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UN study emphasises economic growth as a poverty reduction strategy to meet the target in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015

3 Sep 2010 | News

Current poverty reduction approaches that separate poverty from the broader process of economic growth and development are unlikely to succeed and could leave about 1 billion people destitute by 2015, according to a new United Nations report released today. The report by the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) explores the causes, dynamics and persistence of poverty, as well as what works and what does not in international policy and practice. The study, released as governments and international institutions focus on cutting poverty in half to meet the target in the Millenniu…

Expert Group Meeting on Knowledge Management for Development

17 Nov 2009 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is convening a Regional Expert Group Meeting on Knowledge Management for Development, which will be held at its Port of Spain Office on Tuesday 17 November 2009. The objectives of the Expert Group Meeting are: (a) To increase awareness on the topic of knowledge management as a tool to promote economic development, environmental protection and social empowerment; (b) To advance discussions towards a practical know…

Conference to Address Trade Agreements and Sustainable Development for Inclusive Societies

6 Aug 2009 | Announcement

The role of trade agreements in advancing towards a more inclusive society and the effects of climate change will be two of the main topics of the Twelfth Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis to be held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile from 10-12 June. The conference will be inaugurated on 10 June at 2 p.m. by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena; the Manager of Integration and Trade at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Antoni Estevadeordal; University of Columbia professor and former Executive Secretary of&nb…

First Training Course on Information Society Measurement in the Caribbean

19 Jan 2009 | News

The First Training Course on Information Society Measurement in the Caribbean workshop is organized by the United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), as part of the activities of its project Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC), under the framework of the actions of the Statistical Conference of the Americas and the Partnership on Measuring ICT for development, particularly with the support of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), who will d…

Countries Analyse Progress and Challenges in Johannesburg Summit Agreements

23 Apr 2004 | News

On Monday 26 April 2004, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Session on Sustainable Development will be held to review the progress, obstacles and challenges facing the region with regard to agreements adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, better known as the Johannesburg Summit. The meeting has been organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with cooperation from the Division for Sustainable Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (D…

ECLAC Global Agenda

10 May 2002 | News

"Latin America and the Caribbean must adopt a positive agenda for the construction of a new international order and make a firm commitment to its implementation," the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recommends, based on history: resistance to processes as profound as the current phase of globalization will fail over the long term. In its report, Globalization and Development, ECLAC proposes alternatives for a more solid and equitable form of globalization, and for better participation in the process. Its agenda seeks to overcome the deficit in global governance …

European Union and ECLAC Underline Importance of Strengthening Bi-regional Cooperation in Complex Global Context

4 Sep 2025 | News

The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Mario Cimoli, underscored the importance of strengthening and deepening their ties of bi-regional cooperation in the complex global context caused by the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, during a bilateral meeting held today at the United Nations regional commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Josep Borrell and Mario Cimoli shared their views on topics of mutual interest, such as th…

European Union and ECLAC Discuss Deepening of Bilateral Cooperation in Brussels

4 Sep 2025 | News

Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), discussed the deepening of bi-regional cooperation during a meeting held in Brussels, Belgium today. At the meeting, both representatives talked about the economic situation in Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the uncertainties posed by the global economy. They also explored the different channels for joint cooperation and shared broad and comprehensive regional visions. Also par…

ECLAC Will Hold 34th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy to Analyze Fiscal Challenges in a Context of High Inflation and Low Growth

4 Sep 2025 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold the XXXIV edition of the Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy on June 13-14. For 34 years, this well-regarded regional forum has brought together authorities, specialists, members of civil society and academia to discuss the fiscal policy challenges being faced by the region’s countries. The meeting features the participation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and has support from the S…

ECLAC’s Summer School is Taking Applications for its Nineteenth Session

4 Sep 2025 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) announced the launch of the application period for the Summer School on Latin American Economies 2018, a training program aimed at young researchers, graduates and/or postgraduates interested in studying the process of Latin American development. The nineteenth session of the Summer School will take place from July 18 through September 28, 2018, at the headquarters of the United Nations regional organization in Santiago, Chile. The online applications will be accepted until April 16, 2018. The list of people selected for the …

Mario Cimoli Analyzed the Socioeconomic Context in the Region in View of the Armed Conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Calling for Strengthening of Regional Cooperation

4 Sep 2025 | News

Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), analyzed the complex socioeconomic context in the region today in view of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine at a meeting with the permanent representatives of the regional Commission’s member countries held at United Nations headquarters in New York. The meeting was convened by the UN Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and Argentina in their respective capacities as outgoing and incoming president of ECLAC. The meeting was opened by Ambassador Rodrigo Carazo, Permanent Rep…

Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Framework of a Welfare State is an Urgent Task in Latin America and the Caribbean for Tackling Multiple Crises

4 Sep 2025 | News

Strengthening social protection systems in the framework of a welfare state is an urgent task in Latin America and the Caribbean amid the prolonged COVID-19 crisis, the economic and social repercussions of the war in Ukraine and the widespread vulnerability of the region’s countries to ongoing emergencies and disasters, according to the speakers at the opening session of the International Expert Meeting “Towards the consolidation of a welfare state in Latin America and the Caribbean: the future of social protection in an era of uncertainty”, which is taking place virtually this Wednesday, June…

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