1. Instructions for Visits
ECLAC periodically receives group visits of students from institutions of higher education and governmental entities from various regions of the world. The visitor program is open from March to November, with a break in July, and only available in the morning, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Visits are free of charge. ECLAC does not facilitate or arrange individual visits.
There are three types of visits:
a) Academic/Thematic Visits (*): Expert talks from ECLAC aimed at groups of students and/or public officials interested in economic, social, and environmental matt…
This section presents the water profiles of the pilot countries of the ROSA project. Here you will find essential information on access to drinking water, sanitation, water resource management, and other relevant indicators that help provide a better understanding of each country’s challenges and progress toward achieving SDG 6.
If you wish to explore data from other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, we invite you to visit CEPALSTAT, ECLAC’s official statistical portal.
Colombia
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
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Mission
To foster reflection and debate on the challenges faced by States in their development strategies, to contribute to national and subnational efforts to build institutional capacities and train cadres of government officials, and to promote the dissemination of ideas formulated and proposals made by ECLAC.
Goals
To help States to build capacity in planning and public administration for sustainable development, by providing high value added services in the form of studies, consulting, training and the development of networks and communities of practice.
To help develop cadres of civil s…
Internal migration is a key component of spatial redistribution of the population, with implications for communities, households and individuals. For communities, migration has demographic, social, cultural and economic impacts. For households and individuals, migration —especially when it is part of a deliberate strategy— is a means to achieve objectives, ranging from coping with an economic crisis to improving quality of life.
Population censuses are the main source of information about migration movements, but in the past were used only for official publications, which tend to be of limited…
This section offers an overview of key water-related indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through interactive charts based on CEPALSTAT data, it presents essential statistics on access to drinking water, sanitation, household spending on water services, and more. This information helps identify regional trends, compare country situations, and guide the design of public policies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.
To explore more indicators, data, and charts, visit CEPALSTAT, ECLAC’s official statistical portal.
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The Library offers workshops online and face-to-face for officials, consultants and staff interested in learning how to take advantage of the great potential offered by the information resources and services available.
The topics addressed in the sessions cover:
Electronic information resources and databases
Remote access to information resources
ECLAC Digital Repository
Advanced search strategies on Google
Bibliographic reference management
To register for the workshops of the Library, see our training calendar.…
ECLAC Caribbean provides statistical services and resources to its member states in support of analysis of policy-related issues; the formulation of evidence-based policies and programmes; the delivery of reliable indicators of progress toward Internationally Agreed Development Goals (IAGDs) such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); the building of statistical capacity and expertise of Caribbean institutions and Governments; and the provision of technical assistance.
A significant component of the work carried out focuses on enhancing the capacity of national statistical offices to pro…
Estados miembros y miembros asociados de la CEPAL
Oficinas Nacionales de Estadística (ONEs)
Bancos Centrales
Programas y Agencias de Naciones Unidas
Organismos regionales e internacionales
1. Oficinas Nacionales de Estadística (ONEs)
Estados miembros
Alemania
Federal Statistical Office
Antigua y Barbuda
Statistics Division
Argentina
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)
Bahamas
Bahamas National Statistical Institute
Barbados
Barbados Statistical Service
Belice
Statistical Institute of Belize
Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de)
Instituto Nacional de Est…
Interactive dialogue with senior officials of the UN System on Preparations for the World Social Summit under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development”…
Interactive dialogue with senior officials of the UN System on Preparations for the World Social Summit under the title “the Second World Summit for Social Development”…
Team
Sheldon Mc Lean: Acting Coordinator
Michael Hendrickson: Economic Affairs Officer
Michael Milligan: Economic Affairs Officer
Machel Pantin: Research Assistant
Nyasha Skerrette: Research Assistant
Lindy-Ann Edwards- Staff Assistant
Alleyne:…
Social innovation is a recently coined term which ECLAC has been working on since 2004. This project could confirm that the region is an “explosion” of social innovation as a response from communities, organizations of civil society and the government at different levels, to social problems that could not be solved with traditionally used models. It has been a key factor in improving the conditions of living for the people in the region, and without a doubt, it has contributed to the progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
ECLAC defined social innovation as new ways of man…
Team
Omar Bello: Coordinator, Sustainable Development & Disaster Unit
Artie Dubrie: Sustainable Development Officer
Willard Phillips: Economic Affairs Officer
Elizabeth Thorne: …
Team
Abdulkadri Abdullahi: Coordinator Statistics and Social Development Unit
Catarina Camarinhas: Social Affairs Officer
Francis Jones: Population Affairs Officer
Lydia Rosa Gény: Associate Social Affairs Officer
Candice Gonzales: Research Assistant
Colleen Skeete: Team Assistant
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In the area of Social Development, ECLAC Caribbean engages in three thematic areas, namely: social development; gender; and population affairs.
Social Development
ECLAC Caribbean seeks to achieve a better understanding among member states of how to formulate and implement social policies and programmes, and how to promote evidence based policy making and programming within the Caribbean.
Activities build the capacity of government officials, non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders to measure progress towards the attainment of the Internationally Agreed Development Goals …
Country
Institution
Antigua and Barbuda
Government of Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Ministerio de Salud
Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas
Barbados
Government of Barbados
Belice
Government of Belize
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Gobierno de Bolivia
Brazil
Ministério da Saúde
Chile
Gobierno de Chile
Ministerio de Salud
Colombia
Gobierno de Colombia
Ministerio de Salud
Costa Rica
Ministerio de Salud
Cuba
Ministerio de Salu…