ECLAC Notes Nº 98

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ECLAC Notes Nº 98

10 December 2018|ECLAC Notes

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Headlines

ECLAC will Present Its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018

The annual report will be unveiled in a press conference and will include updated growth projections for 2019. FOLLOW THE LIVE BROADCAST.
First Dialogue Between Authorities, Experts and Young People, Organized by UNICEF and ECLAC, Reaffirms the Urgency and Relevance of Guaranteeing, Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Boys, Girls and Adolescents

The event “On the road to equality: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child” was held at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

In focus

11 Dec 2018

News

ECLAC Participates in Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakech

Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, spoke on various panels during the two-day global gathering. On Sunday, December 9, meanwhile, she led a side event organized by the five United Nations regional commissions.

portada documento mujeres afrodescendientes

10 Dec 2018

News

ECLAC: Equality for Afro-descendant Women is Still Pending in Latin America and the Caribbean

A study published by the United Nations regional organization analyzes their autonomy in terms of three key dimensions: economic, physical and in decision-making.

La Fundación Luz deleitó al personal de la CEPAL con el repertorio de su Orquesta Sonidos de Luz, que se presentó el viernes 7 de diciembre en los patios del edificio.

10 Dec 2018

News

ECLAC Celebrated Week of Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

Approximately 12% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean has some kind of disability, which represents around 70 million people.

IX Conferencia Anual de Ministerios de Minería de las Américas (CAMMA)

20 Nov 2018

Press Release

Mining Ministries of the Americas Meet in Peru to Address the Sector’s Challenges and Opportunities with regard to Sustainable Development

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, was one of the main speakers at the IX Annual CAMMA Conference, which was held in Lima.

Headquarters and offices

6 Dec 2018

News

ECLAC drives debt adaptation swap initiative across the Caribbean

ECLAC advances its debt swap proposal as a strategy that the Caribbean can assist economies in, with financing, adaptation and mitigation projects, and in jump starting economic growth, while at once easing the burden of debt.

La presentación del libro se realizó el 12 de noviembre en Montevideo, Uruguay.

10 Dec 2018

News

New Study Addressing Uruguay’s Public Policies for Childhood is Presented

The publication was edited jointly by ECLAC, UNICEF and the country’s Ministry of Social Development.

10 Dec 2018

News

New Public Policies Are Proposed to Eradicate Racism and Discrimination in Guatemala

The study, requested to ECLAC by the Presidential Commission on Discrimination and Racism against the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (CODISRA), offers recommendations that would allow for moving toward social equality while also promoting cultural diversity.

Opinion

7 Dec 2018

Op-ed

Latin America and the Caribbean vis-à-vis the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

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