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28 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Reaffirmed the Importance of Safeguarding the Region’s Progress on Social Development and Preventing Setbacks amid the Crisis Unleashed by the Pandemic
Today marked the close of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with support from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
26 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Social and Fiscal Compacts to Transform and Provide Financial Sustainability to its Social Protection Systems, with the Aim of Confronting the Current Overall Context of Disasters
Authorities from Antigua and Barbuda and Mexico along with representatives of ECLAC and UNDP participated in the inauguration of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually through Thursday, October 28.
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25 October 2021 | News

ECLAC Calls for Articulating Social Protection Systems with Disaster Risk Management Policies in Pursuit of a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region
The United Nations regional organization presented a document on this issue in the framework of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually on October 26-28.
foto de los participantes en el evento
20 de October de 2021 | Announcement

Representantes de gobierno y especialistas resaltaron la importancia de promover la cohesión social en el actual contexto de crisis en América Latina y el Caribe

La CEPAL, AECID y el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Paraguay organizaron taller internacional virtual sobre el tema.
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20 October 2021 | Announcement

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Discuss Disasters, Inequality and Social Protection Systems in the Current Context of Protracted Crisis
On October 26-28, the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, under the organization of ECLAC, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and UNDP.
Foto de la Tercera Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social realizada en México en 2019.
4 October 2021 | News

Antigua and Barbuda Will Host the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The session will be held virtually from October 26-28.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
26 April 2021 | News

Alicia Bárcena: Parliaments Have a Critical Role to Play in the 2030 Agenda’s Implementation, Follow-up and Review
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke before the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago about the challenges for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and the serious financing limitations faced by the Caribbean subregion.
photo of the participants in the event
28 October 2020 | News

The Caribbean Needs Urgent International Support to Face High Indebtedness, Vulnerability to Climate Change and the Costs of the Pandemic: ECLAC
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented The Caribbean Outlook 2020 during the Commission’s 38th session, which is being held through Wednesday, October 28.
8 July 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents Five Proposals to Increase Fiscal Space in Caribbean Countries
In a special session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Small Island Developing States, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called for urgently providing concessional funds to address these countries’ vulnerabilities, regardless of their per capita income.
19 May 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC and the OECS Establish an Enhanced Programme of Action on the Escazú Agreement in the Eastern Caribbean
The UN Regional Commission and the Eastern Caribbean regional integration organization agreed on a framework for enhanced cooperation and understanding to assist OECS Member States achieve the environmental dimension of sustainable development through the Escazú Agreement.
Expert Group Meeting
6 August 2019 | News

Bridging the digital divide for persons with disabilities explored at ECLAC meeting
Policymakers and experts have identified ways in which persons with disability can enjoy the benefits of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). This, during a meeting hosted by ECLAC Caribbean.
photo of the opening session
18 June 2019 | News

ECLAC Subregional Meeting Examines Progress and Challenges in the Caribbean in Preparation for the XIV Regional Conference on Women

Government officials and experts from across the Caribbean participated in the event held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
8 November 2018 | News

ECLAC publishes disaster assessment exercise guide
ECLAC has introduced a Disaster Assessment Methodology Exercise Guide, developed for the DaLA trainings.
24 October 2017 | Press Release

Criteria for Access to Concessional Financing Must Change to Support Caribbean Countries with their Reconstruction
ECLAC’s debt relief proposal for the countries most affected by recent hurricanes was presented by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, at a high-level ECOSOC meeting in New York.
foto grupal de los participantes en la reunión
6 October 2017 | News

Authorities on Women’s Issues Agreed to Continue Strengthening the Institutional Architecture for Advancing toward Gender Equality in the Region
ECLAC’s next Regional Conference on Women – which will take place in 2019 in Santiago, Chile – will focus on the achievement of women’s economic autonomy, which is key for enabling them to exercise the rest of their rights, according to officials.
5 October 2017 | Press Release

Commemoration in Havana of 40 Years of Advancement of Women’s Equality and Rights in the Region with a Focus on Pending Challenges
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, and Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, led the inauguration of the Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women.
17 de April de 2017 | Fact sheet

Desastres, crecimiento económico y respuesta fiscal en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, 1972-2010
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 121, abril de 2017. Autor: Omar D. Bello.
2 August 2016 | Press Release

Climate Change Threatens the Basis of Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Agriculture
According to a report by FAO, ECLAC and ALADI, climate change will affect crop yields, local economies and food security in Northeastern Brazil, Central America and parts of the Andean region.
1 de August de 2016 | Speech

Reunión de trabajo para avanzar en la implementación del Plan para la Seguridad Alimentaria, Nutrición y Erradicación del Hambre 2025 de la CELAC
Palabras de Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL.
Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, en la inauguración de la reunión de trabajo en Santiago de los Caballeros.
1 de August de 2016 | News

CEPAL reafirma su apoyo a la CELAC para la erradicación del hambre en la región
Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo regional, participó en reunión de trabajo en Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana.

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