Report of the Third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean took place in Lima, from 7 to 9 August 2018. <br> The meeting was attended by representatives of the following member States of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom and Uruguay. Representatives of Montserrat, an associate member of ECLAC, also attended.<br> Attending from the United Nations Secretariat were representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC).The following United Nations agencies, funds and programmes were represented: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and World Food Programme (WFP), as well as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations Development Programme in Peru.<br> Also represented were the following specialized agencies of the United Nations: International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World Bank and International Organization for Migration (IOM). The meeting was also attended by representatives of intergovernmental organizations, such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Andean Community, the Andean Health Body-the Hipólito Unanue Convention (ORAS-CONHU), the Ibero-American Youth Organization (OIJ), the Ibero-American Social Security Organization (OISS) and the Andean Parliament, as well as non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and other non-governmental organizations.<br> The meeting was also attended by Martín Vizcarra Cornejo, President of Peru, as a guest of honour.