Fifth Regional Seminar on Social Development

BACKGROUND Since the 1995 World Summit on Social Development in Copenhagen, the global agenda on social development has advanced significantly, not only on a deeper understanding of challenges such as well-being, poverty, inequality, and discrimination, but also on a growing emphasis on upholding economic, social, and cultural rights. Within this evolving framework, the changes, ambition and commitment of countries have been notable. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean stand as compelling exampl…

Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

Background The member States of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) decided, under Resolution 682(XXXV), approved at the thirty-fifth session of the Commission held in May 2014, to establish the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean as one of the subsidiary bodies of ECLAC. Among its objectives are to promote the improvement of national social development policies, foster international, regional, and bilateral cooperation among offices and institutions, examine multidimensional poverty, and advance the measurement of povert…

Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

The Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados, on October 31, 2024, in the framework of the XVI Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This meeting will bring together all the authorities from the Ministries or Secretariats of Social Development and their equivalents, and the outcomes will be recorded in a report that will be distributed to all member countries of ECLAC. The Presiding Officers el…

Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Fifth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC and the XV Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of UNDP, will be held in person from 3 to 5 October 2023 at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago. The civil society will meet on 2 October, prior to the start of the official activities. Official activities of the meeting will include five panel discussions to address relevant issues in the field of social institutions identified as priorities in the document Institutional frameworks for social poli…

Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The meeting, which will be held virtually, will be attended by social development authorities from the region. The document to be presented on this occasion analyses the impact of disasters and inequality as well as options for the implementation of some of the lines of action of the Regional Agenda for Inclusive …

First Regional Seminar on Social Development "Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: the prolonged crisis as an opportunity for restructuring"

Education is a fundamental human right, at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and key to achieving a comprehensive social and labour inclusion of the population, while also contributing to economic growth, equality, and civic participation in society. Research has shown that higher levels of education are associated with the reduction of poverty and inequality, the improvement of health indicators, the possibilities of access to decent work, upward social mobility, and a more active civic engagement. Education is also central in relation to the structural changes require…

Third meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2019