Skip to main content
Desarrollo social

Social development

The mission of ECLAC in the area of social development consists in promoting integral human development with a rights-based approach in Latin America and the Caribbean; conducting and disseminating analyses of the social situation in the region on particular issues and with respect to specific groups of the population; analysing the impacts, levels of investment and management of social policies and programmes implemented by the governments in the region, at their various levels; disseminating details of successful or innovative experiences to inform decision-making in countries; advising governments in the region on issues of social development; and helping train the professionals and technicians of the relevant public bodies.

Read more
Available in EnglishEspañolFrançaisPortuguês

Subtopics

Activities

More eventsMore courses

News

Cover Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024
12 Nov 2024

Press Release

ECLAC: The Regional Poverty Rate, which Rose with the Pandemic, Has Declined to a Level Similar to 2014 and in 2023 Reached the Lowest Figure on Record, but Income Inequality Remains High

Despite this progress, 172 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean still do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and 66 million of them cannot buy a basic food basket, according to the report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: The challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development.

More newsMore briefing notes

Highlighted publication

Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024: the challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development
31-Dec-2024 | Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean

Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024: the challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development

This edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024 focuses on the challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development in the region. Tackling the development crisis, inclusive social development gaps and changing risk...

Ver publicación

More publications

Data and statistics

Latin America and the Caribbean (43 countries):a evolution of poverty, extreme poverty and non-contributory pension system coverage among people aged 65 and over, 2001–2022 (Percentages)
Latin America and the Caribbean (43 countries):a evolution of poverty, extreme poverty and non-contributory pension system coverage among people aged 65 and over, 2001–2022 (Percentages)
Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024: the challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towa

More videos