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Alicia Bárcena Highlights the Need for a Renewed Global Compact to Strengthen Multilateralism and Greater Solidarity with Middle-Income Countries

3 Jul 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, highlighted the important role played by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in building a renewed global compact to strengthen multilateralism and promote greater solidarity with middle-income countries on key issues such as debt and the transition to sustainable, low-carbon growth models. ECLAC's highest authority participated this Friday, July 2, in a high-level meeting held virtually within the framework of the 2021 Integration Segment of ECOSOC, which – under…

ECLAC Presents Comprehensive Plan for Health Self-Sufficiency to Strengthen Capacities for Producing and Distributing Vaccines and Medicines in CELAC Countries

30 Jun 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, presented today details of the Comprehensive Plan for Health Self-Sufficiency to strengthen capacities for producing and distributing vaccines and medicines in the countries belonging to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). In the framework of the XXXI Meeting of National Coordinators of CELAC, the UN regional commission’s highest authority addressed the situation of health care systems and the pharmaceutical industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, along…

It is Time for Middle-Income Countries to Be Part of Debt Relief Initiatives for a Green and Inclusive Recovery: Alicia Bárcena

28 Jun 2021 | News

It is time for middle-income countries to be made part of debt relief initiatives for a green and inclusive recovery, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during an international conference entitled Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery, organized by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS University of London, and the Boston University Global Development Policy Center. “We aspire to a new global multilateral mechanism for restructuring debt. We need to build a new architec…

Greater Incorporation of the Circular Economy Will Enable the Region to Move Towards a More Sustainable, Inclusive and Low-Carbon Development Pattern: Alicia Bárcena

23 Jun 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, affirmed today that promoting greater incorporation of the circular economy will enable the region to move towards a more sustainable, inclusive and low-carbon development pattern, during a virtual seminar organized by ECLAC, the Presidency of COP25 and Euroclima+. “The circular economy, by minimizing the input of new materials and energy, reduces environmental pressure, the emission of pollutants, especially greenhouse gases, and reduces imports and enables savings in foreign exchan…

Latin America and the Caribbean Has All the Right Conditions to Become a Renewable Energy Hub with Great Potential in Green Hydrogen

22 Jun 2021 | News

The renewable energy sector is a powerful engine of growth, job creation and innovation. We must start by giving access to electricity to the 20 million Latin Americans who still do not have it, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today during a high-level panel held in the framework of Latin America Energy Week, organized by the international company Siemens Energy. ECLAC’s highest authority participated in the session of the event entitled “Energizing society to ensure successful and sustainable growth,” the c…

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Reclaiming the Urban Agenda and Conceptualizing the City as an Opportunity and Global Public Good

18 Jun 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called today for reclaiming the urban agenda and conceptualizing the city as an opportunity and a global public good, and not as a cost, during the presentation of the global report entitled “Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future,” which was produced by UN-Habitat. “It is necessary to promote articulation between the local and national levels, decentralize responses, and foster productivity and structural transformation both within and from the city, cre…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Highlights Joint Work with the OECD to Support the Sustainable Development of Latin American and Caribbean Countries

28 May 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, highlighted the fruitful joint work carried out with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in support of the sustainable development of the region’s countries, during the 5th anniversary of the OECD’s Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean. The High-Level Public Session of the Steering Group of the Programme (LACRP) took place virtually this Friday with the presence of Heads of State and authorities from numerous countries in the region, in…

Fourth Meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Take Place in the First Half of 2022

25 May 2021 | News

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will hold the Fourth Meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development during the first half of 2022 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, using a hybrid modality, meaning a mix of in-person and virtual participation. The decision was reached by the 14 member countries of the Conference’s Presiding Officers at a virtual meeting held on May 20. Participating in the opening session of that meeting were Silvia Loli Espinoza, Minister for Women’s Affairs …

The Time is Ripe for a Global Tax Agreement on Extractive Industries: ECLAC

25 May 2021 | News

“It is imperative to introduce more progressive and transparent fiscal regimes; the time is ripe for a global tax agreement on extractive industries,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a high-level, virtual international event convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. ECLAC’s highest authority was one of the main speakers at the High-Level Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development, convened by the United Nations in the framework of th…

Cities and Housing Provide an Opportunity to Transform Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development Model into a More Inclusive, Egalitarian and Sustainable One

17 May 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, stated that cities and housing provide an opportunity to transform the region’s development model while also strengthening democracy, safeguarding human rights and maintaining peace, in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, during today’s inauguration of the IV Latin American and Caribbean Housing and Habitat Forum, which is taking place virtually through Friday, May 21. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the event’s opening sess…

The Measures to Drive the Economic Reactivation are an Opportunity to Reorient the Development Pattern Towards a More Sustainable and Inclusive One: Alicia Bárcena

11 May 2021 | News

The packages of measures implemented by governments to drive the post-pandemic economic reactivation are an opportunity to reorient the development pattern towards one that is more sustainable and inclusive, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today during the inauguration of Climate Week 2021. The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the opening session of the virtual regional gathering, which is bringing together government representatives as well as private sector and civil society lea…

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Affirm their Commitment to Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

28 Apr 2021 | News

Government representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean committed themselves today to implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and ensuring that migration be an option, rather than an obligation, at the closing session of the regional review meeting on implementation of the Compact, which was co-organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration, and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participants in this high-level meeting – which too…

Alicia Bárcena: Parliaments Have a Critical Role to Play in the 2030 Agenda’s Implementation, Follow-up and Review

26 Apr 2021 | News

Parliaments have a critical role to play in the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), underscored today during a virtual presentation made before the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. “You are the ones who enact laws that support fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals, adopt budgets, monitor accountability, promote the integration of distinct citizen perspectives, and debate on how the SDGs can be meaningfully adapted at national …

Authorities Recognize the Relevance of Development in Transition in Identifying Priorities for Statistical Development and Fostering the Contribution of Statistics to Public Policymaking in the Region

9 Apr 2021 | News

Authorities from national statistics offices in Latin America and the Caribbean recognized the relevance of development in transition in identifying priorities for statistical development in the region’s countries and fostering the contribution of statistics to public policymaking, on the final day of the Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The event – which concluded on Thursday, April 8 – drew the participation of 33 delegations from ECLAC’s Member States and 1…

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Review Progress and Challenges in Implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

1 Apr 2021 | Announcement

Ministers, deputy ministers and other high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries will review, on April 26-28, 2021, the progress and challenges related to regional implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, at a virtual meeting co-organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its capacity as Coordinator of the United Nations Network on Migration. The meeting entitled Regional review meeting on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe,…

Closure of Asymmetries, Financing for Development and Global Public Goods – Key to a Transformative Recovery Aligned with the 2030 Agenda

17 Mar 2021 | News

Participants in the debates taking place on the second day of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is being held virtually under the Presidency of Costa Rica, posed the need to close the financial, climatic and health asymmetries present in the world today, to guarantee financing for development, and to create global public goods – including an equitable vaccine against COVID-19 – in order to move towards a transformative recovery in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. During Panel 1: Health and…

Urgent Support Must be Provided to Caribbean Countries So They Can Advance on Fulfilling the SDGs in the Context of the Pandemic

17 Mar 2021 | News

Government authorities, United Nations officials and representatives of civil society urged for providing urgent support to Caribbean countries so they can advance on fulfilling the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a context of acute financial weakness due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of natural disasters, among other factors, during a session of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The panel entitled Building forward better in the Caribbean post-COVID-19: Critical issues to keep the 2030…

How to Follow the Fourth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

13 Mar 2021 | News

The fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place virtually on March 15-18 under the presidency of Costa Rica. The objective of this event is to analyze progress on regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will feature the presence of high-level authorities, such as Carlos Alvarado, the President of Costa Rica, which currently holds ECLAC’s presidency pro tempore; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council …

ECLAC Calls for Averting Setbacks and Promoting a Transformative, Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality

8 Mar 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called today for joining forces to promote actions, policies and partnerships that safeguard the progress on women’s rights achieved in the last decade, and for implementing public policies that recognize the work of all women in their diversity and the enormous value they contribute. In a message released today on the occasion of International Women’s Day, ECLAC’s highest authority affirmed that 2021 is a key year for moving decisively towards a transformative recovery with gender e…

Government of France and ECLAC Sign Cooperation Agreement to Support a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region

3 Mar 2021 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of France renewed their cooperation agreement to support initiatives that the United Nations regional organization is carrying out with the region’s countries to promote a transformative recovery from the crisis prompted by the effects of COVID-19 and fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially in relation to environmental matters. The agreement was signed today by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Ambassador of France in Chile, Roland Dubertrand, during a virtua…

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