Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC Reaffirms Commitment to Working with and for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Regional Cooperation and Integration to Tackle Current and Future Challenges in the Face of COVID-19
ECLAC Proposes Moving Towards a Basic Income to Help the Most Vulnerable Population Overcome the Coronavirus’s Effects
In the Post-COVID-19 World, the 2030 Agenda Demands More Cooperation and Regional Integration, More Multilateralism and Greater Productive Integration: Alicia Bárcena
Contribution of Science, Technology and Innovation is Key for Facing Challenges in the Health Industry and for Economic Recovery after the Pandemic

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Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary, during her presentation.

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Alicia Bárcena Calls for Moving Towards a More Democratic Globalization, with a New Development Paradigm that Recognizes Social, Environmental and Economic Interdependence

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a virtual seminar organized by the Spanish organization Casa de América and focused on how to face the crisis caused by the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC

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Urgent Attention Should Be Given to the Unique Vulnerabilities and Challenges Faced by Caribbean Countries to Achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Alicia Bárcena

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary led an extraordinary meeting of the Community of Practice with Caribbean countries that are presenting their Voluntary National Reviews at the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2020.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Will Lead to the Biggest Contraction in Economic Activity in the Region’s History: A -5.3% Drop in 2020

ECLAC released new growth projections for Latin American and Caribbean countries. It underscores that in the medium term, this crisis will provoke structural changes in the organization of production, international trade, and the current globalization model.

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Borrowing is Not an Option for Caribbean Countries, Access to Concessional Funding and Debt Relief is Urgently Needed to Face the COVID-19 Crisis

Caribbean Heads of State and Finance Ministers met with ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, to analyze debt relief proposals and other measures to fight the effects of the pandemic.

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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.
The Inefficiency of Inequality
ECLAC proposes strategic guidelines to increase the efficiency of Latin American and Caribbean economies, based on equality and sustainability and within the framework of the 2030 Agenda.