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22 March 2024 | Press Release

Regional Dialogue is Indispensable for Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Region, Authorities and Specialists Stressed
A high-level dialogue on inclusive social development policies was inaugurated by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and senior officials from Costa Rica, Chile and Honduras.
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22 de March de 2024 | News

El futuro de los sistemas de protección social en un contexto de cascada de crisis se analizó en seminario interregional
Autoridades de la región y especialistas participaron en evento organizado por la CEPAL y la Cooperación Alemana.
4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
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28 September 2023 | Announcement

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Meet on October 3-5 in Chile
The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean – organized by ECLAC, the Government of Chile and the UNDP – will be centered on strengthening the social institutional framework in the region.
28 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Reaffirmed the Importance of Safeguarding the Region’s Progress on Social Development and Preventing Setbacks amid the Crisis Unleashed by the Pandemic
Today marked the close of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with support from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
26 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Social and Fiscal Compacts to Transform and Provide Financial Sustainability to its Social Protection Systems, with the Aim of Confronting the Current Overall Context of Disasters
Authorities from Antigua and Barbuda and Mexico along with representatives of ECLAC and UNDP participated in the inauguration of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually through Thursday, October 28.
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25 October 2021 | News

ECLAC Calls for Articulating Social Protection Systems with Disaster Risk Management Policies in Pursuit of a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region
The United Nations regional organization presented a document on this issue in the framework of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually on October 26-28.
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20 October 2021 | Announcement

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Discuss Disasters, Inequality and Social Protection Systems in the Current Context of Protracted Crisis
On October 26-28, the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, under the organization of ECLAC, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and UNDP.
Foto de la Tercera Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social realizada en México en 2019.
4 October 2021 | News

Antigua and Barbuda Will Host the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The session will be held virtually from October 26-28.
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15 de April de 2021 | News

STPS y CEPAL dialogan sobre políticas orientadas a reducir la informalidad laboral en México
Ambas instituciones organizaron el Seminario virtual “Afrontar los desafíos de la informalidad laboral desde el territorio: herramientas para la formulación de políticas” como parte de un proyecto de la Cuenta de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo.
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11 January 2021 | Announcement

Authorities Will Examine Progress on the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Wednesday, January 13, the Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, in the framework of the XII Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean co-organized with UNDP.
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29 October 2020 | News

The Protection of Older Persons Must Have Dignity and Humanity at the Center
In the framework of its 38th session, ECLAC presented a document that analyzes the situation of this population in the countries of Central America and Mexico.
17 de December de 2019 | Infographic

Infografia Agenda Regional de Desarrollo Social Inclusivo
La ARDSI es un instrumento técnico y político que busca avanzar hacia la implementación de la dimensión social del desarrollo sostenible y la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en los países de América Latina y el Caribe. Se fundamenta en políticas públicas para la intervención en la pobreza, las desigualdades estructurales de la región y sus nuevos desafíos. Fue aprobada en 2019 durante la Tercera Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe que congrega a los Ministros, Ministras y Altas Autoridades de Desarrollo Social de la región.
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21 November 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present New Poverty and Inequality Figures and an Analysis of Middle-Income Strata in the Region
On Thursday, November 28, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will launch in Chile the Social Panorama of Latin America 2019 report.
3 October 2019 | Press Release

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Approved Regional Agenda to Promote Inclusive Social Development
That is the primary outcome of the Third Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, a gathering convened by ECLAC, the government of Mexico and the UNDP, which concluded this Thursday in the Mexican capital.
1 October 2019 | Press Release

New Generation of Welfare Policies is Needed to Accelerate Implementation of the 2030 Agenda, Authorities Stress at Regional Conference’s Opening Session
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, led the inauguration of this event.
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17 June 2019 | News

ECLAC: Working Does Not Guarantee Overcoming Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new book published by the United Nations regional organization analyses the importance of non-contributory social protection programmes in the region.
27 October 2017 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Recognize that Reducing the “Social Footprint” of the Current Model is Fundamental for Achieving the 2030 Agenda
The Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC, concluded today in Uruguay.
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9 December 2016 | News

Labor Income Inequality Shrank in Uruguay between 2007 and 2014 Despite an Increase in Productive Heterogeneity
ECLAC presented a new study in conjunction with the ILO indicating that Uruguay’s labor and tax policies likely contributed to reducing the income differential.
26 March 2015 | Announcement

Latin American and Norwegian Perspective on Public Policies for Equality Will Be Analyzed in a Seminar
The high-level event “Paths Toward Equality and Development: Latin America-Norway Dialogue” will take place on March 30-31 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

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