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Building Resilience and Promoting Mental Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

This event brings together leading experts, policymakers, and community voices to explore innovative solutions and share experiences in building more inclusive,…

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Driving Change: Shifting Fossil Fuel Subsidies Toward Clean Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean

Fossil fuel subsidies—especially for diesel and gasoline—have traditionally aimed to reduce energy costs for the population. However, these subsidies often come…

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UNDP Launches Regional Facility to Catalyze Partnerships for Finance Resilient Human Development

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and a broad coalition of development actors—including multilateral…

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Resilient Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises for and by Prosperity

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) account for 99.5% of all businesses and generate nearly 60% of formal…

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Events
Disaster Risk Management: Towards Resilient Human Development

In this discussion we will focus primarily on identifying entry points to ensure resilience to disasters and climate change

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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.

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Overview

Regional Human Development Report 2025

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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Publications
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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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Publications
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Learning from Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean

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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A Better World for Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean

This book is the result of a joint research initiative between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to improve the welfare conditions of migrants in LAC and contribute to facilitating their assimilation into society through information and influence in policy design.

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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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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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Towards a democracy with and for youth in Latin America

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Publications
Opportunities to accelerate the transition to low-emission public transport by redirecting fossil fuel subsidies

Fossil fuel subsidies in Latin America and the Caribbean represent a significant fiscal burden—absorbing between 0.6% and 1.3% of GDP between 2015 and 2021—while…

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A Traveler’s Guide to Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

In 2024, UNDP’s Environment & Energy team in Latin America and the Caribbean supported country offices in mobilizing resources, strengthening national…

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OVERVIEW | 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,…

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Atlas of Artificial Intelligence for Latin America and the Caribbean

A Strategic Map for Latin America and the Caribbean’s Digital FutureArtificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping economies, societies, and governance worldwide. In…

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Democratizing Futures: Tools to Anticipate and Co-Create Public Policies with Youth

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has developed this guide as part of its commitment to promoting more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable…

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