On the second day of the United Nations regional commission’s most important biennial meeting – which is taking place in Lima, Peru – ministers from numerous countries in the region and prominent specialists debated how to achieve stronger and sustained growth and how to reduce inequality, among oth...

A publication by prominent economist Mariana Mazzucato was presented at a side event of the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, which is taking place on October 24-26 in Argentina.

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Ministers Santiago Cafiero and Daniel Filmus, from Argentina, and Paola Vega Castillo, from Costa Rica, participated in the inauguration of the Third Meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies, he...

At a high-level event organized by UNIDO, the organization’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Mario Cimoli, stressed the importance of developing strategic sectors to overcome the current crisis.

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the launch of the book The environmental tragedy of Latin America and the Caribbean during the United Nations regional organization’s 38th session, which was held on October 26-28.

The 38th session, which will be held virtually, will be transmitted via all of the institution’s platforms. Those interested in joining the conversation can do so using the hashtags #ECLACsession2020, #COVID19transformativerecovery and #PoliciesForActionECLAC.

On this occasion, the regional commission will present its new development proposal for a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability for the region’s countries.

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called on countries to promote an Environmental Big Push in the wake of COVID-19, where the economy, employment and sustainability go together, during an event organized by the OECD.

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document at a virtual press conference tomorrow, Thursday, July 2, from the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

The United Nations regional organization ratified its “Caribbean First” strategy in times of pandemic, during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

ECLAC’s Office in Brasilia, along with the Global Compact Network Brazil, held a “Big Push for Sustainability” webinar on May 26 in which more than 60 case studies on investments for sustainable development in Brazil were presented.

A new publication edited by ECLAC-Mexico stresses the need for policies that foster a structural change in activities in the rural setting.

The organization’s office in Brasilia will publish a book with contributions for the country’s development.

This concept has received little public policy attention from countries in the region, despite the contribution it could make toward achieving the SDGs, according to a new study by ECLAC.

A new book published by the United Nations regional organization seeks to contribute to reflection on industrial policy in Argentina and stimulate debate on the issue in other countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The organization’s Buenos Aires Office presented two new publications about the cases of Tucuman and Chaco.

President Enrique Peña Nieto will kick off the Commission’s thirty-sixth session on Tuesday, May 24 in Mexico City.

All of those interested in the region’s development will be able to join the live broadcast and participate in the conversation on social media with the hashtags #Horizontes2030 and #Horizons2030.

The publication contains eight essays by twelve authors under the direction of the Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, the Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado, and the Director of the Office in Buenos Aires Martín Abeles.

Authorities and experts analyzed the current economic situation that the region faces at an event organized by ECLAC’s Office in Buenos Aires.