Social cohesion
Activities
Side event "Social Cohesion in Latin America: Social Institutions Regarding Indigenous Peoples and Meaningful Youth Participation"
At this event, two documents will be presented that address crucial aspects of social cohesion in the region: the institutional framework of indigenous peoples and the effective participation of young people. The aim is to open a discussion on the state of social cohesion in the region within the framework of the project. To this end, a discussion panel will review the findings of both documents, building connections between them and identifying key challenges for social cohesion.
“Social cohesion for inclusive social development in Latin America: monitoring, challenges and opportunities in an era of uncertainties"
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.
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.
Brazil’s President Received Authorities Participating in the Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development that Was Held in Brasilia
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with ministers and deputy ministers from Chile and Paraguay along with representatives of ECLAC and UNDP.
Latin American and Caribbean Countries Propose a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development and Call for Increasing Regional Cooperation to Defeat Poverty and Reduce Inequalities
Today marked the conclusion of the Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized in Brasilia by ECLAC, the government of Brazil and UNDP.
Why is a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development Necessary?
The position document presented by ECLAC in the framework of the Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development analyzes the scope of this proposal formulated by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.