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Americas - Institutions
COMISIÓN ECONÓMICA PARA AMÉRICA LATINA CEPAL ECLA -the
Spanish acronym is CEPAL- was established by Economic and Social Council
resolution 106(VI) of 25 February 1948 and began to function that same year.
It was founded for the purposes of contributing to the economic development
of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and
reinforcing economic relationships among the countries and with the other
nations of the world. The promotion of the region's social development was
later included among its primary objectives.
ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional
commissions of the United Nations. It was founded for the purposes of
contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions
directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic relationships among the
countries and with the other nations of the world.
In June 1951 the Commission established the ECLAC subregional headquarters in
Mexico City, which serves the needs of the Central American subregion, and in
December 1966, the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean was founded
in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, ECLAC maintains country
offices in Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo and Bogotá, as well as a liaison
office in Washington, D.C.
Member States:
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
France
Germany
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Granadines
Spain
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Associate members:
Anguilla
Aruba
British Virgin Islands
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
Turks and Caicos Islands
United States Virgin Islands
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