| United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean[1] | |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Type: | Primary Organ – Regional Branch |
| Abbreviation: | ECLAC |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Name: | Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs[2] |
| Status: | Active |
| Headquarters: | Santiago, Chile |
| Website: | English version |
| Parent Organization: | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC; es|'''Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe''', CEPAL) is a United Nations regional commission to encourage economic cooperation. ECLAC includes 46 member states (20 in Latin America, 13 in the Caribbean and 13 from outside the region), and 14 associate members which are various non-independent territories, associated island countries and a commonwealth in the Caribbean.[3] ECLAC publishes statistics covering the countries of the region[4] and makes cooperative agreements with non-profit institutions.[5] The headquarters of ECLAC is in Santiago, Chile. ECLAC was established in 1948 as the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA).[6] [7] In 1984, a resolution was passed to include the countries of the Caribbean in the name.[8] It reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
| Name | Country | Served | |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs |  | September 2022 – | |
| Alicia Bárcena Ibarra |  | July 2008 – March 2022 | |
 | December 2003 – June 2008 | ||
 | January 1998 – August 2003 | ||
 | January 1988 – December 1997 | ||
| | March 1985 – December 1987 | ||
 | April 1972 – February 1985 | ||
| | January 1967 – March 1972 | ||
| August 1963 – December 1966 | |||
| | May 1950 – July 1963 | ||
| | December 1948 – April 1950 |
A mapping of ECLAC's activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (in 2023) shows that its current work emphasizes four SDGs; namely, SDG 17 on partnerships, SDG 8 on decent work, SDG 10 on reduced inequalities, and SDG 16 on peace and justice. In practice, ECLAC strives toward its own regional paradigm, called Global Environmental Keynesianism, which promotes multidimensional equality as the purpose of development. The commission seeks to balance the new SDGs with its earlier focus on equality and to better emphasize the environmental dimension of economic development.[9]
ECLAC has been working on a debt-swap strategy since 2016, titled the Debt for Climate Adaptation Swap and Caribbean Resilience Fund. This fund aims to reduce the debt and fiscal constraints for investment in green industries, stimulate growth, promote economic transformation, and expand fiscal space for public investment such as for the SDGs.
The following are all member states of ECLAC:[10]
The following are all associate members of ECLAC:
