Youth

Ensuring the involvement of young people in development processes is crucial for progress towards a more egalitarian society. The youth population currently numbers around 160 million in the region and will continue to represents a very substantial proportion of the population in some countries in the coming decades. The youth population needs a higher level of education, relevant training and better preparation for lifelong learning. In addition to persistent structural divides, ECLAC has noted inequalities in capacity-building and the sphere of work, which affect the young particularly and will need to be addressed if progress is to be made along the path of sustainability with equality.

9-10 Aug 2022 Santiago, Chile | Other events

Taller de especialistas: "Los retos de la inclusión laboral juvenil para una recuperación transformadora"

Esta reunión híbrida tiene como objetivo identificar recomendaciones de política para la inclusión laboral de las y los jóvenes.

4 Mar 2022 Other events

Foro de Juventudes de América Latina y el Caribe 2030: Camino a la 5° Sesión del Foro de Países de América Latina y el Caribe Sobre Desarrollo Sostenible y al 11° Foro de Juventudes del ECOSOC

Las juventudes de América Latina y el Caribe están invitadas a participar el 4 de marzo de 2022 al Diálogo Preparatorio de Juventudes de América Latina y el Caribe camino a la 5° Sesión del Foro de...

8 Apr 2021 Other events

Mesa Regional de América Latina ECOSOC

El 8 de abril de 2021 se desarrollará virtualmente la Mesa Regional de América Latina en el marco del Foro de la Juventud del Consejo Económico y Social (ECOSOC), que constituye una plataforma de...

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8 Apr 2021 Other events

Economic and Social Council Youth Forum: Caribbean Region

The Caribbean Regional Table will take place on-line on April 8th, 2021, within the framework of the ECOSOC Youth Forum. Youth leaders from around the world will have the opportunity to engage with...

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24 Apr 2023

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UN: Ensuring the Participation of Children and Youth is Crucial for the 2030 Agenda’s Success in Latin America and the Caribbean

Representatives of ECLAC, FAO, UNDP and UNFPA, along with the Resident Coordinator in Chile, participated in the Fifth Forum of Children and Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean 2030 in Santiago.

4 Dec 2020

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La pandemia ha acentuado la incertidumbre del contexto y exige que los y las jóvenes desarrollen habilidades y competencias claves para su inclusión

Según un informe conjunto elaborado por la CEPAL y la OEI, la automatización es uno de los grandes retos a los que se enfrentan los jóvenes iberoamericanos, que afectará especialmente a los de baja y media cualificación.

14 Jun 2017

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ECLAC Promotes a Life Cycle Approach to End Inequalities Determined by People’s Age

In its Social Panorama of Latin America 2016 report, the regional body identifies diverse structural gaps in childhood and adolescence, youth, adulthood and old age.

Niños participantes durante el seminario.

26 Nov 2016

Press Release

Jóvenes de la región presentaron en la CEPAL iniciativas para el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 y la superación de la pobreza infantil

En la actividad, que forma parte de la iniciativa Concausa, participaron 60 jóvenes de entre 15 y 17 años, provenientes de 11 países de América Latina y el Caribe.

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08-Nov-2022 | Coeditions

Second United Nations survey on Latin American and Caribbean youth within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Report of results

In 2021, the entities of the United Nations system in Latin America and the Caribbean that are members of the Working Group on Youth of the Regional Collaborative Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean launched a second online survey. The aim was to assess how young people were living a...

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14 Oct 2015

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