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20 December 2018 | Press Release

Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean Will Grow 1.7% in 2019, in an International Scenario Marked by Greater Uncertainty
In its last economic report of the year, ECLAC projects that the region will end 2018 with average growth of 1.2%.
17 de December de 2018 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL ya está disponible en internet, con estudios sobre temas relevantes del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe
Nueva edición de la publicación académica incluye investigaciones sobre la distribución de la renta, los gobiernos corporativos y los ingresos provenientes de recursos naturales, entre otras materias.
4 December 2018 | Press Release

2030 Agenda Represents a Paradigm Shift for International Cooperation with Middle-Income Countries: Alicia Bárcena
At a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on middle-income nations, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary stressed the importance of multilateralism and South-South and triangular cooperation.
23 October 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC and ILO Stress Importance of Moving Toward a More Sustainable Development Model to Create New Job Opportunities
In a joint publication, the organizations forecast, for example, that the transition toward energy sustainability would create more than one million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030.
17 October 2018 | Press Release

Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean will Expand by 1.3% in 2018 and 1.8% in 2019

ECLAC has updated its growth projections for the countries of the region.
4 October 2018 | Press Release

Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean Bolster their Cooperation to Build a New Narrative for Development with Emphasis on Economies in Transition
The EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level dialogue held in Santiago.
2 October 2018 | Press Release

It is Necessary to Rethink the Concept of Development in Light of International Cooperation, Experts Gathered at ECLAC Sustained
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, and Stella Zervoudaki, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation in Chile, inaugurated the seminar that initiated a week of debate in Chile about the new concept of “development in transition.”
29 August 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Equality as the Fundamental Value for Driving Sustainable Development
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the document “The Inefficiency of Inequality” during a keynote speech made at UNAM, in Mexico City.
28 de August de 2018 | Press Release

Nueva edición de Revista CEPAL incluye estudios sobre los ODS y la discriminación étnica en varios países, entre otros temas
Publicación académica contiene artículos sobre investigaciones relacionadas con Brasil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, México y Perú, además de un suplemento especial conmemorativo de los 70 años de la CEPAL, que recopila material inédito de Raúl Prebisch.
23 August 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Holds to a Path of Moderate Growth and its Economy Will Expand 1.5% in 2018, Despite External Uncertainties
ECLAC released today its Economic Survey 2018, in which it offers a profound analysis of the evolution of investment in the region.
17 July 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Advocates for a Renewed Strategy of Dynamic Cooperation Based on Multilateralism between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union
The United Nations regional organization presented a new document with policy recommendations in the framework of the second EU-CELAC Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Brussels.
13 June 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for a New Narrative on International Cooperation for Latin American and Caribbean Development around the 2030 Agenda
During a seminar organized by the European Union in Panama, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary emphasized the role of international cooperation in supporting countries in transition.
29 May 2018 | Press Release

To Achieve Sustainable Development, It is Necessary to Equalize to Grow and Grow to Equalize: Alicia Bárcena, at Latin America and the Caribbean week in France and at the OECD Forum
During a visit to Paris, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean and in the OECD Forum 2018, among other events.
22 May 2018 | Press Release

More Than Half of All Older Persons in Latin America Do Not Receive a Pension from a Contributory System: ECLAC and ILO
In a new joint publication, the United Nations organizations indicate that the lack of retirement income forces many men and women over 60 in the region to remain active in the labor market.
11 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Renews its Calling to Serve as a Pertinent and Effective Instrument for Regional Development
Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional commission, and Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, closed the thirty-seventh session of ECLAC held in Havana, Cuba.
10 May 2018 | Press Release

Equality Not Only Promotes Social Well-Being, but Also Contributes to an Economic System Propitious for Learning, Innovation, Productivity and Environmental Protection
Authorities spotlighted the proposal laid out in ECLAC’s document “The Inefficiency of Inequality,” which was presented today in Cuba by the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.
9 May 2018 | Press Release

Countries Highlight ECLAC’s Leadership for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
On the second day of its 37th session, ECLAC presented a report on activities carried out in the last biennial, as well as the projected work agenda through 2020.
8 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Thirty-seventh Session Begins with a Call to Intensify the Fight Against Inequality

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena and the Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Mexico, Francisco Guzmán, inaugurated the regional organization’s most important biennial meeting, being held through Friday, May 11 in Havana.
7 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC and Cuba Join in a Dialogue about its Path to Sustainable Development
Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in a session dedicated to the host country prior to the inauguration of the Commission’s thirty-seventh session.
7 May 2018 | Press Release

European Union, OECD and ECLAC Sign Agreement to Facilitate the Development of Countries in Transition
The instrument was signed today in the framework of ECLAC’s thirty-seventh session, which is taking place through Friday, May 11 in Havana, Cuba.

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