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19 June 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Proposes a Cooperation Narrative that is Inclusive of Middle Income Countries: Development in Transition
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke today on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in the European Development Days 2019, which were held in Brussels, Belgium, thereby concluding her participation in the event.
11 June 2019 | Press Release

United Nations Authorities Underscore the Urgency of Supporting the Development of Landlocked Developing Countries with Concrete Actions
The midterm review meeting of Latin American countries regarding implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for the Decade 2014–2024 is taking place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
28 May 2019 | Press Release

European Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean Can Help Diversify the Productive Structure and Move Towards More Sustainable Development
In the framework of her visit to Germany, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at the Latin America-Caribbean Conference and met with authorities from several countries.
23 May 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Importance of the Regional Dimension in Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, made a presentation at a high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York.
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.
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.
20 March 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Need to Create New Instruments and Spaces for Cooperation at BAPA+40 Conference
The organization’s delegation, headed by its Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, is participating in the 2nd High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation, being held in Buenos Aires.
20 March 2019 | Press Release

A Call for a Renewed, Inclusive Multilateralism: Latin America and the Caribbean at Forefront of New Forms of International Co-operation

ECLAC, the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), the European Union and the Development Centre of the OECD launched in Buenos Aires the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2019.
11 December 2018 | Press Release

The Global Compact is a Historic Opportunity to Recognize the Triad of Rights, Development and Migration: ECLAC
Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated today in the plenary debate of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in her capacity as representative of the United Nations regional commissions.
10 December 2018 | Press Release

Foreign Ministers of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico Presented Comprehensive Development Plan in the Framework of the Conference on the Global Compact for Migration
The regional initiative will change the paradigm of migration, development and cooperation between northern Central America and Mexico, under ECLAC’s auspices.
9 December 2018 | Press Release

Global Compact for Migration Provides a Framework of Non-Binding Shared Principles to Confront an Inherently Cross-Border Issue: Alicia Bárcena
At the start of her participation in the Intergovernmental Conference for Migration that is being held in Marrakech, Morocco, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary addressed the global agreement’s relevance from a regional perspective.
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.
31 October 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Foreign Trade Will Grow in 2018 Amid Global Tensions that Require Greater Regional Integration
ECLAC projects a 9.7% increase in the value of regional goods exports this year.
29 October 2018 | Press Release

Development, Integration and Equality Must be Central America’s Responses to the Complex Global Context: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote speech in the framework of the colloquium “Central America and Mexico at a crossroads today,” organized by the United Nations regional organization, The College of Mexico and the Central American Integration System (SICA).
26 October 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Called for Deepening Integration and Regional Cooperation to Successfully Implement the 2030 Agenda in this Complex Global Context
ECLAC’s most senior representative participated in the Dialogue of the Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Regional Commissions with the Second Committee of the 73rd session of the General Assembly in New York.
3 de October de 2018 | Press Release

Países de América Latina y el Caribe evalúan en CEPAL conjunto de indicadores priorizados para el seguimiento regional de los ODS
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, y Guillermo Pattillo, Director del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) de Chile, inauguraron la XVII Reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA), que se celebra hasta el jueves en Santiago, Chile.
3 October 2018 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Evaluate at ECLAC the Set of Indicators Prioritized for Regional Follow-up to SDGs
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization, and Guillermo Pattillo, Director of the National Statistical Institute of Chile, inaugurated the Seventeenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which is being held through Thursday in Santiago, Chile.
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.”
13 September 2018 | Press Release

"Declaration of Panama" Reaffirms Latin America and the Caribbean Official's Commitment to Reduce Inequalities

The Director of the Social Development Division of ECLAC, Laís Abramo, said that the countries reaffirmed their willingness to address structural inequalities and the culture of privilege in Latin America and the Caribbean.
13 September 2018 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Authorities Discussed the Initial Bases for Elaborating a Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development
A document presented by ECLAC was analyzed during the second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in Panama along with the Tenth Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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