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ECLAC Recommends Changing Productive Structure to Take Advantage of Opportunities Provided by World Economy

10 Jun 2008 | Press Release

This year, Latin American and Caribbean economies are completing an expansive cycle of six consecutive years, with an average annual per capita growth rate of 3.5%. This is the biggest economic bonanza in the past 30 years. Many new opportunities are arising. It is time to explore new avenues. Basically, countries in the region should make the most of the global expansion to promote a process of productive transformation and capacity-building to enable them to broaden and modify their traditional modes of international insertion, adding value and knowledge to their products. This is the centra…

Statistical Conference to Promote Gender Statistics and Comparative Measurements in the Region

27 Nov 2007 | Press Release

Adoption of a work plan to encourage development of gender statistics across the region and training-of-trainers projects to replicate knowledge of statistical measurements in national and subregional spheres are among the objectives of the 7th Executive Committee Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA). The Statistical Conference of the Americas is a subsidiary body of ECLAC that operates as a high-level intergovernmental forum for the promotion of official statistics and regional cooperation in this field. The meeting will be held 29 and 30…

Experts to discuss ways to improve statistical monitoring of Millennium Development Goals

23 Nov 2007 | Press Release

The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) constitute a valuable opportunity to improve the living conditions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean. But they also pose challenges to producing the statistical information necessary to monitor advances and achievements. To address this need, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) and Colombia's National Statistics Department (DANE), will hold the regional seminar "Statistical and Institutional Challenges to Monitoring the Millennium Developme…

Distinguished Argentine Historian Tulio Halperin Will Deliver the Seventh Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture

13 Aug 2007 | Press Release

(13 August 2007) Distinguished historian Tulio Halperin Donghi, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the seventh Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecturewith a presentation entitled "Una mirada histórica sobre la CEPAL en su tiempo" (A Historical Look at ECLAC in its Era.) The lecture will take place next Thursday, 16 August 2007 at 11:00 a.m., at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Raúl Prebisch Conference …

Latin American and Caribbean countries approve Quito consensus

9 Aug 2007 | Press Release

With the approval of the Quito Consensus by 33 participating governments, the 10th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded yesterday in Ecuador. Convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC), the conference is the region's leading intergovernmental forum for the analysis of public policies from a gender perspective. In the Quito Consensus, countries agree to adopt all necessary affirmative action measures and mechanisms, including legislative reforms and budgetary measures, to ensure the full participation of women in public offic…

Women's Work Is Key to Overcoming Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

7 Aug 2007 | Press Release

Gender parity, more than a quantitative concept, refers to the redistribution of power in three specific spheres: the labour market, decision-making and family life. The sexual division of labour is a source of inequality between women and men. So states ECLAC in its document "Women's Contribution to Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean," presented to the 10th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean currently underway in Quito, Ecuador. This document examines women's contributions to the economy and social protection, especially in relation to unpaid work, which …

Political Figures from Latin America and Spain Inaugurate the 10th Regional Conference on Women

6 Aug 2007 | Press Release

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet; the First Vice-President, Minister of the Presidency and spokesperson for the government of Spain, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega; and the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, took part today in the inauguration in Quito of the 10th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the region's leading intergovernmental forum for public policy analysis from a gender perspective. The Conference is convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with support from the National Women's Council (Consejo Nacional…

Toward Gender Parity in Political Representation for Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

6 Aug 2007 | Press Release

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) today presented its document "Women's Contribution to Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean" to the 10th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, now underway in Quito, Ecuador. The first section of this document examines gender parity as an objective from which to strengthen democracy. The ECLAC document notes that political participation is recognized universally as an instrument for women's empowerment and gender equity. The rights women have secured as citi…

Agreement Signed to Collaborate in the Development of Official Statistics

27 Jul 2007 | Press Release

With the aim of promoting collaborative policies for the development of projects in statistics, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Colombia's National Statistics Department (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística, DANE) today signed a Framework Agreement for Collaboration to foster exchange of technical support and greater efficiency in conducting their respective objectives. The agreement was signed at ECLAC headquarters by the Executive Secretary of this regional UN commission, José Luís Machinea, and DANE Director&nb…

Fourth Statistical Conference of the Americas Seeks to Improve Quality and Comparability of Data

20 Jul 2007 | Press Release

The design, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of public policies generate new challenges for national statistical programmes, for which high-quality, timely and relevant statistics are increasingly useful and seen as a highly valued public good. In order to progress towards the generation of better and more comparable indicators in the region, the Fourth Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (SCA-ECLAC) will take place 25 - 27 July 2007. Representatives of 28 ECLAC member countries will participate, as well a…

Enrique Iglesias, Secretario General Iberoamericano, dictará Sexta Cátedra Raúl Prebisch

23 Aug 2006 | Press Release

(23 August 2006) Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Secretariat (SEGIB), will deliver a lecture entitled "The return of the State in development strategies," for the sixth version of the Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture Series. The lecture will take place on Monday, 28 August 2006 at 5:00 pm in the Raúl Prebisch Conference Room at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile(Av. Dag Hammarskjold 3477, Vitacura). José Luis Machinea, ECLAC Executive Secretary, will introduce the dist…

Human Rights and Development to the Centre of Debate on Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

21 Mar 2006 | Press Release

The number of migrants in this region rose from 21 million people in 2000 to almost 25 million in 2005, accounting for 13% of the world total. This figure reveals the need to put forward measures for the governance of international migration from a Latin American perspective, facilitating mobility, positive externalities, and protecting the human rights of all migrants, ECLAC argues. The document, "International Migration, Human Rights and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean" was presented to government delegates meeting at ECLAC's Thirty-first Session&…

Dani Rodrik, Professor at Harvard University will Deliver the Fifth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture

29 Aug 2005 | Press Release

(29 August 2005) Dani Rodrik, professor of international political economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (United States), will deliver the Fifth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, entitled "Policies for Economic Diversification?" The talk will take place on Wednesday 31 August 2005, at 4 pm, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Raúl Prebisch Conference Room). José Luis Machinea, ECLAC Executive Secretary, will welcome e…

Latin America and the Caribbean Are Behind in Research and Development

29 Nov 2004 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean are still far behind other regions around the world in terms of research and development. While the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea invest from 2.5 to 3 points of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in this area, and the European Union almost 2 points, our continent as a whole invests barely 0.5 points of GDP. The investment gap translates into an important difference in economic productivity. This calls for public policies to create and develop innovative skills capable of making the most of rapid technological change and economic integration, st…

UNCTAD General Secretary speaking during ECLAC's Raúl Prebisch lecture: Rubens Ricupero Speaks for Latin America Finding Its Own Way

1 Sep 2004 | Press Release

(1 September 2004) The continual search for a uniquely Latin America route to development is the principal legacy left by Raúl Prebisch, said Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), during the master lecture entitled: The contemporary relevance of Prebisch: placing international trade at the service of development, on the occasion of the Fourth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The need for this is clearer than ever, he added. Ricupero …

Progress in Regional Integration Will Improve International Participation

2 Jul 2004 | Press Release

In early 2004, 215 bilateral and regional agreements were in effect worldwide and this figure is expected to rise to 300 in 2007. About 40% of world trade today takes place under the aegis of these treaties and by 2005 this should rise to over 50%. The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are part of this trend. Although several agreements guarantee access to developed countries' markets, in many cases they limit Latin American governments' room to manoeuvre, in terms of production development policies, and they distort trade flows within the region, ECLAC warns, in its study, Product…

ECLAC' s Thirtieth Session in Puerto Rico Culminates in the Approval of 17 Resolutions

2 Jul 2004 | Press Release

The Thirtieth Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ended on Friday 2 July with the approval of 17 resolutions on the range of issues dealt with at the meeting, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ECLAC Executive Secretary, José Luis Machinea, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, José Miguel Izquierdo Encarnación, presided over the session's closing meeting. The resolutions approved include a motion supporting a United Nations' Stabilization Mission (UNSM) in Haiti. Participants also asked the ECLAC executive secretary's office, in coopera…

Public-Private Alliance Proposed to Improve Regional Infrastructure

2 Jul 2004 | Press Release

The stock of infrastructure and access to it remains insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean. To correct this situation, ECLAC proposes creating public-private alliances for its financing, construction and operation, along with improvements to regulatory frameworks, in its study Productive Development in Open Economies, presented to the region's governments this week, at its Thirtieth Session, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to ECLAC, in the coming years the demand for these services will increase significantly, raising the need to design policies and mechanisms to stimulate publi…

Governor of Puerto Rico Calls for Stronger Democracy to Achieve Economic Development

1 Jul 2004 | Press Release

In the presence of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Sila María Calderón Serra, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) officially opened its Thirtieth Session in San Juan, Puerto Rico. During the event, held in the San Gerónimo Room of San Juan's Hotel Caribe Hilton, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Sila María Calderón Serra spoke, along with ECLAC Executive Secretary, José Luis Machinea, and the Ambassador of Brazil in Chile, Gelson Fonseca. Special guests included the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA…

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Have "Three Speed" Economies

1 Jul 2004 | Press Release

The productive structure in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean is today more heterogeneous than it was in the past and than other developing economies, such as those of eastern Asia. The region has a model based on "three speeds", each of which requires different types of public policy to develop, according to the study, Productive Development in Open Economies, presented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at its Thirtieth Session, current taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to the report, these "three speeds" depend on the lega…

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