ECLAC Notes Nº 95

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ECLAC Notes Nº 95

15 March 2018|ECLAC Notes

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Headlines

Latin America and the Caribbean Adopts Its First Binding Regional Agreement to Protect Rights of Access in Environmental Matters

Delegates from the countries attending the ninth meeting of the Negotiating Committee on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration approved the final text in Costa Rica.
ECLAC Turns 70 Years Old While Contributing to Forging Sustainable Development with Equality

The United Nations regional commission, founded on February 25, 1948, currently has 46 member States and 13 associate members.

In focus

Banner of the seconf meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development

22 Mar 2018

Announcement

ECLAC Will Host Second Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The meeting will be held on April 18-20 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

Grupo de trabajo para el lanzamiento de los resultados del proyecto ECOSUD/Brasil realizada en las instalaciones de la ANEEL, en Brasil

16 Mar 2018

News

Countries Agree to Create Forum to Promote a Sustainable Energy Future in the Region

Representatives gathered in Brazil took the first steps toward creating a Regional Technical Forum of Energy Planners.

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2017.

5 Feb 2018

Press Release

ECLAC Publishes New Edition of Statistical Yearbook with Relevant Data on Development in the Region

The 2017 version presents updated information for a select set of sociodemographic, economic and environmental indicators from Latin American and Caribbean countries.

27 Mar 2018

News

New Publication Examines Nine Theses on Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean

The report calls for moving toward more sustainable development through deep structural transformation.

Headquarters and offices

22 Mar 2018

News

The Economies of Central America and the Dominican Republic Will Grow 4.4% in 2018

The subregion’s overall GDP will rebound thanks to greater exports of goods and services as well as to international remittance flows, despite a deceleration in private consumption and investment.

22 Mar 2018

News

ECLAC Report Analyzes United States’ Trade Policy and Its Hardening towards Latin America and the Caribbean

The Trump Administration has focused in avoiding multilateral free-trade pacts and has also tightened immigration policies, according to the study.

Foro de la reunión del G20 en Argentina.

27 Mar 2018

News

ECLAC Participates in First Meeting of G20 Employment Working Group

The United Nations regional organization offered a regional look at labor trends in Latin America and the Caribbean.

27 Mar 2018

News

ECLAC Studies Origin of Value in Uruguayan Exports

Report aims to contribute information by characterizing export sectors of Uruguay’s economy based on an input-output matrix.

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