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12 October 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Argentina its Proposal for a Reactivation with Transformation of the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Commission’s thirty-ninth session, which is its most important biennial gathering, will take place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires.
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5 July 2022 | News

ECLAC Supports Haiti in the Process of Implementing its National Social Protection Policy
On June 21-22, an international seminar took place in Port-au-Prince with the aim of addressing the Caribbean country’s implementation of the National Policy for Social Protection and Promotion.
6 June 2022 | Press Release

War in Ukraine Quickens Inflation, Reduces Growth and Increases Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new special report by ECLAC indicates that the economic deceleration, higher inflation and the slow and incomplete recovery of labor markets will increase poverty, extreme poverty and food insecurity in the region in 2022.
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31 May 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present a New Report Analyzing the War in Ukraine’s Socioeconomic Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean
The organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, Mario Cimoli, will unveil the document at a hybrid press conference on Monday, June 6, at the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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18 de May de 2022 | Announcement

CEPAL acogerá la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe

El encuentro se realizará de manera híbrida -presencial y virtual- del 28 al 30 de junio de 2022 en la sede central del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile.
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27 de April de 2022 | News

Mario Cimoli Analyzed the Socioeconomic Context in the Region in View of the Armed Conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Calling for Strengthening of Regional Cooperation

ECLAC’s Acting Executive Secretary met with the Permanent Representatives of Commission member countries in New York.
1 April 2022 | Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Mario Cimoli as Acting Executive Secretary of ECLAC
The Argentine economist will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31 after nearly 14 years at the helm of ECLAC.
31 March 2022 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Concluded Her Mandate as Executive Secretary of ECLAC after Nearly 14 Years at its Helm
As of April 1, 2022, she will be succeeded on an interim basis by Mario Cimoli, the Commission’s current Deputy Executive Secretary.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
24 March 2022 | News

Alicia Bárcena: The Hallmark of Equality and its Key Impact on Development in the Region Distinguish ECLAC’s Legacy in the Last Decade
The Executive Secretary of the regional Commission participated today in the launch of a special issue of El Trimestre Económico dedicated to reviewing the organization’s work over the last ten years.
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17 de March de 2022 | News

Nuevo documento analiza la cohesión social desde una mirada regional y nacional a fin de identificar prioridades y oportunidades para las políticas públicas
Informe elaborado por la CEPAL y AECID fue presentado en un seminario virtual en el que participaron destacados analistas internacionales.
17 March 2022 | Press Release

“Inequality Conspires Against Recovery and Development”: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a keynote speech at FAO’s regional headquarters, where tribute was paid to her distinguished trajectory at the United Nations.
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16 de March de 2022 | News

Juventudes afrodescendientes de América Latina y el Caribe afrontan mayores desigualdades
Nuevo informe elaborado por CEPAL y UNFPA presenta una matriz de desigualdades que viven aproximadamente 37,6 millones de personas jóvenes afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe
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8 March 2022 | News

Experts Reiterate the Importance of Innovation, Technological Development and Public-Private Cooperation for a Green, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery in the Region
The SDG Business Forum in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 was held today in the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is taking place in San José, Costa Rica.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary.
4 February 2022 | News

Regional Integration and Solidarity are Essential to Confront Growing Global Asymmetries and Disparities Between Developed and Developing Countries
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated today in the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s Coordination Segment, addressing the causality and linkages between variables to build back better with an integrated policy strategy.
25 January 2022 | Press Release

Extreme Poverty in the Region Rises to 86 Million in 2021 due to the Deepening of the Social and Health Crisis Prompted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
In its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America, ECLAC estimates that the number of people living in extreme poverty rose by around 5 million between 2020 and 2021. The United Nations organization calls for moving towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable and resilient social protection systems.
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21 January 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release the Latest Poverty and Inequality Figures in the Context of the Prolonged Health and Social Crisis Linked to COVID-19
The Social Panorama of Latin America 2021 report will be unveiled on Thursday, January 27 at a virtual press conference by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.
3 December 2021 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Urge for Rethinking the Financing Agenda for a Sustainable and Egalitarian Recovery
In the framework of the thirty-sixth session of the Committee of the Whole of ECLAC, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented five innovative financing for development proposals for the region.
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2 de December de 2021 | News

Alicia Bárcena llamó a una mayor solidaridad internacional para completar la vacunación y acceder a financiamiento para la recuperación pos pandemia
Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó en el lanzamiento del informe Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2021 (LEO), realizado conjuntamente con la OCDE, CAF y la Comisión Europea.
2 December 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for Reforms to Address Long-Standing Challenges, Says New Report
The Development Centre of the OECD, ECLAC, CAF and the European Commission launch today their joint report Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2021.
15 November 2021 | Press Release

Peru and ECLAC Reaffirm the Strengthening of Cooperation on Economic, Social and Environmental Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, made an official visit to Lima today, where she met with President Pedro Castillo and members of his Cabinet.

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