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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…

Authorities Will Analyze Progress and Challenges Related to Consolidating the Statistical Institutional Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean

19 Nov 2021 | Announcement

Authorities and representatives of national statistics offices from the region’s countries will analyze progress on and the challenges for consolidating the statistical institutional framework, as well as regional perspectives on the use of new methodologies and data sources, during the Eleventh meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will be held in a hybrid format – in person and virtual – on November 23-25, 2021. The meeting – organized by ECLAC and the Government of Colombia, through its National Ad…

ECLAC Urges the International Community to Work More and Better to Close Global Asymmetries in Financing and Resilience to Climate Change

6 Nov 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged the international community today to work more and better to close global asymmetries in financing and resilience to climate change, during a side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, which is taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. “We welcome recent commitments on curbing methane emissions; halting deforestation; financing cleaner energy infrastructure; and the internalization of climate risks in the operations of financing institutions, including the IMF.…

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…

ECLAC Calls for Articulating Social Protection Systems with Disaster Risk Management Policies in Pursuit of a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region

25 Oct 2021 | News

The crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased frequency and intensity of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean show the need to strengthen the links between social protection systems and disaster risk management policies in the region’s countries, with the aim of achieving greater social and institutional resilience and moving towards a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability, according to a new report presented today by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, in the framework of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development i…

Older Persons’ Rights Must Be at the Center of Public Policy Responses with a Human Rights, Gender and Interculturality Perspective

22 Oct 2021 | News

The rights of older persons must be at the center of public policy responses with a human rights, gender and interculturality perspective, Latin American and Caribbean authorities sustained at a ceremony to launch the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging 2021-2030 in the Americas, which took place today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event – organized by the Government of Chile, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and ECLAC – was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC; Amina Moham…

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Discuss Disasters, Inequality and Social Protection Systems in the Current Context of Protracted Crisis

20 Oct 2021 | Announcement

Authorities from social ministries and agencies in the region’s countries will gather on October 26-28 to debate about vulnerability to disasters, the rise in inequality and the need to have universal, comprehensive, resilient and sustainable social protection systems, among other topics, during the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized virtually by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The regional ga…

Growing Global Asymmetries between Developed and Developing Countries Hinder a Post-Pandemic Recovery with Greater Equality and Sustainability: ECLAC

18 Oct 2021 | News

Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary (PDF). The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, participated today in a high-level dialogue between the United Nations Regional Commissions and the Second Committee (on economic and financial matters) of the global organization’s General Assembly, where she flagged the growing global asymmetries between developed countries and developing nations, above all in terms of access to vaccines and financing, as well as concentration of wealth, income and technolog…

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Will Analyze the Role of the State’s Institutional Framework and of Planning for Development in the Post-Pandemic Recovery

15 Oct 2021 | Announcement

Ministers, deputy ministers and high-level authorities from the region’s countries along with representatives of international and United Nations organizations will analyze the role of the State’s institutional framework and of planning for development in the post-pandemic recovery, during the Eighteenth Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning (RCP) of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES), which will take place on October 19-21 using a hybrid format, meaning virtual and in person. Participants in this gathering will analyze the challenges, ex…

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…

Specialists Will Debate Opportunity to Restructure Education in Latin America and the Caribbean after the Prolonged COVID-19 Crisis

8 Oct 2021 | Announcement

On October 13-15, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a virtual event, its First Regional Seminar on Social Development, with participation by decision-makers, experts from the United Nations, multilateral organizations and academia, who will reflect on education as an engine for driving social development in the region in the context of a transformative post-pandemic recovery with equality and sustainability. The event is in collaboration with the Regional Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund for LAC (UNICEF/LACRO), the United Nations Regional…

Climate Change Impacts Require Action Not Only at a National Level but also at a Regional and Global Level, ECLAC Stresses

24 Sep 2021 | News

“The impacts of climate change require action not only at a national level, but also at a regional and global level. We have options, but we must understand which ones are national, regional or global,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stressed today during a side event to the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy that is taking place this Friday, September 24 in the framework of the global organization’s 76th General Assembly. The event, entitled Challenges and Opportunities for Harnessing Climate & SDG Synergies: the r…

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…

ECLAC Emphasized Opportunities for Caribbean Countries’ Sustainable Development and Recovery

21 Jul 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, participated today in the Eleventh General Meeting between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Associated Institutions and the United Nations System, where she addressed the challenges of the post-COVID-19 recovery and the opportunities existing for sustainable development in CARICOM. She stressed the need for egalitarian access to vaccines, the creation of a resilience fund to tackle the debt problem and climate vulnerability, as well as the need to broaden the criteria for measur…

The Time Has Come to Bolster Access to Environmental Information, Participation and Justice, to Build a More Resilient and Sustainable World: Alicia Bárcena

15 Jul 2021 | News

At a side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), called for bolstering access to environmental information, public participation and justice to build a more resilient and sustainable world that empowers people and protects the planet. The event, Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery, was organized by the governments of Costa Rica,…

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…

It is Necessary to Rethink and Recreate Financial and International Cooperation Systems Altogether: ECLAC

12 Jul 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, reaffirmed today that developing countries and especially middle-income countries (which comprise the majority of the region’s nations) need a liquidity boost and to participate actively in debt relief initiatives. “The developed world is investing to achieve the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a green recovery, but developing countries are being left behind,” the Commission’s highest authority warned during a session entitled Investing in the SDGs, held in the…

It is Urgent that the International Community Support the End of Middle-Income Countries’ Graduation from Official Development Assistance

5 Jul 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged the international community to support the end of middle-income countries’ graduation from Official Development Assistance (ODA), during today’s opening segment of a month-long series entitled Development in Transition: Dialogues to chart new paths for Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC, the European Commission and the Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The senior United Nations official stressed that it is …

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