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23 November 2023 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Reports with an Urgent Call for Progress on Labour Inclusion

Despite this improvement in the indicators, more than 180 million people in the region do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and 70 million of them lack the income needed to acquire a basic food basket, the Commission warns in its report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023.

14 November 2023 | Press Release

Adela Cortina at ECLAC: The Migration Problem is Global and Needs Global Responses

The renowned Spanish philosopher and professor gave a keynote lecture at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, advocating for a “democratization” of all countries in order to start building global justice.

14 de November de 2023 | Speech

Conferencia Magistral de Adela Cortina

Palabras de bienvenida de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.

9 November 2023 | Announcement

Adela Cortina, Professor at the University of Valencia, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

The Spanish philosopher will make a presentation on Tuesday, November 14 as part of the activities commemorating the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.

18 de May de 2022 | Announcement

CEPAL acogerá la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe

El encuentro se realizará de manera híbrida -presencial y virtual- del 28 al 30 de junio de 2022 en la sede central del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile.

17 September 2021 | Press Release

Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico Welcome the Comprehensive Development Plan, Prepared by the UN and Presented by ECLAC, and Commit to Efforts to Move Forward on its Implementation

The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, officially submitted the proposal addressing the structural causes of migration to high-level authorities from these countries.

10 June 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Working with Central American Countries, Mexico, UN Agencies and the Cooperating Community to Implement the Comprehensive Development Plan

The regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated today in a solidarity event for forcibly displaced persons and the communities that host them, organized by the governments of Spain, Guatemala and Costa Rica, with the support of UNHCR and the OAS.

28 April 2021 | News

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Affirm their Commitment to Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

The Regional review meeting on implementation of the Global Compact concluded today with a call to work so that migration can be an option rather than an obligation.

26 April 2021 | Press Release

Countries Reiterate Commitment to Implementing the Global Compact and Urge for Viewing Migration as a Contribution to Democracy, Diversity and Sustainable Development

The Regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was inaugurated today.

1 de February de 2021 | News

Revista de población de la CEPAL examina en su nueva edición los impactos del COVID-19 en la dinámica demográfica de los países de la región

El número 111 de las Notas de Población analiza con especial interés las vulnerabilidades que se han hecho más visibles en medio de la emergencia sanitaria.

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.

4 December 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Stresses the Urgency of Transforming Privileges into Rights to Put an End to Inequality

In the framework of the SICA Regional Forum 2019, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a keynote speech in which she sustained that inequality, poverty and migration are the basis of the widespread social disenchantment affecting the region.

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.

9 de October de 2018 | Press Release

CEPAL y FAO se unen para acelerar el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en las zonas rurales de América Latina y el Caribe

Considerando que casi 8 de cada 10 indicadores de la Agenda 2030 están vinculados a las sociedades rurales, ambos organismos trabajarán en conjunto temas de migración, erradicación de la pobreza rural y la lucha contra el cambio climático.