United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile |
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| Org type |
Primary Organ - Regional Branch |
| Acronyms |
ECLAC / CEPAL |
| Head |
Alicia Bárcena[1] |
| Status |
Active |
| Established |
1948 |
| Headquarters |
Santiago, Chile |
| Website |
English version |
| Parent org |
ECOSOC |
| Map showing United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean members |
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC) was established in 1948 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Latin America, or UNECLA) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. In 1984, a resolution was passed to include the countries of the Caribbean in the name. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. The ECLAC has 44 member States and eight non-independent territories in the Caribbean, and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As well as countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, it includes Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and South Korea.
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Associate members
Locations
Executive Secretaries of ECLAC
See also
References
- ^ eclac.cl, ECLAC: Office of the Executive Secretary [1]
Bibliography
Paul Berthoud, A Professional Life Narrative, 2008, worked with CEPAL-ECLAC and offers testimony from the inside of the early years of the organization.
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