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Image year in review 2015
29 December 2015 | News

Recapping this Year through the Lens of ECLAC
The United Nations organization published diverse studies this year on the economic, social and environmental situation of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
18 December 2015 | Statement

International Migrants Day
"2015 will be remembered as a year of human suffering and migrant tragedies. Over the past 12 months, more than 5,000 women, men and children lost their lives in search of protection and a better life", Ban Ki-moon pointed out.
10 December 2015 | Statement

Human Rights Day
"Today we reaffirm our commitment to protecting human rights as the foundation of our work", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says.
3 December 2015 | Statement

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
"We mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the wake of the adoption of the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", Ban Ki-moon says. This global blueprint for action summons us to "leave no one behind”, he adds.
9 October 2015 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Agree Operational Guide to Implement Measures on Population and Development
The Regional Conference on Population and Development, which concluded today its second session, will hold its next meeting in El Salvador in 2017.
7 October 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC: By 2060 the Region Will Have 25% More Inhabitants, With More Older Adults than Persons Under 20
The Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Center (CELADE)-Population Division of ECLAC presented these projections during the second meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development.
6 October 2015 | Press Release

“Population Policy is Essential for Full, Sustainable Development”
The President of Mexico and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC opened the second meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Mexico City.
5 October 2015 | Infographic

International migration in Latin America and the Caribbean
Between 2000 and 2010 in Latin America and the Caribbean, emigration to countries outside the region declined while intraregional flows increased. In 2010, about 28.5 million Latin American and Caribbean persons resided outside their countries of birth. ECLAC insists on its call to respect these people’s human rights and integrate them into development strategies.
1 October 2015 | Statement

International Day of Older Persons
“I call on Governments to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable so that no one - of any age - is left behind,” UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, states in his annual message.
photo of the first session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development.
17 August 2015 | Announcement

Mexico Will Host the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development
The meeting, organized by ECLAC and the Government of Mexico, will be held on October 6-9.
9 August 2015 | Statement

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
"On this International Day, we are focusing attention on the health and well-being of the world’s indigenous peoples", says Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General.
10 July 2015 | Statement

World Population Day
"Not since the end of the Second World War have so many people been forced from their homes across the planet", Ban Ki-moon says.
24 June 2015 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Analyze Guide to Implementing Measures on Population and Development
From June 24 - 26, the Second Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters.
Imagen de archivo de la clausura de la Primera Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo, celebrada en Montevideo en agosto de 2013.
11 May 2015 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Host Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development
Delegates from countries in the region will gather on June 24-26 in Santiago, Chile.
10 March 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC and Mexico City Call for Guaranteeing the Rights, Autonomy and Dignity of Older Persons
The regional United Nations organization and the Mexican capital’s municipal Government presented a joint book on this topic.
20 February 2015 | Statement

World Day for Social Justice
"This year’s commemoration focuses on the scourge of human trafficking and the plight of approximately 21 million women, men and children in various forms of modern slavery", Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
26 January 2015 | Press Release

Poverty and Indigence Reduction Stalls in Most of Latin American Countries
Estimates show that 167 million people were poor in 2014, and 71 million of them suffered extreme poverty or indigence.
21 January 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Present an Overview of Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
The Executive Secretary of the regional United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, will show the evolution of the main social indicators in a press conference.