as a central pillar of the equality paradigm, it is both a way of reducing obstacles to the full exercise of the right to education and a cornerstone of processes of structural change based on capacity-building from the bottom up. The work of the Social Development Division therefore includes conducting research and building knowledge in this area.

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Foto general de la sala Ministerial Educación 2024
21 Feb 2024

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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.

Group photo Ministerial of Education
25 Jan 2024

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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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10-Jan-2024 | Project Documents 2010-Present, Project documents

El desafío de la sostenibilidad financiera de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe

Invertir en educación es una decisión inteligente, muy rentable y esencial para el desarrollo de los países. América Latina y el Caribe debe situar la educación en el centro de sus estrategias para avanzar hacia el desarrollo social inclusivo, una dimensión fundamental del desarrollo sostenible...

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