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Launch of the 2024 Demographic Observatory: "Population Prospects and…
CELADE - Population Division of ECLAC invites to the launch of the 2024 Demographic Observatory, a document presenting the main demographic indicators of Latin America and the Caribbean according to the 2024 revision of the United Nations population estimates and projections. The document compares these indicators with the 2000 revision with the aim of highlighting the major demographic changes in the region since the beginning of the 21st century.
“Social cohesion for inclusive social development in Latin America:…
The central focus of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development "Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development in 2025" is inequality. In this context, the objective of this parallel event is to open the discussion on the state of social cohesion in the region.
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Work-life balance in the United States: women in the workforce and the policy challenges of a growing care economy
The focus of this report is the work-life balance in the United States and how to improve it to increase women’s participation in the workforce as the country navigates the policy challenges of a growing care economy.
Maria da Conceição Tavares School of Government and Development is Inaugurated with a Call to More Effectively Manage the Vital Transformations Needed to Move Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development Model
This training program pays tribute to the legacy of one of Latin America’s most important female economists and marks a milestone in historical cooperation between the BNDES and ECLAC.
Forum on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Example of Multilateralism in Action
Five years before the deadline for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda, delegates agreed that the region must step up its efforts to move towards achieving the SDGs, through collaboration between multiple stakeholders and a focus on managing the transformations.
BNDES and ECLAC Partnership launches the first edition of the Maria da Conceição Tavares School of Government and Development
Capacity-building course in development will be delivered this year, with in-person sessions in Brazil and Chile, as well as online classes Program targets current or former employees of Latin American public institutions involved in development financing
