The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented today in Spain a recent special edition of the CEPAL Review, the organization’s main academic publication, published on the occasion of the Commission’s 75th anniversary (celebrated in 2023), in which he offers his vision regarding the major transformations needed for the region to move towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model.
The senior United Nations official gave a keynote lecture based on his own article published in the Rev…
WHAT: Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development “Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development of 2025”
Organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), this event will take place on June 25-27, 2024, using a hybrid format, with the participation of senior government officials, academics and specialists from international organizations.
The seminar – which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 25 at 9:30 a.m. local time in Chile (GMT-4) at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago …
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met in Buenos Aires with Diana Mondino, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, with whom he agreed to deepen mutual cooperation and align efforts to accelerate the South American country’s progress towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development.
The meeting – held on Wednesday, April 3 at the Palacio San Martín – occurred in the context of an official visit by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary to Argentina, the country …
In 2023, at least 3,897 women were victims of femicide or feminicide in 27 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean. This means at least 11 violent deaths of women every day due to their gender, according to information that official agencies reported to the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEO) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The Bulletin No. 3 – Femicidal violence in figures. Latin America and the Caribbean: urgent action to prevent and eliminate femicides, launched today, is included in the UNITE to…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its commitment to productive, inclusive, and sustainable development in Brazil and throughout the region with a series of concrete initiatives for cooperation and technical assistance aimed at strengthening the South American country’s productive, technological, and institutional capacities.
During an official visit to Brasilia on 20 and 21 November, ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs highlighted Brazil’s role on the current global economic and geopolitical stage and reiterated the need to overc…
The adoption of digital technologies is a crucial tool for bridging the productivity gaps between countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and more developed nations, generating new sources of growth, and creating high-quality jobs. Evidence-based policies are needed to harness the potential of these technologies, guide technological change, seize opportunities and mitigate risks. This publication presents an exploratory study conducted in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, in which various sources of information are combined, including web data and official statistics, to measure the onl…
The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – began today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on the precise day that International Mother Earth Day is celebrated worldwide.
This event – which will run through April 24 – has brought together authorities and official representatives of countries that are already part of the region’s first environmental treaty as well as observer countries, experts …
Social development authorities from 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries and international officials asserted the role of dialogue and regional integration for furthering inclusive social development policies and strengthening social protection systems in the region, during a high-level event held on March 21, 2024 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The Dialogue on Inclusive Social Development Policies in the Region: Strengthening Social Protection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated by José…
The third training session of the Water Sustainability Network and Observatory (ROSA) project for the Dominican Republic, titled “Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Tools,” brought together experts and officials to analyze critical challenges in water resource management in the region. During the event, topics such as the unequal distribution of water, the impacts of climate change, and the importance of effective water governance for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 6, were discussed. The training featured notable contributi…
WHAT: Fourth edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024
Santiago and San José, March 6, 2024 (ECLAC-IICA). With the attendance of high-level officials from 18 countries in the region, including the Presidential Designate of Honduras, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, other ministers and viceministers, and more than a hundred public and private sector representatives, international organizations, development banks, academia and civil society, the fourth edition of the Regional Water Dialogues in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 will be held…
In the framework of his official visit to the country, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met today in Guatemala City with the President of the Republic of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, where they discussed the current cooperation agenda between the Government and the United Nations regional organization and explored areas of collaboration for the Central American nation’s development.
ECLAC has stressed the importance of Latin American and Caribbean countries invigorating their growth and making…
Gender-based violence against women and girls and its most extreme manifestation —femicides, feminicides or gender-related killings of women and girls— are a dramatic illustration of the persistent structural challenges of gender inequality that affect women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Bulletin No. 3 on feminicidal violence presents the official statistics submitted by the region’s countries to the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean on cases of femicides, feminicides and gender-related killings of women reported in 2023. This bulletin is part of t…
This report tracks the development of the Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom, from its publication in 2017 through to the period following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Using information from official policy documents, grey literature and academic publications —as well as conversations with experts— this document provides an overview of the Strategy’s rationales and objectives and of the instruments adopted under it. The report also discusses implementation challenges and presents lessons for the future design and implementation of industrial strategies. Following the wit…
The Second Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Panama City from 26 to 28 September 2023.
This document contains the official report of the Second Annual Forum and summarizes the various panels, discussions and presentations. It also catalogues the proposals put forward by the breakout groups, which will serve as input for the preparation of the action plan on human rights defenders in environmental matters of the Escazú Agreement.…
The Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the Government of Colombia – will take place on April 4-5, 2024, featuring the participation of senior government officials, specialists from international organizations, academics and representatives of the private sector and civil society.
The meeting aims to define lines of work and cooperation areas for the 2024-2025 regional agenda. It will be inaugurated on Thursday, April 4, at 2 p.m. local time in Colombia (GMT-5), a…
On April 4-5, 2024, senior officials from Latin America and the Caribbean will convene in Bogotá, Colombia, alongside representatives from international organizations, academia and the private sector. The purpose of this gathering is to discuss the focal points and areas of collaboration outlined in a regional agenda for the 2024-2025 period. This discussion will take place during the Fourth Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies, jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government …
In order to generate data that accurately capture the persistence and magnitude of societal inequalities, the gender and intersectional perspectives must be mainstreamed into statistical production. As noted in the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030 (2016), it is also crucial for “transforming data into information, information into knowledge and knowledge into political decisions” (ECLAC, 2017a).
Official statistics are therefore an indispensable source of information for use in the design and implementatio…
Dear Executive Secretaries of the sister UN Regional Economic Commissions,
Dear Selwin Hart, UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Climate Action Team (CAT)
Dear Thilmeeza Hussain, Director of the Regional Commissions New York Office,
Distinguished guests, colleagues, and participants,
Welcome to this side-event on how Critical Energy Transition Minerals can accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), convened under the auspices of the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions.
Today, we gather to address a defining challenge of our time: powering and enabling the…
The OPCC is a network of Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians and governmental technical officers that aims to bolster the region's environmental and climate change legislation. It promotes cooperation among parliamentarians to achieve sustainable, low-carbon economies and enhanced resilience. National legal frameworks in the Caribbean need to evolve to rapidly address the increasing challenges of climate change. OPCC members benefit from participating in this initiative by accessing and sharing expertise with peers from the region, providing a valuable knowledge resource in the proce…
The event, which brought together experts and officials from more than 20 countries, highlighted the need for a multidisciplinary approach to implement effective carbon pricing policies to address climate change.…