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3 de January de 2025 | Infographic

Educación en América Latina y el Caribe
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22 de November de 2024 | News

Estudio de Ayuda en Acción y CEPAL proyecta que en 2030 el 70% de la juventud de América Latina trabajará en el sector servicios
Para el año 2030, siete de cada diez jóvenes en América Latina trabajará en el sector servicios, alejándose de empleos agrícolas y manufactureros, en línea con tendencias anteriores.
12 November 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Regional Poverty Rate, which Rose with the Pandemic, Has Declined to a Level Similar to 2014 and in 2023 Reached the Lowest Figure on Record, but Income Inequality Remains High
Despite this progress, 172 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean still do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and 66 million of them cannot buy a basic food basket, according to the report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: The challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development.
25 September 2024 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Governments and International Cooperation Urge More Investment in Education
Dominican Republic, Chile and multilateral organizations highlighted education as a catalytic investment for the region's sustainable future
21 September 2024 | Press Release

Towards a Society for All Ages: Building Solidarity and Equity across Generations

The five Regional Commissions of the United Nations launched a new joint policy brief on intergenerational relations, during the Action Days of the Summit of the Future held in New York.
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20 September 2024 | Announcement

Education can’t wait: Enabling conditions and investment for a better future in Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC's Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs will participate in this UNGA 79 High-Level Event.
23 July 2024 | Op-ed

Improved Learning: The Educational Transformation that the Region Needs
Op-ed by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
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10 June 2024 | Announcement

ECLAC’s Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development Will Take Place on June 25-27, Focused on Social Protection and Inequality
The event seeks to strengthen the design of public policies aimed at reducing inequality and achieving progress on inclusive social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
17 April 2024 | Speech

Remarks at the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024
Remarks by Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.
16 April 2024 | Press Release

Countries Call for Revitalizing the Commitment to the 2030 Agenda and Fostering Renewed, Bold Policies and Actions for Accelerating Fulfillment of the SDGs
The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today with the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.
The Republic of Korea’s Ambassador in Chile and the ECLAC’s Executive Secretary
20 March 2024 | News

Republic of Korea and ECLAC Renew their Cooperation Agreement with Emphasis on Education and the Labor Market, the Energy Transition and Ageing in the Region
The Korean Ambassador in Chile, Kim Hak Jae, and the United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met today at the organization’s main headquarters in Santiago.
18 de March de 2024 | Speech

Conferencia magistral de Lant Pritchett, economista del desarrollo de la Universidad de Oxford
Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
18 March 2024 | Press Release

Lant Pritchett, a Development Economist from the University of Oxford, Analyzed at ECLAC Education Policies for Achieving Transformative Growth
The renowned U.S. scholar was the ninth and final speaker to participate in the Keynote Lecture Series organized to commemorate the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
Banner of the keynote lecture.
13 March 2024 | Announcement

Lant Pritchett, a Development Economist from the University of Oxford, Will Deliver a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
The prominent U.S. scholar will give a talk on Monday, March 18, concluding the activities commemorating the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
21 de February de 2024 | Press Release

Ministerios de Educación de América Latina y el Caribe se comprometen a aumentar los esfuerzos para reactivar, recuperar y transformar los sistemas educativos
Las autoridades, reunidas en Chile en la Ministerial de Educación Santiago 2024 a fines de enero, acordaron trabajar para recuperar lo perdido durante la pandemia y transformar los sistemas educativos. Subrayaron la importancia de un financiamiento sostenible, políticas innovadoras y estrategias inclusivas y resilientes para pasar del compromiso a la acción.
25 January 2024 | Press Release

The “Ministerial Meeting of Education” Begins in Santiago, With an Urgent Call to Recover and Reactivate the Educational Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean
The meeting, organized by the Ministry of Education of Chile (MINEDUC) and UNESCO, with the support of ECLAC, CAF, UNICEF and the World Bank, addresses the challenge of educational reactivation, the transformation of teaching, and financing. To overcome these challenges, it is necessary to have public policies to guarantee the right to education for 125 million students in the region.
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18 January 2024 | Announcement

Chile Will Host an Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of Education from Latin America and the Caribbean
The meeting is convened by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education of Chile. It is co-organised with the CAF BANK, the World Bank, ECLAC and UNICEF.
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12 December 2023 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Address Crisis in Learning if it Wants to Move towards More Productive, Inclusive, Sustainable and Democratic Development
The region’s poor performance in the PISA 2022 evaluation requires firm responses by countries to improve their education systems, according to the specialists at a hybrid event held at ECLAC.
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30 November 2023 | Announcement

How Did Latin America and the Caribbean Do on PISA 2022?
On Tuesday, December 12 at an event at ECLAC, the main results of the OECD's 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) will be analyzed, along with the region’s educational outlook.
3 October 2023 | Infographic

Infographic. Challenge for educational transformation in Guatemala
Despite efforts, large gaps in access to the effective enjoyment of the right to education persist in Guatemala, particularly for rural populations and Indigenous peoples. The unprecedented educational crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased gaps, school dropout rates, learning losses, illiteracy and the slowdown in average schooling levels

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