About Community of Latin American and Caribbean States:
- It was created in 2011, in Caracas, Venezuela, with the signature of The Declaration of Caracas.
- It is a regional bloc that aims to unite, strengthen, and promote the interests of Latin American and Caribbean states.
- It was created with a commitment to advance the gradual process of regional integration, unity and carefully balancing political, economic, social and cultural diversity of Latin America and the Caribbean.
- It is a successor of the Rio Group and the 2nd Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development (CALC).
- Member Countries: CELAC comprises 33 countries.
- It is not a treaty-based organization.
- It has no permanent secretariat, no headquarters, and no binding decision-making powers.
- Governance:
- It operates through a rotating pro tempore presidency held by a member state for one year.
- Its decisions are adopted by consensus and take the form of political declarations rather than legally binding instruments.
- Its decisions are governed by rules adopted by the Heads of State and Government Summit in Caracas 2011.
