Human rights

Activities

11 Nov 2024, 07:00 - 09:00 | Meetings and technical symposiums

Virtual Expert Group Meeting on Human Capital Formation in the Caribbean

Labour productivity has been on a declining trend in the Caribbean. An examination of this trend revealed a growing concern of skills mismatch in the labour market. At the same time, youth unemployment is high in many countries, with young women and girls twice as likely not to be in education, employment or training. These are troubling signs for human capital formation at a time when Caribbean economies are experiencing low growth, and the global economy is becoming increasingly knowledge based.

9 Dec 2023 - 07:55 | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies
13 - 15 Dec 2022, 11:30 - 15:00 | Intergovernmental meetings

Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) acogerá del 13 al 15 de diciembre de 2022 la Quinta Conferencia Regional Intergubernamental sobre Envejecimiento y Derechos de las Personas Mayores en América Latina y el Caribe, en la que altos representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil se darán cita para identificar los logros y desafíos de la región en la implementación del Plan de Acción Internacional de Madrid sobre el Envejecimiento, y en la construcción de un futuro digno para el envejecimiento y las personas mayores de América Latina y el Caribe.

News

20 Nov 2025 | News

ECLAC Will Launch its Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 Report

At a press conference next Wednesday, November 26, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will present updated figures on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region.

4 Nov 2025 | News
5 Jun 2025 | Press Release

The Bahamas Joins the Region’s First Environmental Treaty

On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Davis officialized the country’s accession to the Escazú Agreement. 

22 Apr 2025 | Press Release

International Mother Earth Day: ECLAC and Uruguay Reaffirm their Commitment to Environmental Democracy and Implementation of the Escazú Agreement

Today marks four years since Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental agreement entered into force.