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ECLAC Notes N⁰ 116
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Latin America and the Caribbean Must Pick Up the Pace to Achieve Fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Halfway through the period agreed upon by United Nations Member States in 2015, greater progress on the targets will require the participation of all stakeholders as well as structural transformations in the region, delegates warned at the conclusion of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
In focus
ECLAC Identifies Room and Areas of Opportunity for Cooperation and Investment Ahead of Summit Between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union
The new document analyzes 14 areas of opportunity for boosting growth and transforming development models.
ECLAC Stresses the Importance of a Productive Development Agenda Centered on Lithium Exploitation
A new special report on the opportunities and challenges posed by the mineral’s extraction in Latin America and the Caribbean was presented by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel…
Fiscal Policy should Foster the Transformation of Development Models, Including Aspects of Growth and the Reduction of Inequalities
ECLAC Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented the conclusions of the XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which ended at the organization's headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Arancha González Laya Urges for Promoting a New International Trade System that is More Inclusive and Ensures Better Distribution of its Costs and Benefits
The Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain kicked off today a series of Keynote Lectures organized in the…
Ministers of Finance of CELAC meet to discuss the design of a common regional agenda in response to the global economic crisis
The meeting, held at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, was attended by authorities from 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Subregional headquarter(s) and office(s)
Member Countries of the Escazú Agreement End COP 2 in Argentina with a Call for Deepening its Implementation at the National Level
At the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the first seven members of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the treaty were elected.
The Brazilian Government and ECLAC Reaffirm Cooperation Ties to Jointly Promote Sustainable Development and Regional Integration
The United Nations regional economic commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, made an official, three-day visit to the South American country, where he met with high-level…
ECLAC Urges for Closing Structural Gaps to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Authorities and specialists inaugurated an international seminar entitled “Inequality Gaps in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,” which is taking place through Wednesday, June 21 in San José,…