Regional conference on population and development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The first session of the recently established Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which reviewed the International Conference on Population and Development and its follow-up beyond 2014 in the region, was hosted by the Government of Uruguay in Montevideo from 12 to 15 August 2013. The technical secretariat of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, the Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), prepared two working documents as a basis for Conference discussions and deliberations: (1) “Implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: review of the 2009-2013 period and lessons learned. Summary and overview”; and (2) “Proposed regional agenda on population and development for Latin America and the Caribbean beyond 2014”. The documents were prepared in close coordination with the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office of the United Nations Population Fund and included inputs from various actors, including civil society.

Related Subject(s): Population and Demography