United Nations
ECLAC Notes Nº 106
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Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Approve ECLAC’s Proposal to Fuel a Transformation of the Region’s Development in the Wake of COVID-19
The United Nations regional commission’s thirty-eighth session concluded with a ceremony led by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; the Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett; ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena; and Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Solano. -
Because Another World is Possible, ECLAC Reaffirms that Equality and Sustainability Must Be at the Center of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development: Alicia Bárcena
In a special chapter of the “ECLAC’s Horizons” program, the organization’s Executive Secretary delved into the issues addressed during the Commission’s 38th session and the policy proposals for a post-pandemic recovery. -
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
In its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the region, ECLAC forecasts an average contraction of -7.7% for 2020 – the largest in 120 years – and a rebound of 3.7% in 2021. -
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.
In focus
Signatory Countries to the Escazú Agreement Call for Working Together to Defend Fundamental Rights and Foster Sustainable Development in the Region
The second meeting of the signatory countries to Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental treaty is being held virtually on December 9-10, under the auspices of the Government of Antigua…
Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Approved the eLAC2022 Digital Agenda
Today the VII Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized virtually by ECLAC and the Government of Ecuador, came to a close.
ECLAC: The Persistence of Violence against Women and Girls in the Region and Femicide, its Maximum Expression, is Troubling
The strategy to urgently tackle this veritable “shadow pandemic” should be based on four pillars: funding, prevention, response and data collection.
To Change the Development Pattern, ECLAC Calls for Forging New Compacts and Coalitions with Transformative Leaderships, at a Seminar Organized by the Vatican
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a webinar entitled “Latin America: Church, Pope Francis and pandemic-related scenarios,” organized by the…
ECLAC and ILO Warn that the Labor Market in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Recover Slowly After the COVID-19 Pandemic
In a new joint publication, these two United Nations organizations stress that to emerge from the crisis, active macro policies are needed along with sectoral policies that would promote sustainable…
Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)
ECLAC, CGEE, EPE and the IEA Present Overview of Investments in Clean Energy Innovation in Brazil
ECLAC, CGEE, EPE and the IEA held a webinar entitled “Energy Big Push: Accelerating clean energy innovation in Brazil,” where they presented new publications on investment in clean energy innovation…
New Document by ECLAC Examines the Structural Gaps that Characterize the Region
The United Nations regional organization developed a proposal for achieving greater comprehension of the inequalities that hinder sustained, inclusive and sustainable long-term development in Latin…
ECLAC Opens Up Spaces for Reflection and Discussion around Rural-Urban Ties in Colombia
ECLAC’s Office in that country held eight virtual events to promote dialogue and reflections on peace, identity, cultural wealth and biodiversity in communities in the south of the department of…
ECLAC Studies Global Value Chains in Uruguay
The United Nations regional commission’s Office in Montevideo presented an analysis utilizing the multi-country Input-Output tables launched by ECLAC’s International Trade and Integration Division.