Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Have Positive Growth in 2021, but It Will Not Be Enough to Recover Pre-Pandemic Levels of Economic Activity
ECLAC: Concrete Opportunities Exist for Deepening the Partnership between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union with a View to a Green, Digital, Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery
Authorities and Experts Highlight the Escazú Agreement’s Importance for Guaranteeing Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Signatory Countries to the Escazú Agreement Call for Working Together to Defend Fundamental Rights and Foster Sustainable Development in the Region

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United Nations Warns about the Increased Risk of Violence in the Home against Children and Adolescents Amid COVID-19 and Issues Recommendations to Address It

The document produced jointly by ECLAC, UNICEF and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, recommends concrete actions for addressing violence against children and adolescents within the framework of the response to the COVID-19 crisis.

foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.

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ECLAC Highlighted the Innovative Approach of the Comprehensive Development Plan for Northern Central America and Mexico to Addressing the Structural Causes of Migration, Which Has Been Exacerbated by COVID-19

Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in the III Annual Meeting of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS) on forced displacement, which was held virtually.

De derecha a izquierda, Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL y Carissa Etienne, Directora de la OPS.

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ECLAC and PAHO seek to improve the supply of medical products during emergencies in Latin America and the Caribbean

They call for a dialogue between health, science, technology, and industry to promote policies that increase access to these products and strengthen technological development and regional production, according to health needs.

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Fell by 7.8% in 2019 and a Roughly 50% Plunge is Forecast for 2020

The structural problems of Latin American and Caribbean economies and new international scenarios make it essential for FDI to contribute to driving development with equality and environmental sustainability in the region, ECLAC says in its annual report on this topic.

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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Centred on sustainable development and based on equality as an aim and as an ethical principle.
Subsidiary bodies and Intergovernmental meetings
Examine various public policy issues in the region, adopt regional stances and devise mandates to the secretariat of the Commission.
Treaties
Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Observatories
ECLAC has created different observatories which track the region's economic and social situation.
Building a New Future
Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability