Regional integration and cooperation

Regional integration has always been an integral part of ECLAC’s work, and together with its partners and clients, ECLAC helps to promote intra-regional integration in Latin America and Caribbean via definite actions and policy recommendations. Within such a diverse region, it is crucial to have effective and efficient integration policies to overcome various obstacles that may hamper the region’s full potential. Synchronous and harmonious integration policies among countries in the region will help to promote the flow of goods and services that will subsequently foster economic growth and reduce inequality to name a few.

Activities

2 Oct 2026 | Event | Subsidiary bodies / intergovernmental

Special meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee Virtual Meeting

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for a Special Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperatio...

17 - 18 Jun 2025 | Event | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies
3 Jul 2024 | Event | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies

News

5 Nov 2026 | Press Release
Cover LEO 2026 report

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Integrate Better, Within and Beyond the Region, to Harness Global Transformations: ECLAC

In Madrid, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated in the launch of the report “Latin American Economic Ou...

9 Oct 2026 | Press Release
Family photo of the meeting

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Adopt Proposals from ECLAC to Move forward with Vital Transformations in an Era of Ruptures

The forty-first session of ECLAC ended today in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.

8 Oct 2026 | News
Panel de la presentación del documento Rupturas y Oportunidades.

Clear Strategies, Strong Institutions and Regional Cooperation: The Keys to Transforming Latin America and the Caribbean’s Assets into Development

The report “Ruptures and opportunities: Proposals for Latin America and the Caribbean to thrive in the new geopolitical era,” prepared by the ECLAC Co...

7 Oct 2026 | Press Release
Panel de la ceremonia inaugural

ECLAC Presents a New Vision on How to Manage Vital Transformations in New Geopolitical and Globalization Landscapes

With the presence of the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, authorities inaugurated the forty-first session of ECLAC today in Santiag...

Video

2 Nov 2023 | Video

Launch of the report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023

(English translation) Press conference to launch of the ECLAC annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, h...

Contact

División Comercio internacional e integración

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