Public policies

Activities

21 July - 31 December 2025 | Course

Territorialization of the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America…

Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

14 - 25 July 2025 | Meetings and technical symposiums

National training course in project proposal preparation and effective…

The overall objective of the training course is to strengthen the skills level of executives, senior management, and technical staff of the Government of Grenada in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation. The course will enhance institutional capacity in project proposal development and implementation, ensuring effective and efficient project delivery with the ultimate purpose of improving the skills and processes of project proposal preparation and implementation within organisations, leading to higher project success rates.

30 June - 4 July 2025 | Meetings and technical symposiums

National capacity building workshops in cost benefit analysis - St Lucia

The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Saint Lucia in cost-benefit analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.

16 - 20 June 2025 | Meetings and technical symposiums

National training course in project proposal preparation and effective…

The overall objective of the training course is to strengthen the skills level of executives, senior management, and technical staff of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation. The course will enhance organizational capacity in project proposal development and implementation, ensuring effective and efficient project delivery with the ultimate purpose of improving the skills and processes of project proposal preparation and implementation within organizations, leading to higher project success rates.

News

11 June 2025 | Briefing note

National Statistics Institute, ECLAC, and UNFPA join forces to optimize the use of geospatial data in Paraguay

With technical support from ECLAC and UNFPA, the National Institute of Statistics of Paraguay is making progress in strengthening its Geostatistical Portal, incorporating new features aimed at improving its use in the design and targeting of key public policies, such as Zero Hunger and Che Róga Porã.

23 May 2025 | News

Economic Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze at ECLAC the Fiscal Challenges Facing the Region’s Countries in a Context of Heightened Global Uncertainty

The XXXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy will be held at the headquarters of this United Nations organization in Santiago, Chile on May 26-28. Authorities from 13 countries’ Finance Ministries will participate.

24 March 2025 | News

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Call for Approving a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development at Summit to be Held in November in Qatar

Chile’s Social Development and Family Minister, Javiera Toro, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, led a Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held virtually.

9 December 2024 | Briefing note

Chile advances towards the implementation of a statistical geoportal with support from ECLAC

INE technicians participated in a workshop organized by ECLAC to develop a statistical geoportal based on free software and open standards. The initiative seeks to strengthen the dissemination of official data and promote interoperability, following successful examples from other countries in the region.