On October 9-11 in Lima, Peru, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its Fortieth Session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting.

At this international event – which will draw the participation of authorities from ECLAC’s 46 Member States and its 14 associate members, along with representatives of the United Nations system and of non-governmental organizations – countries will have the opportunity to debate about the region’s economic, social and environmental development, examine the activities carried out by the Commission the previous year, and set the priorities for the programme of work that will guide the Commission’s future endeavors.

In this video the ECLAC's Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, explains the importance of this event and the main topics to be discussed.

All information is available in https://periododesesiones.cepal.org/40/en   [1]