In the framework of its 37th session to be held in Cuba, ECLAC will present a new institutional document with its development proposal for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. (May 6, 2018) The social gaps and lags that Latin American and Caribbean countries suffer today have a negative impact on productivity, fiscal […]
The Commission’s thirty-seventh session, which is its most important biennial gathering, will be held on May 7-11 in Havana. (April 27, 2018) From May 7 to 11, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold in Havana, Cuba its thirty-seventh session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, at […]
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Begins with a Call for Regional Unity to Achieve the 2030 Agenda Second meeting of the mechanism commenced at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with the participation of 26 countries and more than 500 delegates. (April 18, 2018) The second meeting of […]
The organization updated its growth projections for the region. (April 11, 2018) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) updated its economic activity growth projections for the region’s countries during 2018 and kept its estimate for average regional expansion at 2.2%, after growing 1.2% last year, the United Nations organization stated today […]
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. (March 16, 2018) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called on the region’s countries to reinvigorate the process of integration and bolster intraregional […]
Delegates from the countries attending the ninth meeting of the Negotiating Committee on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration approved the final text in Costa Rica. (March 4, 2018) Today the representatives of 24 Latin American and Caribbean countries who were gathered in San Jose, Costa Rica adopted the first binding regional agreement to protect […]
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote speech today in Mexico in the framework of the “Change of Era” Permanent Seminar, organized by the regional commission and UNAM. (February 12, 2018) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called on countries today to put an end to […]
The 2017 version presents updated information for a select set of sociodemographic, economic and environmental indicators from Latin American and Caribbean countries. (February 5, 2018) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released today its Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, available online, in which it presents a statistical […]
ECLAC Reaffirms Its Commitment to Working for Development with Equality, Well-being and Environmental Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean The United Nations regional organization held a high-level seminar today in commemoration of its 70th anniversary. (January 10, 2018) The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) celebrated its 70th anniversary […]
