United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
![United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/United_Nations_Economic_Commission_for_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean_Logo.svg)
The
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, known as
ECLAC,
UNECLAC or in Spanish and Portuguese
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. ECLAC publishes statistics covering the countries of the region and makes cooperative agreements with nonprofit institutions. The headquarters of ECLAC is in
Santiago, Chile.
ECLAC (or UNECLA) was established in 1948 as the UN Economic Commission for
Latin America. In 1984, a resolution was passed to include the countries of the
Caribbean in the name. It reports to the
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
Provided by Wikipedia