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Experts Highlight Lessons Learned in Latin America 30 Years after the Debt Crisis

7 Nov 2013 | Press Release

See photo gallery (18 February 2013) At a high-level conference opened today in Mexico City, Mexico, authorities and experts highlighted the lessons learned by Latin American and Caribbean countries following the debt crisis in the early 1980s and called for pending challenges to be tackled. The ECLAC-CAF-GIZ-SEGIB conference on "The debt crisis in Latin America 30 years later" will last until 19 February 2013 at the subregional headquarters of ECLAC in Mexico. The two-day event is organized by ECLAC, the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), t…

CAF, ECLAC and ALADI Sign an Agreement for Constituting the Latin America-Asia-Pacific Relations Observatory

7 Nov 2013 | Press Release

See photo gallery (3 July 2012) As part of the celebration of the 145th Meeting of CAF's (Latin American Development Bank) Board of Directors, held in Montevideo, a new interagency cooperation agreement among CAF, the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for constituting the Latin America-Asia-Pacific Observatory was signed. The Executive President of CAF Enrique García, the Executive Secretary of ECLAC Alicia Bárcena and the Secretary General of ALADI Carlos Álvarez attended the event. Furthermore, representativ…

ECLAC Reports on Its Participation in the 2011 Round of the National Socioeconomic Survey (CASEN) of Chile

7 Nov 2013 | Press Release

(1 September 2012) In view of the debate that has arisen following the release of the latest results of Chile's Socioeconomic Survey (CASEN), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) wishes to inform the public of the scope of its participation in this process. ECLAC has used its well-recognized technical capacities to provide support for the CASEN survey since it began in 1987. It has done so in the firm belief that reliable statistical instruments are essential for generating effective public policies capable of reducing poverty and inequality. The Commission wishe…

ECLAC Executive Secretary Meets with High-Level Officials in People's Republic of China

7 Nov 2013 | Press Release

See photo gallery (16 October 2012) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, joined by ECLAC's Directors Osvaldo Rosales and Raúl García-Buchaca, met with high-level officials of the People's Republic of China as part of the first visit that the senior United Nations official carried out to the Asian country. Ms. Bárcena held meetings in Beijing with Vice Premier Hui Liangyu and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Vice Premier Hui stated that China values its relationship with ECLAC highly, and announced that his Government will…

Conference on "The Debt Crisis in Latin America 30 Years Later" to Be Held in Mexico

7 Nov 2013 | Press Release

(12 February 2013) The external debt crisis was a turning point in the economic history of Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the premise for the high-level conference to be held in Mexico City, Mexico, to analyse topics including the origins of the crisis three decades ago, global and Latin American responses, lessons learned, recent experiences in external financing and future prospects. The ECLAC-CAF-GIZ-SEGIB-UNAM conference on "The debt crisis 30 years later" will be held on 18 and 19 February 2013 at the subregional headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the…

The Region's Countries Agreed on a Shared Vision for Making Progress with Access Rights in terms of Environmental Matters

5 Nov 2013 | Press Release

(4 November 2013) In Lima, Peru, the 17 Latin American and Caribbean signatory countries to a declaration promoting access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters agreed on a shared vision of the values that should inspire a future regional agreement or instrument on the subject. The seven basic principles agreed were equality, inclusion, transparency, proactivity, collaboration, progressivity and non-regression. The Third Meeting of the focal points designated by the governments of signatory countries of the Declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio …

Regional Port Activity Down Due to Sluggish Exports

4 Nov 2013 | Press Release

(4 November 2013) The region's sluggish exports and slower growth prospects for the world economy carried over from late 2012 have accentuated the slowdown in port activity during the first half of 2013, according to ECLAC figures published today. The ranking of port throughputs produced by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicates that growth in freight operations in the region's ports only grew by 2% in the first six months of the year, compared with rises of 16% and 9% in the same periods of 2011 and 2012, respectively. This figure represents …

Latin American and Caribbean Unemployment Rate Could Fall to 6.2% in 2013

30 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(30 October 2013) The Latin American and Caribbean region could end the year with an urban unemployment rate of between 6.2% and 6.3%, which would be slightly lower than 6.4% recorded in 2012, according to the latest projections from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to the document The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean - No. 9, "the first half of 2013 was not plain sailing for Latin America and the Caribbean", due to a sluggish world economy, increased financial market volatility…

ECLAC Promotes Social Covenants for Equality as Tools for Regional Security

29 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(28 October 2013) On Monday, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, stated that the challenge of insecurity made it essential to promote social covenants for equality, with initiatives that recognize citizens as autonomous but also vulnerable subjects, as they depend on others to realize their life plans. The senior United Nations official delivered this message as she took part in the commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Declaration on Security in the Americas, which was held at the Headquarters of the Organizat…

Latin American and Caribbean countries approve Santo Domingo Consensus to advance towards gender equality

23 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(18 October 2013) Representatives of Member States and associate members of ECLAC who took part in the 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean this week undertook to help the information and knowledge society promote women's economic autonomy and their full and equal participation in all spheres of society and all decision-making processes. This commitment is part of the Santo Domingo Consensus, which was approved today at the closing of the intergovernmental meeting organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) an…

Innovation, diversification and better logistics key to sustainable and inclusive growth, says new report

18 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(18 October, 2013) After a decade of relatively strong growth, Latin America is facing headwinds associated with declining trade, a moderation in commodity prices and increasing uncertainty over external financial conditions. The document Latin American Economic Outlook 2014: Logistics and competitiveness for development, jointly produced by the OECD Development Centre, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and CAF - Development Bank of Latin America, was released during the XXIII Ibero-American summit in Panama City. Weak economic performance in the euro area, t…

Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Latin America Rose by 6% in the First Half of 2013

17 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(With Brazil FDI figures corrected) (10 October 2013) Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Latin America displayed moderate growth in the first half of this year, compared with the year-earlier period in 2012, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The 13 countries of the region that provided data received 102.951 billion dollars, which was 6% higher than the first six months of the previous year. The main recipient was Brazil, which received 39.014 billion dollars between January and August 2013, which was 10% lower than the sum received in the …

ECLAC Calls on Latin American and Caribbean Countries to Make Progress in Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Women

17 Oct 2013 | Press Release

Watch live transmission of the Conference. See photo gallery (17 October 2013) Latin America and the Caribbean has more than 670 indigenous peoples recognized by the region's countries, including at least 23.5 million women - who are often affected by deep ethnic and gender inequalities, according to a new ECLAC study. The document Indigenous women in Latin America - Demographic and social dynamics in the human rights framework (available only in Spanish) was presented at the 12th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, being held until 18 October in S…

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

17 Oct 2013 | Press Release

This year's observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty comes as the international community is pursuing twin objectives: intensifying efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals, and formulating the next set of goals to guide our efforts after we reach the MDG target date of 2015. This post-2015 agenda must have poverty eradication as its highest priority and sustainable development at its core. After all, the only way to make poverty eradication irreversible is by putting the world on a sustainable development path. We have much work ahead.&nbsp…

Opening of the Twelfth Session of the ECLAC Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

16 Oct 2013 | Press Release

Watch live transmission of the Conference Read the speech of the ECLAC Executive Secretary (15 October 2013) The twelfth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to advance the region's gender equality agenda, was opened today in Santo Domingo in the presence of the President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina. President Medina declared "I celebrate our country being the host to this meeting that will show us new ways of guaranteeing equal rights and opportunities for …

Women's Unequal Participation in the Digital Economy Affects the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

15 Oct 2013 | Press Release

Watch the live transmission of the Conference. See photo gallery (15 October 2013) In several Latin American and Caribbean countries, women equal men in terms of Internet access, but are at a clear disadvantage when it comes to using it. This limits the personal and professional development of women, as well as the growth with equality of the region's countries as part of a new technological paradigm - according to a new study presented today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Average Internet usage rates among women are 8.5% lower than among men in 10 …

President of the Dominican Republic Met with the Executive Secretary of ECLAC

15 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(14 October 2013) Today, President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, welcomed the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, to the National Palace in Santo Domingo. At their meeting, they analysed various aspects relating to the Caribbean country's economic and social development, while also highlighting the twelfth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held from 15 to 18 October in the Hotel Hilton Santo Domingo. The twelfth session of the Regional Conferenc…

Region's Countries Will Discuss Gender Equality Policies in the Dominican Republic

14 Oct 2013 | Press Release

Watch live transmission as of 15 October, 09:00 a.m. of the Dominican Republic. (8 October 2013) The gender inequalities in the digital economy - which determine women's personal and professional development, as well as countries' progress within the new technological framework - will be examined at the twelfth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held from 15 to 18 October 2013 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The intergovernmental meeting, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Gov…

ECLAC Describes Regional Migration Challenges

5 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(4 October, 2013) International migration is a phenomenon with specific regional characteristics, which were presented by the Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, at the Second High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, which is being held as part of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. On behalf of the five UN regional commissions, the senior official from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented the main messages from discussions organized by the commissions in collaboration with th…

ECLAC Calls on Countries to Promote Social Covenants for Investment

4 Oct 2013 | Press Release

(4 October 2013) The region's countries will have to adopt a series of measures to better overcome high financial volatility and sluggish global trade. According to a new ECLAC report analysing the international situation during the first half of 2013 and its impact on the region, these measures include social covenants for investment. The study on The current international context and its macroeconomic repercussions for LatinAmerica and the Caribbean was launched today in Santiago, Chile. In the document, ECLAC calls on countries to drive forward social covenants for investment based on…

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