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ECLAC CARIBBEAN DIRECTOR: Caribbean Must Tackle Development Challenges Together & Capitalize on Resources 

10 Aug 2023 | News

“We are not small island states, we are large ocean states. We need to be taking full advantage of the potential and the possibility that you get from utilization of the resources of the sea. We need to sit down and plan that. When last did we have a meeting that speaks to the potential of the blue economy among ourselves, and we need to stop working in silos, that’s the next thing. That is one of the things that we need to look at going forward. You don't work at the national level when you can work regionally, you know, or inter-regionally. We all share the same challenges.”  Pr…

Renowned Economist José Antonio Ocampo, a Columbia University Professor, Will Analyze the International Financial System Reform at ECLAC

7 Aug 2023 | Announcement

The renowned Colombian economist José Antonio Ocampo, Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and former Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will deliver a keynote lecture on Friday, August 18 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia will give a lecture entitled “Reform of the international financial system” at 11:00 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -4:00). He will be received by the o…

First Meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Escazú Agreement Will Take Place at ECLAC

4 Aug 2023 | Announcement

The First Meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – better known as the Escazú Agreement – will be held in person next Thursday, August 10 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The meeting’s main objective is for the committee’s inaugural members to formally assume their functions, in accordance with Decision II/1 of the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 2), which took place last April in Argentina. A…

The First Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index Will Be Presented at ECLAC

4 Aug 2023 | Announcement

Representatives of government, international organizations, academia and the private sector will participate on Friday, August 11, 2023 in an event entitled AI for Sustainable Development in Latin America: Launch of the first Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index, which will take place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event – organized by ECLAC and Chile’s National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA) – will feature welcome remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Ew…

Lecture series as part of the seventy-fifth anniversary of ECLAC

2 Aug 2023 | Announcement

As part of its special commemorative activities, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has organized in 2023 and 2024 a 75th Anniversary Lecture Series, in which important scholars and innovators in their respective fields will share their visions and ideas on the challenges facing the world and the region, and how to foster a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development for Latin America and the Caribbean.. The commemoration of ECLAC’s 75th anniversary includes the launch of a special website that explores the organization’s origins, the evolu…

ECLAC Supports First Regional Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order

26 Jul 2023 | Announcement

The First Latin American and Caribbean Summit for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Tax Order will take place on July 27-28 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia with authorities from the Treasury, Economy and Finance Ministries of 16 of the region’s countries attending, along with political leaders and representatives of international and regional organizations and of civil society. The summit – organized by Colombia’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and promoted by the governments of that country, Brazil and Chile with support from the United Nations’ Economic Commission …

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Participates in European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Round Table

18 Jul 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Monday, July 17 in the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Round Table, which is taking place in the framework of the third EU-CELAC Summit being held in Brussels through July 18, with the attendance of Heads of State and Government and senior authorities from the countries belonging to both blocs, along with representatives of the private sector, academia and civil society. At the high-level round table, ECLAC’s leading authority se…

Arancha González Laya, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Will Give a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

11 Jul 2023 | News

The Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), Arancha González Laya, will give a keynote lecture on Monday, July 24, 2023 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where she will be received by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs. Her lecture will kick off a series of Keynote Lectures organized in the framework of ECLAC’s 75th anniversary commemorations. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eu…

ECLAC Will Release Updated Data on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

3 Jul 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch on Monday, July 10, at 11 a.m. local time in Chile (UTC/GMT-4) the annual report entitled Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023, which provides an overview of the global and regional evolution of FDI and makes recommendations so that these flows can contribute to Latin American and Caribbean countries’ productive development processes. The document’s main conclusions will be unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a hybrid (in-person and virtual) press …

ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Faces the Challenge of Moving from Labour Market Participation to Labour Inclusion

29 Jun 2023 | News

Labour inclusion policies in the region must have a strategic and comprehensive perspective that also involves educational, productive, fiscal, social and environmental spheres, among others, according to participants in the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on June 27-29, 2023 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. “It will not be possible to create a better future for work without creating a better future for production, and vice versa. They are two s…

ECLAC Will Present Special Report on the Opportunities and Challenges that Lithium Poses for Latin America and the Caribbean

29 Jun 2023 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, July 6 a new special report entitled Lithium extraction and industrialization: Opportunities and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean, in which it examines the role of the region’s lithium-producing countries (mainly Argentina, Bolivia and Chile) in the global value chain of lithium-ion batteries (the main use of lithium currently), as well as the governance, regulatory and fiscal regimes that determine how the exploitation of that mineral functions in the “lithium triangle” countries. The r…

Labour Inclusion Will Be the Main Theme of the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development, Organized by ECLAC

23 Jun 2023 | Announcement

Authorities from the region, academics and specialists from the United Nations and multilateral organizations will participate on June 27-29, 2023 in the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, German Cooperation an…

ECLAC Urges for Closing Structural Gaps to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

20 Jun 2023 | News

To achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the structural gaps that perpetuate low growth and inequality in the region must be closed, said Hugo Beteta, director of the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico. Upon inaugurating the international seminar “Inequality Gaps in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,” Beteta indicated that ECLAC and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) resolved to create a regional agenda on a new rurality that involves two narratives: one about new r…

ECLAC Starts the Construction and Renovation of a Sustainable, Inclusive Building that Will Prioritize Energy Efficiency and Care for the Environment

13 Jun 2023 | News

On Friday, June 9, 2023, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) kicked off the construction and renovation of the North Building of its central headquarters in Santiago, Chile – a structure that will meet high standards of sustainability, inclusion, productivity, transformation, and quality of life and work, which are a true reflection of the values and aspirations of ECLAC, the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals. This new edifice will join the institution’s already renowned main building, which experts consider to be a landmark in Latin American …

The Brazilian Government and ECLAC Reaffirm Cooperation Ties to Jointly Promote Sustainable Development and Regional Integration

7 Jun 2023 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, concluded today a three-day official visit to Brazil, which included activities in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, where he met with high-level national authorities and participated in a seminar on Financing for the Big Push for Sustainability. During his visit to Brasilia, Salazar-Xirinachs was received at the Palácio do Planalto by Geraldo Alckmin, the country’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services. At this meeting held on Wednesday, …

“It’s Not Possible to Create a Better Future for Work Without Creating a Better Future for Production”: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs

1 Jun 2023 | News

“It’s not possible to create a better future for work without creating a better future for production. These are two sides of the same coin,” José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained this Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the inauguration of the ECLAC-ifo-PILLARS Workshop: Labor Market Effects of Automation and Technology Adoption in the Global Economy, which is being held in Santiago, Chile using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual). “In order to create decent jobs, it is indispensable that we focus on a pr…

How to Follow the First Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

26 May 2023 | News

The First Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on May 30-31 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The purpose of the meeting is to analyze the progress and challenges for South-South Cooperation in the region. The meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, May 30 at 9:00 a.m. Santiago time (GMT-4) by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and Adriana Cristina …

First Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean to be held at ECLAC Headquarters

23 May 2023 | Announcement

Representatives of governments, the United Nations system and regional and international organizations will gather at the First session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held May 30-31, 2023, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, May 30 at 9:00 a.m. Santiago time (GMT-4) by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and Adriana Cristina Bolaños Argueta, Director of International Cooperation for the Ministry…

ECLAC Inaugurates New Editorial Line with the Launch of its First Publication Accessible to the Visually Impaired

19 May 2023 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented its first publication accessible to the visually impaired today, marking the launch of a new institutional editorial line. The publication, Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022. Executive summary: accessible format, is compatible with screen readers. According to ECLAC data, more than 13% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has a disability, which is equivalent to more than 70 million people. There are more than 1 billion people with disabilities in the world. "The launch of the ac…

Fiscal Policy should Foster the Transformation of Development Models, Including Aspects of Growth and the Reduction of Inequalities

17 May 2023 | News

Fiscal policy should not only help to navigate the needs and urgencies in the short term, but also the transformations of development models in the longer term, including both aspects of growth and reduction of inequalities, said José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the closing of the XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which concluded on Wednesday, May 17 at the organization's headquarters in Santiago, Chile. After three days of discussions in which the challenges of fiscal policy to boost economic an…

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