Financing for development
The mission of ECLAC in the area of financing for development is entrusted to its Economic Development Division and consists in promoting the effective generation and efficient allocation of financial resources to support development and equality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Activities
Regional and National Dialogues on External Financing and…
Guided by an enhanced framework, UNCTAD led data collection field missions, identifying their current and potential external financial options, blockages and impediments to the uptake of innovative financial instruments, as well as the regulatory, institutional, and market-related changes required to encourage these innovations. These efforts culminated in the delivery of climate adaptation and mitigation reports for each country, assessing direct and indirect climate risks and proposing strategies to address these risks and achieve SDGs 17.4 and 13.b and will contribute to the regional discussion.
FFD4 Side event - Measuring development and its implications for…
Building upon the experience of recently graduated Member States in Latin America and the Caribbean, this side event contributes to the global debate on measuring development and its impact on international cooperation, promoting a more inclusive and sustainable vision that better reflects the needs of developing countries. The objective of the event is to analyze the challenges posed by traditional metrics, as well as to explore possible alternatives for a more adequate measurement of development.
Heading to COP 30: NDC 3.0, investments and financing
The event brings together representatives from ministries of environment, planning, and finance, along with actors from the financial and private sectors. Its goal is to design roadmaps toward more ambitious climate goals in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of COP30. This space aims to foster international cooperation, review lessons learned, and explore financing opportunities to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), ensuring socio-economic co-benefits and resilience to climate change.
Thirty-ninth session of ECLAC
The thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be held from 24–26 October 2022, at the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires, pursuant to resolution 753 (PLEN.36), adopted at the thirty-sixth session of the ECLAC Committee of the Whole, held in New York on 3 December 2021. The meeting will be held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2021–2022.
News
Six Latin American and Caribbean countries strengthen regional leadership in measuring South-South Cooperation to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs.
The regional meeting allowed Latin American and Caribbean countries to exchange experiences, apply methodological tools, and strengthen their technical capacities to measure South-South Cooperation, moving toward more robust information systems aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Latin America and the Caribbean Endures a Prolonged Period of Low Growth: It Will Grow 2.2% in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026
Today ECLAC presented a new edition of its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025, in which it stresses the region’s urgent need to mobilize more resources to overcome the development traps that characterize it.
ECLAC Will Launch its Annual Report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025”
The 77th edition of the institution’s oldest report will be unveiled at a press conference led by the United Nations regional body’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, next Tuesday, August 5 in Santiago, Chile.
Faced with Financing for Development Challenges, Latin American and Caribbean Countries Need to Strengthen their Capacities to Mobilize Resources and Forge Renewed Cooperation Mechanisms
ECLAC’s delegation, led by Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, actively participated in numerous events at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, which took place this week in Seville, Spain.
