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14 November 2023 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms its Commitment to Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, 10 Years After its Adoption
In the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, countries commemorated the tenth anniversary of the region’s most important intergovernmental agreement in this area.
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17 October 2023 | Announcement

Countries Will Commemorate Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
This celebration will take place in the framework of the fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which will be held on November 14-15 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
26 June 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC Analyzes the Pandemic’s Deep, Multiple Effects on the Region’s Population and Gives Recommendations for a Transformative Recovery with Equality
A new document by the UN regional commission will be presented to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean during the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, to be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 28.
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20 June 2022 | Announcement

Authorities Will Analyze the Pandemic’s Sociodemographic Impacts in the Region and Challenges for Implementing the Montevideo Consensus
The Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place using a hybrid format on June 28-30, 2022, at ECLAC’s central headquarters.
26 August 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC: Indigenous Peoples Hold the Master Key to a Transformative Recovery Based on their Knowledge, their Collective Conscience and their Worldview
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated today in a high-level forum organized by FILAC, where she stressed the urgency of reaffirming the centrality of indigenous peoples’ rights and of making the “Good Living” paradigm a reality.
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28 October 2020 | News

Ending Racism is a Task for Everyone and is Central to Building Fairer, More Democratic and Egalitarian Societies
Authorities from the region participated today in the launch of the book Afrodescendants and the matrix of social inequality in Latin America: Challenges for inclusion, presented in the framework of ECLAC’s 38th session.
11 June 2020 | Press Release

It is Urgently Necessary to Achieve the Full Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda, Guaranteeing the Exercise of their Collective Rights
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the President of the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, Myrna Cunningham, presented a study today that addresses the reality of indigenous peoples in the region.
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10 December 2018 | News

New Public Policies Are Proposed to Eradicate Racism and Discrimination in Guatemala
The study, requested to ECLAC by the Presidential Commission on Discrimination and Racism against the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (CODISRA), offers recommendations that would allow for moving toward social equality while also promoting cultural diversity.
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24 May 2017 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Social Panorama of Latin America 2016
The United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a press conference on May 30 in Santiago, Chile.
31 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents to Social Development Ministers an Analysis of Inequality and Proposals to Combat it
The regional United Nations organization will unveil a new study during the first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development.
22 October 2014 | Press Release

Latin America Has Achieved Progress in Health, Education and Political Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the Last Decade
Indigenous peoples account for 8.3 % of the region's total population, according to a study by the United Nations organization launched in New York.
31 de March de 2014 | Press Release

CEPAL y UNICEF plantean políticas orientadas a la igualdad en educación secundaria
Alrededor de 20 % de los adolescentes de 12 a 18 años, varones y mujeres, no asiste a un establecimiento educativo en la región, según un estudio conjunto.
14 October 2013 | Press Release

Region's Countries Will Discuss Gender Equality Policies in the Dominican Republic
The twelfth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC, will focus on the economic autonomy of women - particularly in the digital economy.
25 September 2013 | Press Release

Region's Countries Adopt Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
Delegates agreed a series of measures around the eight priority areas identified in the regional agenda to follow-up the Cairo Programme of Action beyond 2014.
12 August 2013 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Discuss New Population and Development Agenda beyond 2014
This is a people's agenda to raise the profile of excluded sectors: children, older adults, women, indigenous people, Afro-descendent people and migrants.
9 August 2013 | Press Release

Montevideo Will Host the First Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The President of Uruguay will attend the opening of the meeting, which is being organized by ECLAC.
25 April 2012 | Press Release

New ECLAC Document Examines Social Gaps in the Context of Indigenous Rights of Mapuche Communities in Ercilla
A study presents a socio-demographic overview of the Mapuche population.
9 August 2011 | Statement

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
21 March 2010 | Statement

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.