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José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL
20 September 2023 | News

ECLAC Supports Implementation of CELAC’s Climate Adaptation and Comprehensive Response to Natural Disasters Fund
Known by its Spanish acronym, FACRID, this instrument aims to secure resources and implement projects for disaster prevention, reduction, mitigation, response and recovery in the region.
Photo of the meeting
25 August 2022 | News

Countries Reaffirm the Importance of Generating More and Better Statistics for Decision-Making
Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries concluded the twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC.
Official photo of the meeting.
24 August 2022 | News

The Complexity of the Climate Crisis in the Caribbean Necessitates a Data-based Response on a Global, Regional, National and Local Level
At a subregional seminar organized by ECLAC and PARIS21, specialists agreed on the importance of strengthening information on the environment, climate change and disasters in the Caribbean subregion.
Cover page of document.
22 July 2022 | News

WMO issues report State of Climate in Latin America and Caribbean
Mega-drought, glacier melt, extreme rainfall and deforestation have major impacts.
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3 February 2022 | News

Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Implementing the Regional Gender Agenda and the Incorporation of Equality, Empowerment, and Autonomy of Women in Policies related to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
During the 62nd Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities agreed on preparatory activities for the XV Regional Conference to be held in Argentina in November 2022.
cover page of the document
25 October 2021 | News

ECLAC Calls for Articulating Social Protection Systems with Disaster Risk Management Policies in Pursuit of a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region
The United Nations regional organization presented a document on this issue in the framework of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually on October 26-28.
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20 October 2021 | Announcement

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Discuss Disasters, Inequality and Social Protection Systems in the Current Context of Protracted Crisis
On October 26-28, the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, under the organization of ECLAC, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and UNDP.
Foto de la Tercera Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social realizada en México en 2019.
4 October 2021 | News

Antigua and Barbuda Will Host the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The session will be held virtually from October 26-28.
photo of the participants in the event
17 March 2021 | News

Urgent Support Must be Provided to Caribbean Countries So They Can Advance on Fulfilling the SDGs in the Context of the Pandemic
Authorities, international officials and civil society representatives participated in a panel dedicated to the subregion during the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
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24 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Supporting Caribbean Countries on Their Path Towards a Sustainable Recovery with Equality

The United Nations regional organization ratified its “Caribbean First” strategy in times of pandemic, during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Foto de fuertes vientos en una isla del Caribe
22 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Prepares New Study on Innovation in Disaster Risk Mitigation in the Caribbean
The report, developed by the Comission’s Subregional Headquarters in Port of Spain, will analyze technology uses to promote resilience building and risk mitigation, and will be available later this year.
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19 February 2020 | News

Methodologies for the construction of environmental, climate change and disaster indicators in Uruguay

The event, organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Statistics Division, was attended by more than 45 people from 11 national and local institutions in Uruguay.
Diane Quarless, Alicia Bárcena and Daniel Titelman
23 September 2019 | News

Alicia Bárcena Reviewed with Caribbean Authorities Progress on the Debt for Climate Adaptation Swap Initiative, Including the Creation of a Resilience Fund
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary met with the Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the framework of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly being held in New York.
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8 de October de 2018 | News

Alicia Bárcena destacó experiencia de CONABIO de México en la protección de la biodiversidad y llamó a replicarla en la región
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL fue una de las comentaristas de la conferencia magistral ofrecida en Santiago, Chile, por José Sarukhán, Coordinador Nacional de la Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) de México.
Foto de capacitación en Tobago
25 June 2018 | News

Timely Disaster Training for Tobago Officials
From 23-25 May 2018, ECLAC provided policymakers with an increased capacity and awareness for disaster risk reduction.
Foto de la destrucción dejada por los huracanes en el Caribe
12 December 2017 | News

ECLAC Advocates for Caribbean's Debt Swap Proposal and Establishes Task Force for Its Implementation
The UN Commission recently presented the initiative at the CARICOM-UN High Level Pledging Conference held in New York.
Photo of the area of New Providence in Brahamas hit by the Hurricane Joaquin in 2015.
8 November 2016 | News

ECLAC team conducts post-Matthew disaster assessment in Bahamas

The Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean sent a group of experts on 23-29 October and is now preparing an official report.
El Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, Antonio Prado, junto al Ministro de Desarrollo Social de Chile, Marcos Barraza y los Subsecretarios del Interior y de Servicios Sociales.
23 de June de 2016 | News

América Latina y el Caribe debe optimizar respuesta en emergencias desde la perspectiva social
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Chile y la CEPAL realizaron un seminario en la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago.
Aerial picture of a Caribbean island
25 August 2015 | News

Caribbean Countries Identify Challenges and Opportunities for Making Progress on Access Rights in Environmental Matters
In Saint Lucia, delegates will also learn about the negotiation process for forging a regional agreement on Principle 10.
From left to right, Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet; Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General; Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Antonio Molpeceres, Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Chile.
4 March 2015 | News

Secretary-General meets staff at ECLAC’s headquarters
Staff members from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) thanked United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his support in rebuilding the organization’s headquarters.

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