Social capital
Por capital social se entiende el conjunto de normas, instituciones y organizaciones que promueven la confianza y la cooperación entre las personas, en las comunidades y en la sociedad en su conjunto. En aquellas formulaciones del paradigma del capital social (y del neoinstitucionalismo económico en que éstas se basan en parte); que se concentran en sus manifestaciones colectivas, se plantea que las relaciones estables de confianza y cooperación pueden reducir los costos de transacción, producir bienes públicos y facilitar la constitución de actores sociales o incluso de sociedades civiles saludables
Activities
Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin…
The fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The meeting, which will be held virtually, will be attended by social development authorities from the region. The document to be presented on this occasion analyses the impact of disasters and inequality as well as options for the implementation of some of the lines of action of the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development related to the role of social protection in disaster response , with a view to bringing about a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability.
News
Latin American and Caribbean Countries Propose a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development and Call for Increasing Regional Cooperation to Defeat Poverty and Reduce Inequalities
Today marked the conclusion of the Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized in Brasilia by ECLAC, the government of Brazil and UNDP.
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, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
Third International Course "Territory as an educational space" highlighted the 2030 Agenda and access rights in environmental matters
The technical secretariat of the Principle 10 regional process participated in the Third International Course "Territory as an educational space", held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago between 11 and 29 January 2016, where it delivered a presentation on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and access rights in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sustainable Development Requires Participatory Environmental Education
The second international course on environmental education opened today at ECLAC headquarters.