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States Require Integrated, Coordinated, Multilevel Support to Meet the 2030 Agenda

17 July 2019 | News

During a side event today to the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, said that the 2030 Agenda is complex and that the support UN member States require to meet the Agenda’s goals must be integrated, coordinated and multilevel. At the event entitled “Beyond July: an integrated support to member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda,” representatives of the governments of Chile, Guatemala and Guyana, along with resident coordinators of the…

Germany and ECLAC Reaffirm Strategic Cooperation Ties with a View to Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

27 May 2019 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, and the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany, Norbert Barthle, reaffirmed today in Berlin the strategic cooperation ties between the United Nations regional organization and the German government, with a view to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the region. In the framework of a three-day official visit to Germany, the senior representative of the United Nations also met with Christiane Bögemann-Hagedorn, the BMZ’…

Authorities from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea visited ECLAC

15 May 2019 | News

A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea visited the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile on 13-14 May 2019, and reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the Latin American and Caribbean countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ECLAC and the Republic of Korea have closely collaborated in the past years on crucial topics such as internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reducing environmental footprint of exports and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive…

Dialogue Participants Call for Revitalizing Multilateral Cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe with an Emphasis on Achieving the SDGs

25 April 2019 | News

There is an urgent need to revitalize the strategic alliance between Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a time when multilateral cooperation is being threatened on a global level, endangering fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda, government authorities and international officials sustained during the Latin American and Caribbean and European interregional dialogue on implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , held in Santiago. The panel took place on the penultimate day of the third meeting of the Forum of the Co…

ECLAC Will Host the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

29 March 2019 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host on April 22-26 the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, where representatives of governments, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to review the progress and challenges related to implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. The gathering will take place at the central headquarters of the United Nations regional organization, located in Santiago, Chile. The Forum is c…

Specialists Underscore the Importance of Technical and Vocational Education for Labor Inclusion and Development with Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

13 March 2019 | News

Government representatives and specialists gathered at a two-day seminar at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile underscored today the importance of technical and vocational education and training as a space for crucial articulation between education, work and development with equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Labor Inclusion and Greater Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Erland Skut…

International Cooperation Must Change its Approach to Respond to Latin America and the Caribbean’s Own Needs

3 October 2018 | News

International development cooperation must change and move from the traditional approach to one that responds to the particular needs of Latin America and the Caribbean, senior government authorities from various countries in the region and United Nations officials indicated today during the Eighth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation, which took place at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The meeting – carried out in the framework of “Development in transition week,” which runs from October 2 to 5 – was inaugurated by the Executive Sec…

ECLAC and DESA Strengthen Their Cooperation With a View to Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda and Tackling Global Economic Challenges

11 September 2018 | News

Liu Zhenmin, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General in charge of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), met today with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, and the directors of all the Commission’s divisions, in the framework of his visit to Chile. During the meeting, both UN entities reaffirmed the cooperation ties that unite them and renewed their pledge to continue working together to help the global organization’s member countries to advance on fulfilling the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Dev…

Foreign Ministers and UN Authorities Defend Multilateralism as a Key Tool for Sustainable Development with Equality

11 May 2018 | News

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance from seven countries of the region and United Nations high authorities offered a fervent defense of multilateralism today as the principal and only tool for advancing toward fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to arrive at development that puts equality front and center. This was in the context of ECLAC’s thirty-seventh session that concludes today in Havana, Cuba. In a high-level dialogue with special participation by Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary General, foreign ministers from Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador…

Republic of Korea and ECLAC Sign Agreement that Deepens Cooperation with a View to Achieving the 2030 Agenda

10 May 2018 | News

The government of the Republic of Korea and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) strengthened their strategic cooperation relationship today upon signing an accord that promotes trade and sustainable urban and rural development in the region’s countries with a view to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The agreement was penned by Kang Kyung-wha, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, and Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a gathering held in the framework of the United Nations regional organization’s thirty-seventh sessio…

Countries Call for Changing the Paradigm of World Cooperation Leading Up to the Next UN International Conference

9 May 2018 | News

Representatives of various countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as multilateral organizations and the United Nations system, today called for changing the paradigm of international cooperation, and for generating a common regional position on South-South and triangular cooperation leading up to the United Nations High-Level Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40), to be held in March 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the panel on the challenges facing middle-income countries leading up to the Second United Nations High-Level Conference on South-South Cooperation,…

How to Follow the ECLAC Session in Cuba

4 May 2018 | News

From May 7 to 11, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold in Havana, Cuba its thirty-seventh session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, whose mandate is to promote the economic, social and environmenal development of the region. The event will bring together representatives of ECLAC’s 46 member countries and 13 associate members and will be attended by more than 25 ministers, deputy ministers and other senior authorities from more than 20 countries’ departments of Foreign Affairs, Energy, Mining, Public Works, the En…

ECLAC Will Hold its 37⁰ Session from May 7 to 11

3 May 2018 | Announcement

From May 7 to 11, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold in Havana, Cuba, its thirty-seventh session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, which will be attended by more than 25 ministers, deputy ministers and other senior authorities from more than 20 countries of the region. The event, which will take place at the Palacio de Convenciones in Havana, will bring together representatives of ECLAC’s 46 member countries and 13 associate members. It will be inaugurated on Tuesday, May 8 at 9 a.m. local time, by Antóni…

ECLAC Will Present its New Development Proposal to Countries of the Region in Cuba

27 April 2018 | Announcement

From May 7 to 11, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold in Havana, Cuba its thirty-seventh session, the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting, at which it will deliver its new development proposal for all the countries of the region. The event, which will take place at the Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, will bring together representatives of ECLAC’s 46 member countries and 13 associate members and will be attended by more than 25 ministers, deputy ministers and other senior authorities from more than 20 countries’ de…

United Nations Course on International Law Begins its Second Session at ECLAC

23 April 2018 | News

For the second straight year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host the United Nations Regional Course on International Law for Latin America and the Caribbean, an activity that will convene 25 lawyers from 21 countries in the region at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The course, which will last for four weeks, is organized by the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (which is headquartered in New York), in collaboration with Chile’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and ECLAC. Its objective is to enable qualified professionals, particularly…

Cuba will be the Site of ECLAC’s Most Important Biennial Meeting

23 February 2018 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, met today with the Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, where they signed an agreement confirming that Cuba will be the host country of ECLAC’s thirty-seventh session, which is the regional organization’s most important biennial gathering and which will be held on May 7-11 in Havana. The designation of Cuba was enthusiastically endorsed by ECLAC’s member countries at the conclusion of the work carried …

China and ECLAC Strengthen their Cooperation to Foster Trade and Investment with Latin America and the Caribbean

9 November 2017 | News

In the context of a tour through China, ECLAC’s Director of the Production, Productivity and Management Division and Officer-in-Charge of its International Trade and Integration Division, Mario Cimoli, met this Thursday, November 9, with government authorities from that country and participated as the main speaker in the China-Latin America and the Caribbean International Exposition (CLAC Expo), one of the biggest business gatherings between both areas. The official from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – who traveled to China in representation of Alicia Bárc…

Experts Agree Role of Region’s MSMEs Must Be Rethought to Integrate Them into Fourth Industrial Revolution

10 October 2017 | News

The fourth industrial revolution underway is forcing a rethinking of the role of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean and requires policies that enable the development of capacities to successfully compete in today’s productive systems, which are characterized by their dynamism, experts agreed during a meeting organized by the Euromipyme project in Mexico City. The Regional Seminar Latin America and Europe in the Face of Technological Disruption: A New Era of Policies and Institutions for MSMEs began today in Mexico with the participation of Susa…

Republic of Turkey Joins ECLAC as a Member State

29 September 2017 | News

The Republic of Turkey officially became a Member State of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at a ceremony held this Friday, September 29, in the Patio de las Banderas of the UN regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The event was presided by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Naciye Gökçen Kaya, the Republic of Turkey’s Ambassador to Chile. Also in attendance were representatives of the diplomatic corps stationed in Chile, as well as national authorities and officials from international organizations. “Today we officially welco…

ECLAC and BMZ Analyze in Lima a New Phase of Collaboration with a Focus on the 2030 Agenda

28 September 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations, and Christiane Bögemann-Hagedorn, Deputy Director General for Latin America of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), met on Wednesday, September 27, in Lima, Peru to analyze the results of the current cooperation program and evaluate the scope of a new phase of collaboration for the 2018-2020 period. Both Bárcena and Bögemann-Hagedorn are in the Peruvian capital participating in the IV Regional Conference on Prospects for Triangu…

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