ECLAC participates in a discussion on social and solidarity economy organized by CIRIEC-Colombia

In an effort to foster dialogue and collaboration around the social and solidarity economy, the Center for Research, Documentation and Information of the Public, Social and Solidarity Economy of Colombia (CIRIEC-Colombia) in a new version of a series of talks, had the participation of the Productive and Business Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

On May 31, the first “solidarity conversation” took place on international agreements and resolutions aimed at promoting the development of the social and solidarity economy (SSE), as well as the challenges and opportunities that arise when implementing them in practice.

The discussion “International agreements and resolutions to promote the social and solidarity economy. How to put them into practice?” It included presentations by Elisa Torrenegra, vice president of the Alliance of Mutualism of America (AMA) and co-president of the International Forum of the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESSFI), and Felipe Correa, researcher at the Productive and Business Development Division of ECLAC. The discussion allowed the exchange of reflections, research and opinions on the social and solidarity economy both in Colombia and Latin America.

During the session, Correa presented various topics of interest, including the perspective of the United Nations system in support of the SSE, as well as the work carried out by the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)along with the main milestones and challenges of this Group.

The goal of UNTFSSE is to increase visibility and promote recognition of the crucial role that SSE companies and organizations play in global sustainable development. In relation to this, ECLAC’s participation in this event underlines its continued commitment to work in promoting the SSE in Latin America and the Caribbean, to strengthen its legal infrastructure and public policies.