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According to an ECLAC report:

New Record High of 173.361 Billion Dollars of Foreign Direct Investment Received by the Region in 2012

At the same time, the United Nations agency also indicated that the profits of transnational enterprises operating in Latin America and the Caribbean have risen fivefold in the past decade.

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At the seventh meeting of the ECLAC Statistical Conference of the Americas in November:

The Region's Countries Will Analyse the Statistical Challenges of the Post-2015 Development Agenda

At the end of the twelfth meeting of the Executive Committee of ECLAC-SCA, representatives adopted agreements in the lead up to the next regional meeting.

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17 May 2013:

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

"Let us make the best of technology to dramatically reduce traffic fatalities. This can save millions of lives", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.

According to ECLAC:

Latin American and Caribbean Growth Will Be 3.5% in 2013

Region will be boosted by buoyant internal demand and the recovery in Argentina and Brazil.

At the ECLAC headquarters:

Experts Highlight Contributions of Raúl Prebisch to Economic Thought in Latin America

During the Prebisch Memorial Lecture, Professor Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo emphasized the importance of recovering the industrialization process in the region.

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At a meeting organized by ECLAC and the Government of Mexico:

Region's Countries Approve 2014 Action Plan to Strengthen Rights of Access in Environmental Matters

The aim is to make progress towards concluding a regional instrument for the full implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on the Environment and Development.

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On a visit to the Central American country:

ECLAC Executive Secretary Met with Costa Rican President, Laura Chinchilla

Leading a delegation from the Commission, Alicia Bárcena also met with senior government authorities and visited industrial parks.

In August 2013:

Uruguay Will Host the First Meeting of the ECLAC Regional Conference On Population and Development

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Luis Almagro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, signed an agreement.

At the close of the Ministerial Conference in Uruguay:

Region's Countries Reaffirm Their Commitment to Cooperate On the Information Society

Representatives from 15 of the region's countries signed the Montevideo Declaration at the Fourth Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Watch video ECLAC @LIS2: Dialogue for the information society Latin America - Europe

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Close of conference in Bogotá, Colombia:

Authorities and Experts Call for a Global, Unified, Comprehensive and Equitable Post-2015 Development Agenda

Latin American and Caribbean countries met to assess progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the Rio+20 agreements.

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According to a new ECLAC report:

Poverty Continues To Fall in Latin America, but Still Affects 167 Million People

The rise in wages has been a determining factor in poverty reduction, according to the United Nations agency.

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Watch video "Social Panorama of Latin America 2012"