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15 November 2023 | Press Release

Countries Call for Redoubling Efforts to Achieve Full Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
Authorities concluded the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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14 November 2023 | News

New Document Analyzes Progress on Implementation of the Priority Measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, 10 Years After its Adoption
The report, prepared by ECLAC with support from UNFPA, was presented to countries in the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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.
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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7 December 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Organizes Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean
The meeting will take place using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on December 13-15, 2022 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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27 July 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Lost Nearly 3 Years of Life Expectancy at Birth between 2019 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
New estimates and projections by ECLAC and the United Nations Population Division confirm that the region’s population is growing at an increasingly low rate, due mainly to a decline in fertility.
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25 May 2021 | News

Fourth Meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Take Place in the First Half of 2022
The meeting, which was postponed in 2020 due to the global health crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile using a hybrid model, meaning a mix of in-person and virtual participation.
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10 July 2019 | Announcement

Countries of the region will assess progress and challenges in the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
The fourth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, 9 - 10 October 2019
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18 March 2019 | News

Profound Changes in Demographic Dynamics Will Have Consequences for Public Policies, ECLAC Warns
The First Regional Report on the Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus describes the region’s progress and challenges with regard to population and development.
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14 March 2019 | News

Rights-based Approach is Essential for Addressing the Ageing of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Population
A new publication by ECLAC warns that population ageing in the region is taking place in a scenario marked by inequality and poverty.
9 August 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms the Montevideo Consensus as the Road Map for Action on Population and Development Matters
The third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today in Lima, Peru.
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30 May 2018 | Announcement

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Address Progress and Challenges Related to Population and Development
The third meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, organized by ECLAC and the government of Peru, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), will take place on August 7-9 in Lima.
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12 December 2017 | News

ECLAC Studies Effects of Law for More Flexible Access to Retirement Pensions in Uruguay
Commission prepared two studies, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Center for Fiscal Studies.
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14 June 2017 | Announcement

Countries of the Region will Assess Progress and Challenges to the Exercise of Human Rights by Older Persons
Paraguay will host the fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held June 27-30 in Asunción.
People walking in a street of Honduras.
14 June 2017 | News

ECLAC Promotes a Life Cycle Approach to End Inequalities Determined by People’s Age
In its Social Panorama of Latin America 2016 report, the regional body identifies diverse structural gaps in childhood and adolescence, youth, adulthood and old age.
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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.
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.

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