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7 June 2024 | Press Release

“No More Lost Decades for Latin America and the Caribbean”: ECLAC Lays Out its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation
Because of his contributions to the region’s development, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, was awarded with the Maestro Ricardo Torres Gaitán 2024 Lecture from the Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Leonardo Lomelí.
11 April 2024 | Press Release

Special Edition of CEPAL Review Presents the Vision of the Organization’s Executive Secretary for Moving Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development Model
This exclusive issue of ECLAC’s main academic publication was unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs at a high-level online seminar that featured the participation of prominent scholars.
4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
11 January 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Implementing a Big Push for Sustainability to Build a Future with More Equality, Solidarity and International Cooperation
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a keynote lecture at a seminar inaugurating the 21st edition of the School of Latin American Development Studies.
19 November 2020 | Press Release

To Change the Development Pattern, ECLAC Calls for Forging New Compacts and Coalitions with Transformative Leaderships, at a Seminar Organized by the Vatican
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a webinar entitled “Latin America: Church, Pope Francis and pandemic-related scenarios,” organized by the papal headquarters.
22 July 2020 | Press Release

Equality Reinforces Economic Efficiency, Fostering Productivity, Growth and Diversification: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary highlighted the positive effects of equality for a better recovery in the wake of the pandemic, during a high-level event organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
13 December 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls on the Region to Change the Development Paradigm to Confront Climate Change, Taking Ownership of the 2030 Agenda
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional organization, led the launch of a report on the economics of climate change that was commented upon by Marcelo Mena, Chile’s Minister of the Environment, and Andrés Rebolledo, the country’s Energy Minister.
12 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes that Caribbean Focus Efforts on Gender Equality, Climate Change and Debt Relief to Meet 2030 Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, presented the outlook for the subregion during an event held in New York in the framework of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum.
8 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region is at a Crossroads that Offers the Possibility of Progressive Structural Change
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the XX Annual CAF Conference, in Washington.
22 July 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Paradigm Shift Requires New Global and Regional Technological Governance
In New York, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called for strengthening ecosystems of technology, innovation and data for compliance with the SDGs.
19 July 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: A New Governance of Natural Resources is Needed for Compliance with the 2030 Agenda
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented in New York an initiative to create a Regional Centre for Governance of Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.
19 July 2016 | Press Release

SDGs Are Destined to Change the Conversation between Companies and Governments, Says Alicia Bárcena
The most senior ECLAC representative took part in the SDG Business Forum as part of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development being held in New York.
17 June 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: "The Current Development Model is Unsustainable - Equality and Sustainability Require Changing the Conversation between the State, the Private Sector and Citizens”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave presentations on various panels at the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2016, held in Medellin, Colombia.
2 June 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Highlights at OECD Forum Importance of the 2030 Agenda for Integration and the Change Towards a New Development Pattern
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, emphasized in Paris the similarities between both institutions for supporting country implementation of this agenda.
26 May 2016 | Press Release

A Renewed Equation between State, Market and Society is Needed to Build a New Development Pattern in the Region
Authorities and scholars highlighted ECLAC’s proposal contained in the document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” which was presented today in Mexico by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary.
21 May 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes a New Development Pattern for Latin America and the Caribbean
The document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development” holds that the current development model is unsustainable and that the region requires progressive structural change if it wants to effectively achieve fulfillment of the sustainable development goals by 2030.
23 January 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: A Fourth Industrial Revolution Implies for the Region Progressive Structural Change Centered on Equality and Sustainability
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena, is participating in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
12 November 2015 | Press Release

Structural Gaps Hinder the Achievement of More Inclusive Societies: Alicia Bárcena

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote lecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and made a presentation before the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
9 October 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms the Importance of Investment to Recover Growth in the Region
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, is participating in the 2015 Annual Meetings of the WBG and IMF, and as of today is part of the delegation of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Peru.
4 October 2015 | Press Release

Norwegian Flag Flies for the First Time at ECLAC’s Offices
At a special ceremony, the Nordic country’s incorporation as a Member State of the United Nations regional commission was made official.

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