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27 October 2017 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Recognize that Reducing the “Social Footprint” of the Current Model is Fundamental for Achieving the 2030 Agenda
The Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC, concluded today in Uruguay.
25 October 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: Dual Social and Labor Inclusion is Indispensable for Avoiding Rollbacks
The Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated on Wednesday and will run through Friday, October 27.
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.
23 October 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: Despite progress, 7 out of every 10 households in Latin America do not reach minimum levels of simultaneous social and labor inclusion
The United Nations regional organization presents a new study in the framework of the Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development, which begins tomorrow in Montevideo, Uruguay.
23 October 2017 | Press Release

We Must Dismantle the Culture of Privilege to Be Able to Finance the 2030 Agenda: Alicia Bárcena

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in New York in a high-level debate on financing for development with other Executive Secretaries of the UN Regional Commissions.
19 October 2017 | Press Release

Urban Unemployment Will Keep Rising in Latin America and the Caribbean and is Seen Reaching 9.4% in 2017

In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist.
18 October 2017 | Press Release

China and Latin America and the Caribbean Must Advance Together Toward the Digital Revolution, the Green Economy, Job Creation and the Fight against Inequality: ECLAC
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at the conclusion of the debates of the First CELAC-China High-level Academic Forum, which was held in Santiago, Chile.
12 October 2017 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms the Importance of Planning as a Means to Implement the 2030 Agenda
In the framework of the XVI Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning, which took place in Peru, ECLAC launched the Regional Observatory on Planning and the Plan Barometer – two tools for improving planning in the region.
12 October 2017 | Press Release

Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Expand 1.2% in 2017 and 2.2% in 2018
ECLAC updated its growth projections for countries of the region.
11 October 2017 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Call for Thinking of Planning as a Space Where Equality and Sustainability Converge
ECLAC’s XV Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today in Lima, Peru.
10 October 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena, Helen Clark, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Helle Thorning-Schmidt to Serve as Open Government Partnership Ambassadors
The Ambassadors were invited by the organization’s Steering Committee for their commitment to open government, as well as their storied careers and legacies fighting for citizen participation and empowerment.
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.
3 October 2017 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Urge Construction of Cities Centered on Equality, Sustainability and Productivity

In the context of the inauguration of the Cities Conference, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, presented the Regional Action Plan for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.
27 September 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Underscores Strategic Potential of Triangular Cooperation to Give the Region’s Economies an Environmental Big Push
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, made a presentation at the IV Regional Conference on Prospects for Triangular Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Lima, Peru.
22 September 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Reaffirming the Positive Contribution of Migrants with Evidence and Data
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a meeting of the United Nations regional commissions on the prospects of the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration.
20 September 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Underscores Progress in the Pacific Alliance Integration Process
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, moderated the V CEO Investment Summit of the bloc in New York, attended by the presidents of Chile and Colombia, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Mexico and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru.
20 September 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “The Eradication of Poverty is a Moral Imperative for our Societies”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary moderated a high-level event in New York convened by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her government, in which leaders and authorities from Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines and Spain participated.
15 de September de 2017 | Press Release

América Latina y el Caribe requiere una adecuada gobernanza de sus recursos naturales para avanzar hacia la transformación productiva

En el programa “Horizontes CEPAL”, la Directora de la División de Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura del organismo, Jeannette Sánchez, señaló que esta gobernanza es fundamental para lograr un desarrollo más igualitario y sostenible en la región.
12 de September de 2017 | Press Release

RIAL y Fondo de Cultura Económica de Chile presentan en la CEPAL libro “El regreso de la crisis en América Latina: Algunas experiencias nacionales”
El documento fue editado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional, quien en el primer capítulo realiza un diagnóstico socioeconómico de la región bajo la Agenda 2030.
7 September 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Today more than ever, cooperation must be promoted and expanded on multilateral bases”

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a symposium organized in Buenos Aires by the Argentine government and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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