January 12, 2021, New York City, USA – Today is the start of the 12th Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean- a three day virtual meeting where global and regional sustainable development experts and top government officials come together to discuss the way forward for development in the region beyond OVID-19 response and recovery.
The 2020 Ministerial Forum, “Beyond Recovery. Towards a new social contract for LAC” will focus on three critical areas for development moving forward: strengthened social protection and fiscal systems; inclusive digital transformation;…
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 Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development (RAISD) – approved in 2019 and the axes of which have become a priority during the COVID-19 crisis – can contribute to tackling the current emergency as well as to moving towards a transformative recovery with equality at the center, as Latin American and Caribbean countries exchange experiences and engage in solidarity-based cooperation among themselves, authorities and officials asserted on Wednesday, 13 January, during the Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Ca…
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 emergency measures taken by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have attenuated the social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, but the pandemic’s duration over time and the region’s structural gaps show the urgency of moving towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable and resilient social protection systems, according to the Social Development authorities, international officials and specialists who participated in an event organized by ECLAC in the framework of the month-long series, “Development in Transition: Dialogues to chart new paths for Latin America and the Caribbean.”
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Labour inclusion policies, in combination with productive development and social protection policies, are key to reducing inequalities and the high degree of informality seen in Latin American and Caribbean countries, according to the authorities, scholars and international officials speaking at the inauguration of a three-day event that is being held at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in …