ECLAC Notes Nº 96

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ECLAC Notes Nº 96

25 June 2018|ECLAC Notes

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ECLAC Renews its Calling to Serve as a Pertinent and Effective Instrument for Regional Development

Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional commission, and Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, closed the thirty-seventh session of ECLAC held in Havana, Cuba.
Countries of the Region Encourage All Sectors of Society to Double Efforts to Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The second meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development came to a close in Santiago, Chile with the renewed commitment by nations to advance toward meeting the Agenda’s goals.

In focus

Banner third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

30 May 2018

Announcement

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Address Progress and Challenges Related to Population and Development

The third meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, organized by ECLAC and the government of Peru, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), will take place on August 7-9 in Lima.

International Short Essay Contest The Future of Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean banner.

6 Jun 2018

News

ECLAC Announces Winners of International Short Essay Contest about the Future of Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

The competition was held in the framework of the commemoration of the regional organization’s 70th anniversary, taking place in 2018.

Portada documento convergencia Alianza Pacífico - Mercosur

25 Jun 2018

News

Deepening Regional Integration is an Imperative for Facing International Turbulence

A new publication by ECLAC indicates that convergence between the Pacific Alliance and MERCOSUR is “necessary and urgent.”

Headquarters and offices

Portada informe nacional de eficiencia energética de México 2018

25 Jun 2018

News

ECLAC Recognizes Mexico’s Progress on Energy Efficiency for Achieving the 2030 Agenda Goals

From 1995 to 2015, the residential sector reduced its energy consumption by 45.9%, according to the National Report on Monitoring Energy Efficiency 2018, recently published by the organization’s Subregional Headquarters in that country.

25 Jun 2018

News

Timely Disaster Training for Tobago Officials

From 23-25 May 2018, ECLAC provided policymakers with an increased capacity and awareness for disaster risk reduction.

Foto de curso sobre erogaciones sociales realizado en Uruguay

25 Jun 2018

News

Public Officials from Uruguay Receive Training on National Accounts and Social Outlays

The course was organized by ECLAC’s office in Montevideo, in the framework of an agreement with that country’s Ministry of Social Development.

Cover Resilience and Capital Flows in the Caribbean

25 Jun 2018

News

ECLAC Report Looks at the Role of Private Capital Flows and Its Importance for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Caribbean

The organization’s Office in Washington D.C. released a new study on resilience and capital flows, with a focus on the development challenges of the region.

25 Jun 2018

News

ECLAC Promotes Gathering of Structuralist Youth in Brazil

The organization’s office in Brasilia will publish a book with contributions for the country’s development.

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