Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Should Develop Regional Platforms for Producing and Distributing Vaccines and Medicines
ECLAC Emphasized Opportunities for Caribbean Countries’ Sustainable Development and Recovery
The Time Has Come to Bolster Access to Environmental Information, Participation and Justice, to Build a More Resilient and Sustainable World: Alicia Bárcena
Authorities and Specialists Addressed Challenges and Opportunities for Building More Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in the Region

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Authorities from the Region Posed the Urgency of Renewed Cooperation with Development in Transition Countries Based on a Multidimensional Measurement of Sustainable Development

Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica, and Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, inaugurated an event organized on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021.

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ECLAC Reiterates Commitment to Continue Accompanying the Region’s Countries in the Analysis and Proposals for a Way Out of the Emergency and a Transformative Recovery

The UN regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, Rodolfo Solano, participated in a meeting of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021, focused on listening to messages from the regions.

Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL

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It is Necessary to Rethink and Recreate Financial and International Cooperation Systems Altogether: ECLAC

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, insisted on the importance of reforming the international financial architecture to address the debt problem, during an event held in the framework of the UN High-level Political Forum.

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Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 Will Not Manage to Reverse the Adverse Effects of the Pandemic

In a new report, ECLAC raised its regional growth estimate for this year to 5.2% based on an economic rebound but that does not ensure sustained expansion. It warns that the social impacts of the crisis are worsening and will continue during the recovery.

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