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15 December 2022 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Reaffirm Commitment to Promote, Protect and Respect Older Persons’ Human Rights, Dignity and Freedoms
At the conclusion of the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing, authorities renewed their commitment to the Madrid International Plan of Action and the regional instruments that reinforce its implementation and relevance.
13 December 2022 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Call for Driving Action and Moving Towards Achievement of the Ageing Agenda on a Regional and Global Level
The Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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13 December 2022 | News

ECLAC Examines Current Outlook for Ageing in the Region as well as Progress and Challenges for Older Persons’ Inclusion and the Exercise of Their Rights
A new document was presented during the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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10 December 2022 | News

How to Follow the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
The main panels of this event will be transmitted live on December 13-15, 2022. The invitation on social media is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #ageing and #olderpersons.
Official photo of the meeting.
6 December 2022 | News

Authorities from the Region Urge for Transforming and Humanizing Housing, Cities and Territories
The XXXI General Assembly of the Forum of Ministers and Highest Authorities of Housing and Urbanism of Latin America and the Caribbean – MINURVI concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
5 December 2022 | Press Release

Housing and the City are Engines for Economic Reactivation and for Narrowing Social and Environmental Gaps and are Instruments for a Transformative Recovery
The XXXI Assembly of MINURVI was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
24 November 2022 | Press Release

Poverty Rates in Latin America Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Warns
The Social Panorama 2022 report projects that 201 million people (32.1% of the region’s total population) live in situations of poverty, with 82 million (13.1%) of them in extreme poverty. The regional organization calls for urgently addressing the silent crisis in education to avert the risk of a lost generation.
Portada del documento.
16 de November de 2022 | News

Nuevo estudio de la CEPAL concluye que la mano de obra migrante es una parte estructural e integral de la economía costarricense
Crecimiento y sostén de sectores inmobiliarios, de construcción, alojamiento, agricultura y ganadería dependen de los trabajadores y las trabajadoras migrantes.
26 October 2022 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approve ECLAC’s Proposals for Propelling a Change in the Region’s Development Pattern
The Commission’s thirty-ninth session, which is its most important biennial meeting, concluded today in Buenos Aires with a ceremony led by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero; and the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
Photograph of the dialogue of foreign ministers and high-level authorities.
26 October 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Speak with a Single Voice and Build Consensus for a Transformative Reconstruction
Foreign Ministers and high-level authorities, along with prominent political figures from outside the region, met in the framework of the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, which ends today in Argentina.
24 October 2022 | Press Release

It is Time to Raise the Level of Ambition and Promote Transformative Actions for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
With the presence of Argentina’s President, Alberto Fernández, authorities inaugurated the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC today in Buenos Aires.
23 October 2022 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Redouble Efforts to Transform Development Models and Put Policies for Productive Transformation and Diversification at the Center
At its thirty-ninth session, which begins this Monday, October 24 in Buenos Aires, ECLAC will present the region’s countries with its proposal for driving higher, more sustained growth and sustainable and inclusive development.
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22 October 2022 | News

How to Follow the Debates of ECLAC’s Most Important Intergovernmental Conference on October 24-26
The 39th session of ECLAC will be transmitted via all of the institution’s platforms. Those interested can join the conversation using the hashtags #SESeclac2022 and #ReactivationWithTransformation.
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21 de October de 2022 | News

CEPAL y Argentina abordan relevancia del desarrollo territorial integral para el cierre de asimetrías estructurales
El Día Nacional, actividad preparatoria al 39º periodo de sesiones de la CEPAL, fue inaugurado hoy en el Palacio San Martín de Buenos Aires.
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21 October 2022 | Announcement

Argentina’s President Will Inaugurate the Thirty-Ninth Session of ECLAC
The United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting will take place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires.
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12 October 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Argentina its Proposal for a Reactivation with Transformation of the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Commission’s thirty-ninth session, which is its most important biennial gathering, will take place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires.
From left to right: Ewout Sandker, Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation in Chile, and Mario Cimo
3 August 2022 | News

ECLAC Stressed the Need to Address Asymmetries that Prevent Latin America and the Caribbean from Making a Green and Fair Transition
Mario Cimoli, the regional organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, participated in an expert dialogue in the framework of preparing the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2022 report.
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5 July 2022 | News

ECLAC Supports Haiti in the Process of Implementing its National Social Protection Policy
On June 21-22, an international seminar took place in Port-au-Prince with the aim of addressing the Caribbean country’s implementation of the National Policy for Social Protection and Promotion.
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.

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