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Latin America Requires Innovation, Growth and Distribution Policies

1 Oct 2013 | News

Latin America requires innovation, growth and income-distribution policies all at the same time if it is to tackle pending challenges for development, according to a new publication from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters in Mexico. In the document Economic growth, innovation and inequality in Latin America: Post-Washington Consensus advances, setbacks and issues, authors Gabriela Dutrénit, Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid and Martín Puchet Anyul (with the collaboration of Eduardo Moreno) examine the development of the region's economi…

Seminar Will Analyse Plans for New Submarine Cable between Europe and Latin America

27 Sep 2013 | News

The project to build a new submarine cable between Europe and Latin America will be analysed at an international seminar organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Barcelona Institute for International Studies (IBEI) in Barcelona, Spain. The seminar Innovation and regulation in ICTs - a comparative view between Europe and Latin America will be held on 30 September and 1 October at the headquarters of the Spanish Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT), and will be attended by authorities, academics and private-sector representatives from the two…

Opening of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

17 Sep 2013 | News

(17 September 2013). The United Nations General Assembly officially opened its 68th session on Tuesday 17 September 2013, at its New York Headquarters, in a ceremony attended by at least 130 Heads of State and Government. Over the next few days, world leaders will discuss an agenda including topics such as sustainable development, health, climate change and the fight against hunger, as well as assessing fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals. At the press conference, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, stated that Syria is the main challenge for peace and security: "Let us be …

Workshop on Replicating Social Innovation Models Will Be Held in Lima

16 Sep 2013 | News

Government officials from Latin America and the Caribbean, representatives from civil-society organizations and the community met in Lima, Peru, on 17 and 18 September 2013 to explore innovative models in health, education, youth, child labour and school/family violence, with a view to replicating them in their countries of origin to benefit the most disadvantaged groups in the region. The Workshop on replicating social innovation models was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), with support from th…

India's Minister of New and Renewable Energy Visits ECLAC

13 Sep 2013 | News

On Thursday 12 September, India's Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile, where he met with Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and other experts from the United Nations regional commission. During the meeting, Minister Abdullah and his delegation joined ECLAC officials in analysing recent trends in the use of renewable energies worldwide and especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. The ECLAC Executive Secretary thanked the Minister for his visit, and highl…

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago Will Deliver Lecture at ECLAC

2 Sep 2013 | News

As part of his trip to Chile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, Winston Dookeran, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago on Wednesday 4 September 2013. At 11.00 a.m., Minister Dookeran will deliver a lecture on "Creating a new space for convergence in the Caribbean: integration without borders". He will be received by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, who will welcome him on behalf of this United Nations regional commission. The lecture will be attended by authorities, members of the…

ECLAC Holds Two Seminars on Latin America's Trade Relations with Asian Countries

20 Aug 2013 | News

During this decade, Latin America's economic and trade relations with Asian countries have grown considerably, and this is reflected in the figures and the rise in the number of trade agreements included between countries of the two regions. However, these links still feature asymmetries that remain a challenge, particularly for Latin American countries. In this context, this week the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold two seminars at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile, both opened by the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. On Wednesday 21 August will t…

Uruguayan Minister of Economy and Finance Opened 2013 ECLAC Summer School

23 Jul 2013 | News

See photo gallery "There is no way of making balanced progress towards greater levels of development and well-being while ignoring what is happening in the production base" of our countries, according to Fernando Lorenzo, Uruguayan Minister of Economy and Finance, speaking on Tuesday 23 July at the opening of the 14th Summer School on Latin American Economies 2013, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Each year, the School brings together post-graduate students from Latin America, Europe and Asia, who are given the opportunity to find out about the…

2013 ECLAC Summer School Will Be Opened with Presentations on Structural Change

19 Jul 2013 | News

On Tuesday 23 July 2013 at 10.00 a.m., Uruguayan Minister of Economy and Finance, Fernando Lorenzo, will take part in the opening of the 14th Summer School on Latin American Economies 2013, which is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The activity will be led by Juan Alberto Fuentes, Director of the ECLAC Economic Development Division, who will deliver a presentation on macroeconomic trends in Latin America and the Caribbean. Then, Minister Lorenzo will speak about "Productivity and structural change in Uruguay: the recent trajectory", followed by …

Caribbean Progress and Challenges in Population Matters Will Be Presented at a Regional Forum in Guyana

8 Jul 2013 | News

Caribbean authorities and members of civil society will be meeting in Georgetown, Guyana, to assess the region's progress in implementing the Programme of Action of the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (adopted in Cairo in 1994). The Caribbean Forum on Population, Migration and Development, which will be held on 9 and 10 July 2013, is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Government of Guyana and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It will give participant…

ECLAC and IOM Organized Regional Migration Meeting in Santiago

8 Jul 2013 | News

International migration is a key item on the agenda of Latin American and Caribbean countries. There needs to be a debate that contributes to the formulation of regional and international policies and agreements, for the benefit of countries and with respect for migrant rights. These concerns were discussed at the Latin American and Caribbean regional meeting on international migration in preparation for the high-level dialogue on international migration and development, which was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Organizatio…

Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC Took Part in ECOSOC Substantive Session in Geneva

5 Jul 2013 | News

From 3 to 5 July 2013, the Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, took part in various meetings related to the Substantive Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland. In a discussion between ECOSOC and the Executive Secretaries of the five United Nations regional commissions, Mr. Prado stated "The current model of development is unsustainable". Mr. Prado, who was representing Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), gave an overview of the region's…

Women's Autonomy in the Digital Economy Will Be Discussed in the Dominican Republic

2 Jul 2013 | Announcement

This year, governments, civil-society organizations and experts will have the opportunity to review progress and challenges in gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean, at the 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This intergovernmental meeting, which is convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will be held in the Dominican capital from 15 to 18 October and will focus on gender equality, women's empowerment and information and communications technologi…

Latin America and the Caribbean to Analyse the Challenges of Migration and Population Ageing

2 Jul 2013 | News

According to UN figures, one in 33 people worldwide is a migrant. In 2010, there were around 30 million international migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to ECLAC data. Although these people make valuable contributions to their destination countries and their communities, they remain exposed to mistreatment, discrimination, slavery, prostitution and other situations that infringe upon their human rights. There needs to be a debate about migration to contribute to policymaking and the formulation of regional and international agreements. In this context, the Economi…

ECLAC and Argentine Province of Santa Fe Developed New Economic Activity Index

2 Jul 2013 | News

A statistical and econometric instrument to measure a province's economic activity simply and in real time has been developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in conjunction with the Secretariat for Planning and Economic Policy of the Province of Santa Fe in Argentina and the Provincial Institute of Statistics and Censuses (IPEC). The Synthetic Index of Provincial Economic Activity (ISAE), created as part of the Programme of Technical Assistance to Provinces by the ECLAC Office in Buenos Aires, will provide information for diagnostics and the pl…

Call for Papers on Trade Relations between Latin America and Asia-Pacific

2 Jul 2013 | Announcement

The Asia-Pacific region has been the setting for major changes in economic integration over the past 20 years. This applies to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the entry into force over the next few years of the free trade agreement between China, Japan and South Korea (with negotiations beginning this year). The most recent decade has also seen an increase in economic and trade relations between Latin America and Asia-Pacific, not only in terms of the sums involved but also with a major rise in trade agreements between countries of the two regions. &n…

Land Transport Security Problems Affect the Competitiveness of the Region's Countries

2 Jul 2013 | News

Crimes and thefts involving freight on the terrestrial routes in Latin America are not only a security problem that causes economic losses to owners, but they also affect the rest of the logistical chain and have consequences for the national competitiveness of countries, according to a recent ECLAC study. The report Security of the terrestrial logistical chain in Latin America (in Spanish only), produced by the expert from the ECLAC Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division Gabriel Pérez Salas, states that Latin America has two of the most dangerous countries…

Building Regional Electricity Stations Is Vital for Energy Integration in Central America

2 Jul 2013 | News

The recent operational launch of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC) means it is now urgent to promote generation projects to partially or totally export energy using the existing (national and regional) transmission structure. However, the launch of the SIEPAC line is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the development of regional generation projects. This is one of the main issues examined in the document Analysis of the regional electricity market in Central America and actions to boost regional generation projects (Spanish only), pub…

Carbon Footprint - Source of Competitive Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean

2 Jul 2013 | News

The carbon footprint is not only a possible threat to the international trade of Latin America and the Caribbean. It can also be a source of competitive opportunities. This is according to the preliminary results of the carbon footprint and exports project that the ECLAC Division of International Trade and Integration has been carrying out since 2012 with the support of the United Nations Development Account. For business owners in countries that are directly or indirectly involved in the project (Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay), what is…

UN Special Rapporteur Calls for the Application of Rights-Based Public Policies

13 Jun 2013 | News

See photo galery United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda, called for public policies to be focused on overcoming the structural obstacles that prevent the poorest from enjoying their economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR), at the end of a seminar today in ECLAC. At the International seminar on indicators for economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) and follow-up to social policies to overcome poverty and achieve equality, which was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Chile's National Hum…

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