United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

United Nations Commission for economic cooperation among its member states
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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Summary

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is an organization established by the United Nations[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's instance of is recorded as organization established by the United Nations[3].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's instance of is recorded as organizational subdivision[4].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's headquarters location is recorded as Santiago[5].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's headquarters location is recorded as ECLAC headquarters[6].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's child organization or unit is recorded as Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning[7].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's child organization or unit is recorded as Fiscal Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean[8].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's Commons category is recorded as United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean[9].
  • 1948 marks the founding of United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean[10].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Economic and Social Council[11].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's official website is recorded as http://www.cepal.org[12].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe'}[13].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'CEPAL'}[14].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's partnership with is recorded as International Civil Aviation Organization[15].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[16].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[17].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's funder is recorded as Open Society Foundations[18].
  • United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's official observer status in organization is recorded as International Organization for Migration[19].

Body

Founding

1948 marks the founding of United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean[10].

Identity

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'CEPAL'}[14].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Santiago[5], a city in Chile[20], in Chile[21], founded in 1541[22] and ECLAC headquarters[6], a building[23], in Chile[24]. United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Economic and Social Council[11]. Subsidiaries include Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning[7], an organizational subdivision[25], founded in 1962[26] and Fiscal Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean[8], an organizational subdivision[27].

Why It Matters

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . icao.int. icao.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved . opensocietyfoundations.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . iom.int. iom.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of organization established by the United Nations, organizational subdivision
    Partnership with International Civil Aviation Organization
    Funder Open Society Foundations, Open Society Foundations, Open Society Foundations
    Official observer status in organization International Organization for Migration
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