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

9 Nov 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 Oct 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 Sep 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 Sep 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…

ECLAC and Norway Strengthen Cooperation Ties During a Visit to the Organization’s Headquarters in Chile

13 Sep 2016 | News

On Tuesday, September 13 in Santiago, Chile, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, received a delegation of parliamentarians belonging to the Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, with whom she shared the United Nations organization’s work regarding implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. The delegation was headed by Anniken Huitfeldt, Chair of the Committee, and was made up of 10 members of Parliament from various political parties. They were accom…

ECLAC Executive Secretary will Meet with German Foreign Affairs Minister during her Visit to Berlin

5 Jul 2016 | Announcement

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, will hold a bilateral meeting with the German Foreign Affairs Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during her 48 hours trip to Berlin, where she will also meet with Latin American entrepreneurs residing in Germany. The meeting with Minister Steinmeier will take place on Wednesday 6 July at 6:40 p.m. local time in the site of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Auswärtiges Amt). Both authorities will discuss several issues of common interest that take part of the str…

Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Will Follow Up on the 2030 Agenda

21 Jun 2016 | News

The creation of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was approved by government representatives gathered at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, held on May 23-27 in Mexico City. This new entity will constitute the regional mechanism for follow-up and review of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its targets, their means of implementation and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development. This is stated in the “Mexico Resolution,” approved by foreign affai…

OECD's Secretary-General Visited ECLAC

25 Apr 2016 | News

The Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurría, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile on Monday, April 25, where he met with Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena and ambassadors of the region to present the OECD's Regional Program for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Although we have different visions, identities and memberships, ECLAC and OECD have been building very valuable bridges for collaboration in the last five years,” Alicia Bárcena said at the start of…

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico Reflection on Future Development of Latin America and the Caribbean in Light of the 2030 Agenda

21 Apr 2016 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its most important biennial meeting in Mexico City from May 23 to May 27, 2016, where officials will present its 45 member and 13 associated states a report on its activities and will offer governments a reflection upon development strategies in the context of the commitments contained in the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, indicated that in the thirty-sixth session participants will debate the region’s economic, social and environmenta…

ECLAC and Argentina’s Ministry of Social Development Sign Cooperation Agreement

18 Apr 2016 | News

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and Carolina Stanley, Argentina’s Minister of Social Development, signed on Monday, April 18 a Framework Agreement of Technical Cooperation between both institutions with the aim of facilitating joint activities. The agreement includes developing indicators and information systems for the design of public policies; assessing policies, instruments of support and institutions to foster sub-national areas; carrying out seminars, conferences and courses; and the training and exchange of staf…

Exploran nuevas modalidades de cooperación entre la República de Corea y la CELAC

12 Apr 2016 | News

Government officials, scholars and international experts explored new forms of cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in an academic seminar held on Monday, April 11, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. “We admire the Republic of Korea’s successful experience in economic development, which offers important lessons for our region and for the developing world in general,” Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, said during the inauguration of the event entitled …

Mexico Will Be the Venue of ECLAC’s Most Important Gathering

1 Mar 2016 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its most important biennial meeting in Mexico City from May 23 to May 27, 2016, where officials will present to its 45 member and 13 associate countries a report on recent activities and will offer governments a reflection upon development strategies in the context of the commitments contained in the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Mexico’s Foreign Minister, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, signed the agreement on 12 February through which Mexico becomes the ve…

Norway’s Ambassadors to Latin American Countries Meet with ECLAC Representatives

20 Jan 2016 | News

A delegation of Norway’s ambassadors to Latin American countries met today with senior officials from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to exchange information on the region’s current situation and to analyze present and future activities of mutual cooperation, in the first meeting of its kind to be held since the Nordic country joined the United Nations regional organization as a Member State in 2015. On behalf of ECLAC, the meeting was attended by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado; the Deputy Executive Secretary for Administration and Program Ana…

Ecuador to Host Regional Meeting on Planning for Development

28 Oct 2015 | Announcement

Ministers and senior authorities, as well as experts and officials from international organizations, will participate on November 18-19 in Yachay (Ecuador) in meetings organized by the Government of Ecuador and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), where they will analyze the contribution of planning to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. On November 18, the XIV Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean will take place. It will be inaugurated by the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and the …

Delegation from Finland’s Parliament Visited ECLAC’s Headquarters

14 Oct 2015 | News

A group of approximately 30 parliamentarians and experts from the Finnish Parliament’s Committee for the Future visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. There they met with the institution’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, and learned about the United Nations organization’s main lines of work in the region. The delegation was led by Carl Haglund, President of the Finnish Parliament’s Committee for the Future, and included various members of that body as well as education experts f…

Norway Will Join ECLAC as a Member State

30 Sep 2015 | Announcement

The Kingdom of Norway will join the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as a member State during a ceremony to be held next Sunday 4th October at the commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. In the ceremony Norway’s flag will be raised for the first time in the yard which brings together all the banners of ECLAC’s member States. The event will be attended by Tone Skogen, Norwegian Undersecretary of Foreign Relations. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, will preside over the meeting at 12:30 p.m. She will officially welcome Norway to this regiona…

Elyx visits today the UN Headquarters in Chile

17 Aug 2015 | News

On the third day of the journey, Elyx arrived in Santiago, Chile, and was welcomed with open arms by UN Staff who showed the way to the ECLAC headquarters. The 500-year-old city is home to the regional hub of United Nations (UN) activities in South America. This is the regional headquarters for the UN – called the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC or CEPAL in Spanish). They coordinate the economic development efforts, strengthen economic ties and promote social development throughout the region. Elyx enjoyed the tour of the building he only knew from pictures on In…

Elyx is visiting Chile on 17 of August

14 Aug 2015 | News

Elyx, “digital ambassador” for the United Nations (UN) is visiting Chile on 17 August. This visit is part of a 70-day virtual trip around the world to highlight UN efforts and build momentum for the organization’s 70th anniversary. While in Chile, you can follow Elyx’s journey exploring the country on www.Elyx70Days.org and through social media #UN70 #Elyx70Days. From Elyx’s start in Paris on 15 August to a final stop at the UN Headquarters in New York on 24 October, visitors can check daily where Elyx has travelled. Who is Elyx? Elyx has been helping the UN highlight international obse…

Experts Call for New Rules to be Defined on Financing for Development

14 Jul 2015 | News

There is an urgent need to define new rules for financing sustainable development in the world, participants in the side event Regional Perspectives on Implementing an Ambitious, Transformative Sustainable Development Agenda agreed. The event was hosted on Tuesday, July 14 by the five United Nations regional commissions, of which ECLAC is one, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the event—which took place in the framework of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, being held through July 16 in Ethiopia—the U.S. economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz called for “…

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Define in Mexico a New Digital Agenda With a View to 2018

22 Jun 2015 | News

A new digital agenda (eLAC2018), capable of responding to the new challenges faced by the region’s countries in the context of the global technology revolution, will be defined on August 5-7 during the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in Mexico City, Mexico. The meeting is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Mexico. Working groups will discuss matters such as access and infrastructure, digital economy, e-Government, governance of Internet and socia…

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