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Maria da Conceição Tavares
8 de June de 2024 | News

CEPAL expresa sus condolencias ante el fallecimiento de la destacada economista Maria da Conceição Tavares
Nacida en Portugal y naturalizada brasileña, Maria da Conceição Tavares fue una de las fundadoras y exponentes del pensamiento cepalino y neoestructuralista latinoamericano.
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.
7 de June de 2024 | Speech

Aceptación de la Cátedra Ricardo Torres Gaitán
Palabras del Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
Al centro, la Viceministra de Asuntos Multilaterales de Colombia, Elizabeth Taylor Jay.
5 de June de 2024 | News

Autoridades de Colombia, la CEPAL y el UNFPA se reúnen con Embajadores para compartir detalles de la próxima Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo

La Quinta Reunión de la Conferencia se realizará los días 3 y 4 de julio en el Centro de Convenciones de Cartagena de Indias.
Flyer cátedra Ricardo Torres Gaitán UNAM
4 de June de 2024 | Announcement

La UNAM entregará la Cátedra Maestro Ricardo Torres Gaitán 2024 al Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL
Altas autoridades de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) y del Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas de esa casa de estudios reconocerán la trayectoria y aportes a las políticas de desarrollo de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
30 de May de 2024 | Speech

Iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta y las oportunidades para la transformación productiva de América Latina y el Caribe
Palabras de inauguración de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, en el Seminario Internacional en Estudios de China Contemporánea 2024.
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30 May 2024 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean represent 7.3% of global GDP
The International Comparison Program, in which ECLAC participates, released new results for the 2021 cycle.
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27 May 2024 | Announcement

Colombia Will Host the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
This intergovernmental gathering will bring together authorities from the region’s countries, representatives of regional and international organizations and members of civil society, on July 3-4 in Cartagena de Indias.
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14 May 2024 | News

High-Level Country Representatives To Explore How Climate Change Legislation Can Bolster Climate Finance In The Caribbean
High-profile Caribbean leaders and decision-makers, including the Premier of the British Virgin Islands, are set to explore how innovative laws can boost climate finance in Caribbean SIDS at the event titled “Climate Change and Environmental Legislation in Support of the Delivery of the New Programme of Action for SIDS”. The initiative is being convened by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC), on 29 May 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda, as a side event to the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4).
Imagine a World Without Islands
13 May 2024 | News

“Imagine a World Without Islands” campaign Hands Megaphone to Island People Ahead of SIDS4 Conference
The United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area (UNIC Caribbean) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean subregional headquarters for the Caribbean (ECLAC Caribbean) are proud to announce the launch of the “Imagine a World Without Islands” campaign. With small island developing States (SIDS) facing a shaky and uncertain future, this initiative will lean on island voices to make the case that SIDS and their way of life are worth fighting for.
9 May 2024 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Grow 2.1% in 2024, in a Context of Global Uncertainty
ECLAC updated its economic growth projections for the region’s countries.
8 May 2024 | Press Release

Major Transformations in Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Models Require Expanding Fiscal Space to Give Sustainability to Public Finances
The XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, having brought together authorities from 13 countries’ Finance Ministries, experts and prominent scholars at a global level.
7 May 2024 | Press Release

Surge in Oil and Gas Revenue Drove Up Tax Receipts in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022
OECD, ECLAC, the IDB and CIAT launched a new edition of their joint publication Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024, in the framework of the 36th Regional Fiscal Seminar being held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
6 de May de 2024 | Speech

XXXVI Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal
Palabras de inauguración de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
6 May 2024 | Press Release

Countries that Make Up the Regional Platform for Tax Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean Issue Joint Statement in Support of Brazil’s G20 Presidency
A meeting of PTLAC’s Council of Treasury, Economy and Finance Ministers took place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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3 May 2024 | Announcement

The XXXVI Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy will Bring Together Leaders and Experts to Analyse Fiscal Policy Challenges in the Region

The traditional yearly meeting will be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile from 6 to 8 May with the participation of authorities from the Ministries of Finance of 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
30 April 2024 | Press Release

The Next Summit for Social Development is an Opportunity to Improve Social Conditions in the World, Accelerate Progress on the 2030 Agenda and Strengthen International Cooperation
A session for reflection, organized by ECLAC and the ILO, featured the participation of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren; and the heads of seven United Nations organizations, among other high-level representatives.
29 April 2024 | Press Release

FAO, ECLAC, WFP and IICA: Failure to Eradicate Hunger and Malnutrition Costs More than the Cost of Solutions

According to a new special report by the agencies, the cost of inaction on hunger and food insecurity represents an average of 6.4% of the GDP of the countries studied.
foto de los participantes en el conversatorio
25 April 2024 | News

COP 3 Reinforced the Commitment to Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective and to Women’s Full and Effective Participation in the Implementation of the Escazú Agreement
In addition to adopting a decision to this effect at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the regional treaty (April 22-24, 2024), the topic was analyzed in depth at a dialogue convened by ECLAC and the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico.
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25 April 2024 | Announcement

FAO, ECLAC, WFP, and IICA will Launch a New Report on Financing Food Security and Nutrition in the Region
In the report, the organizations warn that the cost of not addressing this issue could be almost six times greater than the cost of working to improve access to healthy diets in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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