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ECLAC Will Present a New Report Analyzing the War in Ukraine’s Socioeconomic Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean

31 May 2022 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Monday, June 6, a new policy brief in which it examines the economic and social impact of the war in Ukraine on the region, and offers countries recommendations on how to address its effects. The new document – entitled Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine: how should the region face this new crisis? – analyzes economic and social variables as well as the different sectors of the regional economy that have been affected by the armed conflict that began in February of this yea…

Alicia Bárcena: The Hallmark of Equality and its Key Impact on Development in the Region Distinguish ECLAC’s Legacy in the Last Decade

24 Mar 2022 | News

“The hallmark of equality and its key impact on the development process of countries in the region and on human progress distinguish the legacy of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) over the last decade,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional Commission, said today during the presentation of a special edition of the journal El Trimestre Económico dedicated to analyzing ECLAC over the last ten years. “The issue we are presenting today is the result of a generous invitation that we interpret as sincere recognition of the work …

Regional Integration and Solidarity are Essential to Confront Growing Global Asymmetries and Disparities Between Developed and Developing Countries

4 Feb 2022 | News

Regional integration and solidarity are essential to confront the growing global asymmetries and disparities between developed countries and developing countries, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), emphasized today during the Coordination Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), where she referred to the causality and linkages between variables to build back better with an integrated policy strategy. “Even as recoveries continue, divergence in growth rates, vaccination rates, fiscal stimulus, ac…

ECLAC Will Present from Mexico its Annual Report on the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

5 Jan 2022 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Wednesday, January 12 its annual flagship report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, which examines the behavior of the region’s economies during the year that recently ended and updates growth estimates and other economic indicators that reflect the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent recovery on the countries of the region. More specifically, the document will present new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2…

Online launch of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2021

25 Nov 2021 | Announcement

Register for the launch event English- Spanish interpretation will be available Despite rapid and well‑targeted policy action to respond to the crisis, the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has been the global epicentre of the COVID -19 pandemic with the greatest socio-economic impacts. Although positive growth is foreseen for 2021, gross domestic product per capita is not expected to return to pre‑crisis levels before 2023‑24. The impact of the crisis has been asymmetric, particularly affecting the most vulnerable groups. The 14th edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook…

Member States and Associate Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee will Address Challenges to Accelerate the Recovery and Strengthen Economic Resilience in the Subregion

3 Nov 2021 | Announcement

On Friday, November 5, the Member States and Associate Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee will meet virtually in order to address the challenges posed by the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and to strengthen economic resilience in the subregion at the twentieth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of this subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) officially meets every two years, its main objectives being to promote and strengthen economic and social cooperati…

ECLAC Urges for Strengthening Welfare States and Moving Towards a Care Society for a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability

21 Sep 2021 | News

To achieve a transformative recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which puts emphasis on investment for equality and sustainability, we must transform the State by restructuring the education and health systems, strengthening welfare states and moving towards a care society, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a virtual keynote lecture given at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). ECLAC’s highest authority participated in the 14th National Dialogue for a Social Mexico: Developme…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Will Present the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

24 Aug 2021 | Announcement

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, will present on Tuesday, August 31 the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021: Labour dynamics and employment policies for sustainable and inclusive recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis, one of the institution’s most important flagship annual reports, which takes stock of the region’s economies in the last year, especially regarding the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and provides outlooks for 2021 and 2022. The latest iteration of this document – which has been publis…

ECLAC Emphasized Opportunities for Caribbean Countries’ Sustainable Development and Recovery

21 Jul 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, participated today in the Eleventh General Meeting between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Associated Institutions and the United Nations System, where she addressed the challenges of the post-COVID-19 recovery and the opportunities existing for sustainable development in CARICOM. She stressed the need for egalitarian access to vaccines, the creation of a resilience fund to tackle the debt problem and climate vulnerability, as well as the need to broaden the criteria for measur…

ECLAC Report Will Present New Economic Projections for the Region’s Countries, More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic First Appeared

6 Jul 2021 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present this Thursday, July 8, a special report that examines the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a year after it first appeared, providing new growth projections for the region’s countries. The new document, entitled The recovery paradox in Latin America and the Caribbean. Growth amid persisting structural problems: inequality, poverty and low investment and productivity, analyzes the performance of the region’s main economic and social indicators and presents policy proposals for achieving…

The Measures to Drive the Economic Reactivation are an Opportunity to Reorient the Development Pattern Towards a More Sustainable and Inclusive One: Alicia Bárcena

11 May 2021 | News

The packages of measures implemented by governments to drive the post-pandemic economic reactivation are an opportunity to reorient the development pattern towards one that is more sustainable and inclusive, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today during the inauguration of Climate Week 2021. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the opening session of the virtual regional gathering, which is bringing together government representatives as well as private sector and civil society lea…

CEPAL Review Will Launch a New Special Edition on COVID-19 and the Socioeconomic Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

27 Apr 2021 | Announcement

LIVE BROADCAST (Simultaneous interpretation will be provided). With the aim of contributing to broadening and deepening discussions regarding the global crisis and its effects on and prospects for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, the CEPAL Review has edited a special issue on the COVID-19 pandemic, which will be unveiled next Thursday, April 29, during a webinar that will include a virtual dialogue with authors of the articles to be published in this distinctive edition. The event entitled “COVID-19 and the socioeconomic crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean” will take pl…

Argentina’s President Will Deliver a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

26 Jan 2021 | Announcement

The President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, in the framework of his state visit to Chile. The Argentine leader will deliver a virtual keynote lecture starting at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00), speaking from the United Nations organization’s central headquarters, where he will be received by Alicia Bárcena, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary. Also participating in the event, to be inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, will be Ennio Vivald…

ECLAC Will Update its Economic Growth Estimates for the Region’s Countries in 2020 and Provide New Projections for 2021

11 Dec 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Wednesday, December 16 its flagship annual report entitled Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, which examines the performance of the region’s economies this year and updates growth figures and other indicators that reflect the impact countries have borne as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. More specifically, the document will contain new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the region and all of its countries in 2020, and it will provide a first growth estimate…

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Restoring Policy as an Instrument of Change and Forging Compacts that Would Lay the Foundation for Building a Welfare State

11 Nov 2020 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged today for restoring policy as an instrument of change and for forging social compacts that would lay the foundation for building a welfare State, during a seminar entitled “Social and Economic Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic Period,” organized by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Flacso) Chile. ECLAC’s highest authority was one of the main speakers at the event, which featured the participation of Miguel Cera-Hatton, Minister of E…

Foreign Ministers and High-level Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Sign a Political Declaration for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Region

26 Oct 2020 | News

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries signed a political declaration today for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery, in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place virtually from October 26 to October 28. The declaration was unveiled during the Dialogue of ministers of foreign affairs and high-level authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean on the post-pandemic economic recovery, which was inaugurated by Rodolfo Solano, Minis…

The Presidents of Costa Rica and Cuba, along with the UN Secretary-General, Will Inaugurate ECLAC’s 38th Session

23 Oct 2020 | Announcement

The presidents of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, and Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, will participate in the inaugural segment of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place virtually on October 26-28, 2020. Additional participants in the event’s inauguration will include Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary; Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Dire…

ECLAC Will Hold its 38th Session on October 26-28

20 Oct 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 26-28 its thirty-eighth session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting. There, ECLAC will give an account of its activities in 2019 and participants will address the priorities of the sustainable development agenda in the region in a scenario characterized by the crisis prompted by the pandemic. In addition, policies and proposals for a transformative recovery with growth, equality and sustainability will be presented. The event, which will be held virtually for the first…

ECLAC Will Present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

1 Oct 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Tuesday, October 6 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020: Main conditioning factors of fiscal and monetary policies in the post-COVID-19 era, the institution’s flagship annual economic report, which takes stock of the region’s economies in the last year, with special emphasis on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and examines the prospects for the coming months. The latest edition of this document – published by the United Nations regional commission since 1948 – will present an analysis o…

Online Launch of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2020

21 Sep 2020 | Announcement

Digital transformation can be a way out of the economic and social crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Appropriate use of new technologies can help ease the burden of lockdown and social distancing by better connecting people, businesses, markets and institutions. It can also lay the ground for rebuilding more efficient economies, better public institutions and fairer societies. However, this will only be possible if governments work with the private sector and the international community to make the digital transformation work for all: large segme…

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