8 May 2024 | Briefing note
The recent interregional seminar, organized within the framework of the "Transformative Reactivation" project by ECLAC and German Cooperation (GIZ), explored the challenges of social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean amid profound transformations and a context of cascading crises.
3 November 2023 | Briefing note
The Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and the XV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America concluded with the ambition of strengthening the institutional framework of social policies and looking to the future.
2 August 2023 | Briefing note
Faced with the urgency of addressing health inequalities, transforming healthcare systems, and achieving universality, on July 19th, 2023, countries from the region gathered with international experts and reflected on primary health care as the best strategy to tackle current challenges.
12 July 2023 | Briefing note
This month, countries come together at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take stock of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
19 May 2023 | Briefing note
May 19, 2023, marks the beginning of a new ECLAC editorial line and the first step to enhance the accessibility of ECLAC publications. After a joint effort by the different divisions involved, the introduction of the Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, the transformation of education as a basis for sustainable development was launched as a version compatible with screen readers.
20 April 2023 | Briefing note
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is State-led and open to participation by all Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is convened under the auspices of ECLAC and guided by the principles established for all follow-up and review processes by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly.
21 February 2023 | Briefing note
When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”, it presented a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite progress, the region needs to step up their efforts.
9 December 2022 | Briefing note
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a silent educational crisis that threatens to affect the educational and labour trajectories of children, adolescents, and young people. Prior to the pandemic, education in the region was already facing significant inclusion and quality challenges. Hence, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity not only to recover but also to transform the region's education systems.
3 November 2022 | Briefing note
All people have been cared for and all need care throughout the phases of life. However, care work is mostly done by women and girls, which hinders their autonomy. Transitioning towards a care society as a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality will be the theme of the fifteenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, scheduled to take place this November in Argentina.
5 de September de 2022 | Briefing note
2 de June de 2022 | Briefing note
Al finalizar la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, representantes de la región se comprometieron a redoblar esfuerzos para implementar efectivamente la Agenda 2030 y concluyeron que la erradicación de la pobreza en todas sus formas es el mayor desafío actual y constituye un requisito indispensable para el desarrollo sostenible.
30 de January de 2020 | Briefing note
14 de June de 2019 | Briefing note
Con ocasión de la conmemoración del 15 de junio como «Día Mundial de Toma de Conciencia del Abuso y Maltrato en la Vejez», la Unidad de Desarrollo Social de la Sede subregional de la CEPAL en México ha preparado un folleto informativo sobre tema.
5 de April de 2019 | Briefing note
El Ministerio de Educación y la Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Senescyt), junto a varias instituciones del Ejecutivo, participaron en un taller para aportar a la construcción del Plan de Educación y Formación Técnico-Profesional.