XLIX Latin American Council Meeting of SELA approved updated Work Programme for 2022-2026

The Latin American Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), at its XLIX Regular Meeting, approved on Wednesday the updated Work Programme of the organisation for 2022-2026, aimed at responding to the needs of the membership by strengthening convergence for integration, in line with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

The planning for the year 2024 focuses on the areas of Economic Recovery, Digitalisation and Social Development, and totals 47 activities.

In the Area of Economic Recovery, 24 activities related to Economic Integration, Trade Facilitation and support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were approved; in the Area of Digitalisation and Infrastructure, 8 activities were defined for Digital Transformation and Sustainable Energy Infrastructure; while in the Area of Social Development, 15 activities were planned focusing on Sustainable and Resilient Development, Comprehensive Risk Management and the promotion of an integral vision of Human Mobility.

This update, approved within the framework of the XLIX Regular Meeting of the Latin American Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), aims to coordinate the positions of the Member States in order to advance towards the integration and development of the region.

The Latin American Council is the highest decision-making body of SELA and is made up of one representative of each Member State. Its attributions include considering, evaluating and approving: the work programme for the following year; the annual report submitted by the Permanent Secretariat; the budget and financial status of the mechanism, as well as examining the activities of the Permanent Secretariat and the Action Committees

In its 48 years of uninterrupted work, SELA has become a regional organisation of reference, conducting consultation and coordination, cooperation and joint economic and social promotion tasks, of a permanent nature, with international legal personality, before countries, groups of nations, forums and international organisations.