ECLAC Notes Nº 101

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Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, apresentou o relatório no Santiago do Chile

Economic Slowdown Continues with Regional GDP Expected to Grow by 0.5% in 2019

ECLAC presented its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the importance of expanding fiscal space and reorienting investment, productivity and monetary policies to spur the economies of countries in the region.

Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, apresentou o relatório no Santiago do Chile

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Increased by 13.2% in 2018, Ending a Five-Year Downward Trend

In an international context of reduced flows and strong competition, national policies must attract FDI that contributes to creating local capacities and fostering sustainable development, ECLAC says in its annual report.

Isabel Plá, Ministra da Mulher e Equidade de Gênero do Chile, Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da CEPAL, María Noel Vaeza, Diretora Regional para as Américas e o Caribe de ONU Mulheres.

Chile Will Host the Main Intergovernmental Forum on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the Region

The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, will take place on November 4-8 in Santiago.

In focus:

Panel de cierre de la XVII Reunión del Consejo Regional de Planificación.

Countries in the Region Stress Importance of Designing Coherent Public Policies with the Aim of Strengthening Planning for Development

2019-08-30 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

The XVII Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning concluded today in Montevideo, Uruguay with a call to strengthen the practice of planning in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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ECLAC’s Summer School 2019 Concludes with the Participation of 40 Students from 19 Countries

2019-09-27 12:00:00 UTC - News

On Monday, September 30, the 20th session of this academic program organized in Santiago, Chile each year since 2000 will come to a close.

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Countries of the region will assess progress and challenges in the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

2019-07-10 12:00:00 UTC - News

The fourth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, 9 - 10 October 2019

Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York

2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals: Uncertain Compliance Scenario for Latin America and the Caribbean

2019-07-19 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

A mixed balance emerges for the region following this week’s UN 2019 High-Level Political Forum in New York, where ECLAC participated actively in various sessions.

Headquarters and offices:

ECLAC Launches New Book Showing Paths to Development in Brazil

2019-09-03 12:00:00 UTC - Briefing note

The organization’s office in Brasilia has organized a book that brings together essays with contributions on tackling structural economic “bottlenecks” and harnessing opportunities for the country’s development.

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New opportunities for cooperation on sustainable development among Caribbean countries emerge at ECLAC meeting

2019-09-24 12:00:00 UTC - News

Policy makers and regional experts gathered for a two-day workshop hosted by ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, on 17-18 September 2019.

Presentación Estrategia Uruguay 2050

Uruguay Presented its National Development Strategy through 2050, with Support from ECLAC

2019-09-27 12:00:00 UTC - News

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, Alicia Bárcena, participated in the event to launch the initiative on August 27 in Montevideo.

Opinion:

2030 Agenda and Latin America and the Caribbean: Urgency at critical point

2019-07-19 12:00:00 UTC - Article

By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC