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Santiago
Economic Commission for Latin America
and the Caribbean
ECLAC
 
 

Website: http://www.eclac.cl/biblioteca/default.asp?lang=english&page=information
Contact: library@eclac.cl


The Library of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is located at the United Nations building in Santiago, Chile. The Library was established in 1948 to provide specialized information services on the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean, in accordance with the programme of work of the Commission.

The Library collections focus on ECLAC documentation, governmental publications, United Nations publications. Subject scope: economic and social information: agriculture, economic and social planning, economic development, environment and natural resources, international trade, population, social development, technological and business development, transport, women, childhood and youth.

Holidays observed in 2008

1 January
21 March
1 May
2 July
18 September
19 September
30 September
1 November
8 December
25 December

Areas of Specialization
Latin America and the Caribbean: economic and social development

ECLAC Library
United Nations Building
P.O. Box 179-D, Santiago, Chile
Tel: (562) 210-2000 / 210-2145
Fax: (562) 208-1946

Opening Hours (Local Time, GMT)
Monday-Friday
UN Staff
Local: 9:00a.m.-5:30p.m. (GMT -4)
External Public
Local: 2:30p.m.-5:30p.m. (GMT -4)