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Building Resilience Through Human Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is undergoing a profound transformation in its migration and displacement dynamics. In last September, 15th Global…

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Events
Migration, Displacement and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean

In 2024, internal displacement reached a global record of 84 million people, 20 million of whom live in Latin America and the Caribbean. The region faces a dual…

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Press Releases
Fueling the path to recovery - UNDP and the Qatar Fund for Development boost access to energy for communities in Cuba

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Qatar Fund for Development have signed a USD 4.5 million grant agreement to improve access for 2.2…

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Unlocking Human Development through Digital Public Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean

The latest UNDP Regional Human Development Report 2025 – Under Pressure highlights how the region’s persistent inequality, climatic threats, polarization, and…

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Press Releases
UNDP mobilizes initial USD 2 million in Resilient Recovery grants for Jamaica

An initial USD 2 million in Resilient Recovery grants have been mobilized for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery effort by the United Nations Development Programme …

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What we do

Our focus is to help countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region build and share solutions in their sustainable development pathways, with inclusive and effective democratic governance, building climate and disaster resilience.

In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights, capacity development, knowledge and experience-sharing and the empowerment of women.

Regional Human Development Report 2025

Under Pressure: Recalibrating the Future of Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Development progress in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is under pressure. The region is navigating a complex landscape marked by heightened uncertainty, recurring and overlapping crises and multiple interlinked stressors—rapidly evolving technologies, deepening social fragmentation, and an increasingly changing climate. These factors have exposed profound vulnerabilities in the region’s development trajectory, challenging its ability to sustain and advance human development. This Report argues that reimagining development strategies with resilience at their core is not merely beneficial, but imperative for shaping a future in LAC where human development can be secured and sustainably advanced.

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UNDP LAC Working Paper Series

This series aims to disseminate research in progress relevant to advancing our understanding of complex development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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UNDP LAC Policy Documents Series

This series aims to draw from UNDP's own global experience and knowledge and from the expertise and capacity of our partner think tanks and academic institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to promote a collective reflection on the region's development challenges.

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UNDP LAC Policy Notes

The purpose of the UNDP LAC Policy Notes series is to make visible the work carried out by our offices in the region.

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Graph For Thought

Graph For Thought is a series of technical articles that shows data illustrating how different economic, social or environmental problems are taking shape in the region.

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Learning from Innovation

Learning from Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a thematic knowledge brief series jointly developed by the UNDP's Regional Bureau for LAC and the UNDP Accelerator Labs

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Development Tools Series

This series aims to provide practical and accessible instruments that translate analytical frameworks, experience, and lessons learned into useful guidance for policymakers and development practitioners in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Development Futures Series

Analysis and practical insights for the future of sustainable development

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Dialogues

Reimagining our Future in Latin America and the Caribbean

A series of talks and dialogues that will take place throughout 2025. Policy Dialogues and Democracy & Development Talks will take place on a monthly basis with the aim of bringing together global events and local perspectives engaging experts, decision-makers, and UNDP partners, in collaborative, evidence-based debates.

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Stories

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Words that Unite: Journalism as a Bridge for Peace in Peru and Bolivia

Latin America carries in its history voices that unite, that build trust, and that — from the Andes to the Amazon — turn words into the cornerstone of…

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Empowering Women, Protecting the Planet

This April 22nd marks International Mother Earth Day with the slogan “Our Power, Our Planet”, which calls for us to rethink our role in ensuring that the use of…

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The Power of Entrepreneurship: Women Transforming the Region with Courage and Vision

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are the engine of the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, representing more than 99.5% of the formal…

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Towards Beijing +30

This March 8, we share UNDP initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean that, in line with the 12 areas of the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, seek to drive…

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Stories
Innovation in Brazil’s Judiciary Brings Families Together Through Adoption

Discover the stories of three families united through Brazil’s National Adoption and Foster System (SNA), modernized under the Justice 4.0 Program, a partnership…

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Library

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Resilient Human Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

As the Caribbean faces mounting social, economic and environmental risks and uncertainties, governments in the region must seek to harness the experiences…

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Addressing the complexity of climate induced loss and damage: reflections on UNDP technical support to Belize, El Salvador and Mozambique

After more than thirty years of discussions, the Seventh Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) concluded with…

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Advancing NDC implementation in the AFOLU sector. Barriers, gaps and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean is making progress in meeting climate commitments while protecting ecosystems and livelihoods. The…

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TOOLKIT Regional Human Development Report 2025

To complement the Regional Human Development Report 2025 “Under Pressure: Recalibrating the Future of Human Development in LAC”, we have developed and compiled a…

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Gender Bias in AI Risks and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean

This working paper examines the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with a special focus on gender…

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