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The President of Costa Rica, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC will Inaugurate the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development

4 Mar 2022 | Announcement

The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, will participate in the opening session of the fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, from March 7-9, 2022 in Costa Rica, current holder of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) pro tempore presidency. Attendance at the event has been confirmed for 750 people, including representatives of governments, international institutions, the…

Costa Rica will host the fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development

28 Feb 2022 | Announcement

On March 7-9, 2022, Costa Rica will host the fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, where high authorities and representatives of governments, the United Nations System, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will meet to review the progress and challenges of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. The inter-governmental event will be inaugurated on Monday, March 7 at 8:00 a.m. (GMT-6) in Costa Rica, by Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica, current holder…

Authorities and Experts Debate on Strategies to Boost Vaccine Production Capacities in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 Feb 2022 | News

More than 70 international authorities, experts and stakeholders from all over Latin America and the Caribbean met at the Second Regional Technical Workshop for Vaccine Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a follow-up to the First Workshop held at the end of October 2021. This virtual event was co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). In the course of the two days of the meeting, govern…

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 Reaffirms its Commitment to Support CELAC during New Pro-Tempore Presidency Assumed by Argentina

7 Jan 2022 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its commitment to continue supporting the work program of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) during the new pro-tempore Presidency assumed today by Argentina. The United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, sent a recorded message to the XXII Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CELAC, which was held in Buenos Aires this Friday, January 7, 2022. At the meeting, in representation of the outgoing pro-tempore Presidency – held by the Government of Mexico –…

Science, Technology and Innovation are Crucial for Facing the Pandemic and Moving Towards a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region

13 Dec 2021 | News

Science, technology and innovation (STI) are crucial not only for facing the COVID-19 pandemic, but also for moving towards a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability in the region, authorities and international officials indicated today during the inauguration of the Third Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies, organized under a hybrid format by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Argentina. The event, which will conclude on Wednesday, December 15, was inaugurated i…

ECLAC Presents Report on the Region’s Foreign Trade in 2021, amid Post-Pandemic Recovery

1 Dec 2021 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Tuesday, December 7, its flagship annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021, in which it examines the foreign trade performance of the region’s economies during the current year, with the most recent figures available on the impact of COVID-19 and the post-pandemic recovery in the distinct countries. This edition of the publication consists of three chapters. The first analyzes the evolution of global and regional trade in the last year and their prospects for a post-p…

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…

Authorities and Experts Highlight the Importance of Cooperation between Countries and Sectoral Institutions to Boost Vaccine Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean

29 Oct 2021 | News

On October 28 and 29, 2021, the first Regional Technical Workshop for the Manufacture of Vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean was held virtually. On the occasion, authorities and experts highlighted the importance of cooperation between countries and sectoral institutions to boost vaccine manufacturing in the region. This workshop was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, the Coalition for Innovations in Preparedness for Pandemics (CEPI), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Pan American Health Organization (PA…

Cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean is an Opportunity to Reduce Global Asymmetries and Support a Transformative Economic Recovery

13 Oct 2021 | News

Cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean offers an opportunity to reduce global asymmetries and support a transformative, inclusive economic recovery that promotes sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda, affirmed Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the closing session of the II High-Level CELAC-China Forum and the VI China-LAC Think Tanks Forum. “The COVID-19 crisis has deepened global asymmetries between developed and developing countries. This forces us to rethink multilateralism and…

Second CELAC-China Academic Forum Seeks to Strengthen Cooperation between Both to Tackle New Global Challenges

11 Oct 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, along with authorities, former heads-of-state and distinguished academics, opened the II High-Level CELAC-China Academic Forum and the VI China-LAC Think Tanks Forum. The two-day event will bring together government officials, university experts and international officials from both regions with the aim of exchanging experiences and promoting mutual cooperation to tackle new global challenges and build forward a better future. With sponsorship from Mexico’s Secretariat of Foreign Aff…

Investment in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Primary Health Systems is Urgently Needed for a Transformative Recovery in the Region: ECLAC

22 Sep 2021 | News

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must clearly set out their strategies for a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability, centering their investment on key sectors such as pharmaceutical manufacturing and primary health systems, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today at a virtual event entitled A Comprehensive Response in Health and the Economy to the Protracted COVID-19 Pandemic. The event, which was held on the sidelines of the 59th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Or…

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 to Officially Present Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico

14 Sep 2021 | Announcement

On Friday, September 17, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the Comprehensive Development Plan for northern Central America and south and southeast Mexico to high authorities from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. The Plan addresses the structural causes of irregular migration from a development and integration perspective. ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will present the proposal to the Vicepresident of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa; the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, Pedro Brolo; the Undersecretary for Latin America and the …

High-level Authorities from the Region Will Examine the Opportunities and Challenges of International Development Cooperation in the Context of the Post-Pandemic Recovery

18 Aug 2021 | Announcement

High-level authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean, including Ministers of Foreign Affairs and representatives of the region’s cooperation agencies, will participate on August 19-20 in the Extraordinary meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation: opportunities for renewed international development cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held virtually. The event will be inaugurated on Thursday, August 19 at 9 a.m. local time in Costa Rica (11 a.m. in Chile) by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribb…

Authorities from the Region Posed the Urgency of Renewed Cooperation with Development in Transition Countries Based on a Multidimensional Measurement of Sustainable Development

14 Jul 2021 | News

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean along with international officials posed the urgency of renewing international cooperation on the basis of a multidimensional measurement of development, which would take into account the structural gaps that middle-income countries face, during a virtual event organized by the Government of Costa Rica and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021. The virtual event entitled Multidimensional measurements of development: opportunities for …

ECLAC Reiterates Commitment to Continue Accompanying the Region’s Countries in the Analysis and Proposals for a Way Out of the Emergency and a Transformative Recovery

14 Jul 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, reiterated today the organization’s commitment to continue accompanying the region’s countries in the analysis and proposals for a way out of the emergency and a transformative recovery, during a session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021, focused on listening to the messages coming from the distinct regions of the world. The senior United Nations official participated in the segment entitled “Messages from the Regions: Harnessing the regional dimension…

ECLAC Presents Comprehensive Plan for Health Self-Sufficiency to Strengthen Capacities for Producing and Distributing Vaccines and Medicines in CELAC Countries

30 Jun 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, presented today details of the Comprehensive Plan for Health Self-Sufficiency to strengthen capacities for producing and distributing vaccines and medicines in the countries belonging to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). In the framework of the XXXI Meeting of National Coordinators of CELAC, the UN regional commission’s highest authority addressed the situation of health care systems and the pharmaceutical industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, along…

A Feminist Foreign Policy is Needed to Achieve a Transformative Recovery with Equality in the Region: Alicia Bárcena

14 Jun 2021 | News

A feminist foreign policy not only means that States guarantee women’s rights both inside and outside their territories’ borders. It also implies that States promote multilateralism with the aim of addressing in a coordinated way the structural constraints of gender inequality, a key aspect for achieving a transformative recovery with equality in the region, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during the 2nd Cultural Congress Migrant Women from Mexico and the World (June 14-17), organized by the Consulate of Mex…

South-South and Triangular Cooperation Should Support the Forging of a Better and More Egalitarian Multilateralism, Especially in Times of COVID-19: Alicia Bárcena

1 Jun 2021 | News

We urgently need a new political and social compact at a national, regional and global level and, in that framework, South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation must be some of the main tools for achieving a better and more egalitarian multilateralism, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during an event organized on the sidelines of the 20th session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation (June 1-4). Bárcena was one of the panelists at the event entitled The United Nations and the scaling …

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