Havana, May 3 (RHC)-- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold in Havana its 37th Session -- the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting.

During the gathering, to be held from May 7th through the 11th, the regional body will deliver its new development proposal for all the countries of the region.

ECLAC’s 46 member countries and 13 associate members will be represented by more than 25 ministers, deputy ministers and other senior authorities from more than 20 countries’ departments of Foreign Affairs, Energy, Mining, the Environment, Trade, Social Development, Education, Economy and Finance, among others.

At the meeting, participants will analyze issues relevant to the development of the region’s countries and will examine the progress made on the Commission’s activities.

The session´s official opening ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 8th and will be led by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.

Cuba is a founding member of ECLAC and has participated in the Commission’s activities since 1948. This will be the second time that the country hosts a session, after serving as the site for the organization’s second meeting in 1949.

Its designation as host of the 37th Session was endorsed by acclamation by ECLAC’s member countries at the conclusion of the work done during the Thirty-sixth Session, held in May 2016 in Mexico City.