The Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today in Montevideo. The session was organized by ECLAC in coordination with UNFPA.
A new ECLAC document recommends leaving behind fragmented short-term responses and adopting policies that fit the new demographic reality facing the countries of the region.
Representatives from governments, regional and international organizations, academia, and civil society came together today to begin the Sixth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development.
En la antesala de la Sexta Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, que se celebrará del 18 al 20 de agosto en Montevideo, Uruguay, se realizó el Primer Foro Regional del Sector Privado.
Numerous stakeholders will participate in this intergovernmental gathering, where they will analyze the impacts of demographic change and address the progress, challenges and good practices related to implementing the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development.
Montevideo, Uruguay will be the site of discussions on migration, employment, ageing, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health, long-term care and ethnic-racial inclusion.
This intergovernmental event, to be held on August 18-20 in Montevideo, will bring together authorities from the region’s countries and representatives of regional and international organizations along with members of civil society and the private sector.
The Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean took place at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
