Community of Latin American and Caribbean States

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international organization regional organization

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is a regional bloc that brings together countries from Latin America and the Caribbean to promote political dialogue, integration, and cooperation independent of U.S. and Canadian influence.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international organization → regional organization →
aimsTo	promote integration independent of U.S. and Canadian influence →
continent	Caribbean → Latin America →
cooperatesWith	African Union → European Union → United Nations →
excludes	Canada → United States of America →
focusesOn	economic integration → environment and climate change → poverty reduction → regional security dialogue → social development →
founded	2010 →
foundingDate	2010-02-23 →
foundingLocation	Playa del Carmen, Mexico →
hasOrgan	Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CELAC → Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC → Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC → Working Groups of CELAC →
hasPurpose	cooperation among member states → coordination of Latin American and Caribbean positions in international forums → political dialogue → regional integration →
includes	Argentina → Brazil → Chile → Colombia → Cuba → Dominican Republic → Jamaica → Mexico → Peru → Trinidad and Tobago → Venezuela →
membership	33 states →
motto	Unity and integration of Latin America and the Caribbean →
officialLanguage	Dutch → English → French → Portuguese → Spanish →
precededBy	Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development → Rio Group →
regionServed	Caribbean → Latin America →
shortName	CELAC →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Argentina → Bolivia ("CELAC") → Chile → Ecuador → Government of Ecuador → Government of Guatemala → Government of Panama → Honduras → Paraguay → Uruguay →	memberOf
Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC → Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC → Working Groups of CELAC →	partOf
Dominican Republic → Guatemala → Venezuela ("CELAC") →	regionalOrganizationMembership
Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC →	createdBy
Rio Group →	dissolvedInto
UNICEF Executive Board ("Latin American and Caribbean States") →	hasRegionalGroupRepresentation
Latin America →	hasRegionalOrganization
Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC →	highestBodyOf
Spanish →	isOfficialLanguageOf
Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC →	organizer
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States ("Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development") →	precededBy
Rio Group →	replacedBy
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States ("CELAC") →	shortName