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12 December 2019 | Press Release

The 2014-2020 Period Will Mark the Lowest Growth in the Last Seven Decades for Latin American and Caribbean Economies: ECLAC

According to a new annual report by the United Nations regional organization, the region will grow 0.1% in 2019 and 1.3% in 2020.
4 December 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Stresses the Urgency of Transforming Privileges into Rights to Put an End to Inequality
In the framework of the SICA Regional Forum 2019, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a keynote speech in which she sustained that inequality, poverty and migration are the basis of the widespread social disenchantment affecting the region.
28 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Region Has Underestimated Inequality
The economic commission noted that the upward trend for poverty in Latin America held firm and called for resuming the construction of comprehensive and universal social compacts, during the launch of its Social Panorama 2019 report today in Chile.
11 November 2019 | Press Release

Overall Deceleration Persists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and Low Growth is Expected for 2020
ECLAC updated its growth projections for the countries of the region.
31 October 2019 | Press Release

Bioeconomy, a Key to Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Costa Rica, ECLAC, FAO and IICA presented their most recent joint report on the agriculture and rural sectors in the Americas, during a conference that brought together the ministers of agriculture of the hemisphere.
29 October 2019 | Press Release

Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Fall 2.0% in 2019 Due to the Complex International Context
Annual report by ECLAC on the region’s foreign trade shows significant heterogeneity by subregion. Imports will decline 3.0% this year.
6 September 2019 | Press Release

Chile Will Host the Main Intergovernmental Forum on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the Region
The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, will take place on November 4-8 in Santiago.
30 August 2019 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Stress Importance of Designing Coherent Public Policies with the Aim of Strengthening Planning for Development
The XVII Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning concluded today in Montevideo, Uruguay with a call to strengthen the practice of planning in Latin America and the Caribbean.
14 August 2019 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Increased by 13.2% in 2018, Ending a Five-Year Downward Trend
In an international context of reduced flows and strong competition, national policies must attract FDI that contributes to creating local capacities and fostering sustainable development, ECLAC says in its annual report.
31 July 2019 | Press Release

Economic Slowdown Continues with Regional GDP Expected to Grow by 0.5% in 2019

ECLAC presents its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the importance of expanding fiscal space and reorienting investment, productivity and monetary policies to spur the economies of countries in the region.
19 July 2019 | Press Release

2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals: Uncertain Compliance Scenario for Latin America and the Caribbean
A mixed balance emerges for the region following this week’s UN 2019 High-Level Political Forum in New York, where ECLAC participated actively in various sessions.
20 May 2019 | Press Release

The Right to Development in Places of Origin is the Solution so that Migration is an Option, Not an Obligation: ECLAC
In a ceremony led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission, Alicia Bárcena, presented to Mexico a proposal for the El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico Comprehensive Development Plan.
17 May 2019 | Press Release

Caribbean Governments Focus on Repositioning Countries Towards Achieving Sustainable Development
The 19th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
26 April 2019 | Press Release

Countries Recognize the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development as an Example of Coordination and Follow-up of the 2030 Agenda in the Region
On Friday, April 26, the third meeting of the regional gathering concluded at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, having drawn more than 1,000 representatives of government, civil society and international organizations.
24 April 2019 | Press Release

Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Begins with a Call to Strengthen Multilateralism and Regional Cooperation
The third meeting of the gathering was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with the presence of representatives from all the region’s countries.
11 April 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Lowers its Economic Growth Estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean: GDP Will Increase 1.3% in 2019
The organization updated its projections for the region’s economic activity.
5 March 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC and Mexico City’s Government Sign Cooperation Agreement for Developing and Implementing Policies that Combat Inequality
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, met with the Head of Government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum.
4 March 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Urges All Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to Sign and Ratify the Escazú Agreement
On the first anniversary of its adoption, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, publishes an open letter highlighting the relevance of this first environmental treaty in the region.
15 January 2019 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Remained Steady in 2017, but Extreme Poverty Increased to the Highest Level since 2008, while Inequality has Fallen Notably since 2000
ECLAC released its report Social Panorama 2018 today in Chile, including new revisions to the methodology used by the organization to estimate monetary poverty in the region, as well as new measurements on functional inequality, social spending and double labor and social inclusion.