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30 July 2018 | Press Release

Gender Equality is not only Fair but also Indispensable for the Region’s Sustainable Development
Ministers of women’s affairs and other representatives are participating as of this Monday in the fifty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Santiago, Chile.
23 July 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reiterates Commitment to Supporting the Pacific Alliance and Praises Efforts Aimed at Convergence with MERCOSUR
During the 13th ministerial summit being held in Puerto Vallarta, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also called for deepening the bloc’s relationship with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.
19 July 2018 | Press Release

2030 Agenda Requires Multilateral Cooperation and Commitments on Fiscal, Technological and Financial Matters

In the framework of a high-level dialogue organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), ECLAC’s Executive Secretary underscored the need to channel investment toward green sectors and fight tax evasion and avoidance.
18 July 2018 | Press Release

Technology and Innovation are Fundamental for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in New York in a High-Level Roundtable where she highlighted the importance of creating new digital ecosystems that allow for revamping educational models and reducing gaps.
17 July 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Advocates for a Renewed Strategy of Dynamic Cooperation Based on Multilateralism between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union
The United Nations regional organization presented a new document with policy recommendations in the framework of the second EU-CELAC Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Brussels.
12 July 2018 | Press Release

Regional Action is Essential to Guaranteeing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
In a special session in the framework of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development being held through July 18 in New York, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, underlined the role of the UN’s regional commissions.
5 July 2018 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Falls for the Third Straight Year in 2017, Totaling $161.673 Billion Dollars
In a new annual report, ECLAC calls on governments to incentivize quality investment that is compatible with sustainable development.