Santiago, Chile: United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
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ECLAC, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world. The promotion of the region's social development was later included among its primary objectives.
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.
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IPPF/WHR works to improve the health of women throughout the Americas, ensure access to family planning, and address the range of sexual and reproductive health issues that affect the integral health of women, men, and adolescents in Latin America and Caribbean region.
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Gateway to Latin American information on the Internet, with editorially reviewed directories linking to information by country, region, subject, and on LANIC joint projects, databases, news, and Latin American studies; affiliated with the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin; site versions in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association or Asociación de Economía de América Latina y el Caribe (LACEA) is an international association of economists with common research interests in Latin America. It was formed in 1992 to facilitate the exchange of ideas among economists and policymakers. For more information about LACEA, preview its history and Bylaws.
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The Network of Sex Workers Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was founded in 1997 in order to support and strengthen female sex worker organizations in the defense and promotion of their rights in the region. RedTraSex promotes and respects the independence and autonomy of each organization of sex worker women in each participating country.
