United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is a UN regional body that promotes economic and social development, regional integration, and policy research across Latin American and Caribbean countries.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations regional commission
intergovernmental organization
cooperatesWith Caribbean Community
Inter-American Development Bank
Organization of American States
United Nations Development Programme
World Bank
countryHeadquarters Chile
dateFounded 1948
fieldOfWork economic development
environment and climate change
gender equality
industrial development
infrastructure and transport
innovation and technology
macroeconomic policy
population and demographic analysis
public policy analysis
regional integration
social development
social inequality and poverty
statistics and data collection
sustainable development
trade and regional integration
foundedBy United Nations Economic and Social Council
hasOrgan country offices in selected member states
subregional headquarters for the Caribbean in Port of Spain
subregional headquarters in Mexico City
headquartersLocation Santiago, Chile
mandate conduct economic and social policy research
promote economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean
promote regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean
promote social development in Latin America and the Caribbean
memberOf United Nations development system
officialLanguage Dutch
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
parentOrganization United Nations Economic and Social Council
partOf United Nations
produces regional economic surveys
social panorama reports
statistical yearbooks
regionServed Caribbean
Latin America
shortName CEPAL
ECLAC
website https://www.cepal.org


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