Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Thirtieth Session of ECLAC Session.

STATEMENT BY JOSÉ LUIS MACHINEA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AT THE OPENING OF THE ECLAC SESSIONAL MEETING ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Wednesday, 30 June 2004 It is an honour for the Commission to convene this meeting, which is being held for the first time in the framework of the ECLAC session. Ever since the Commission was founded over 50 years ago, its primary concern has been to contribute to the region’s economic and social development. However, starting with the United Nations Conference on t…

Opening of the Meeting of the ECLAC Sessional Ad Hoc Committee on Population and Development. Thirtieth Session of ECLAC

REMARKS BY MR. JOSÉ LUIS MACHINEA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECLAC, AT THE OPENING OF THE MEETING OF THE ECLAC SESSIONAL AD HOC COMMITTEE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT THIRTIETH SESSION San Juan, Tuesday, 29 June 2004 Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, Mr. Federico Meyer, Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on Population and Development, Ms. Marisela Padrón, Director of the Latin America and the Caribbean Division of the United Nations Population Fund, Distinguished Ministers, Distinguished delegates, Representatives of United Nations agencies, Rep…

Commencement of the Twenty- Second Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES. Thirtieth Session of ECLAC.

STATEMENT BY MR. JOSÉ LUIS MACHINEA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECLAC, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND MEETING OF THE PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL FOR PLANNING OF ILPES, HELD WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, 29 June 2004 It is a great pleasure for me to share this podium with Mr. Santiago Marcovich, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, and with Mr. Angel David Rodríguez, President of the Planning Board of Puerto Rico. Distinguished delegates of the member Gov…

CDCC Meeting. Thirtieth Session of ECLAC

Statement to the CDCC Meeting on 28 June 2004 José Luis Machinea, Executive Secretary ECLAC XXX ECLAC SESSION Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers, Representatives of CDCC Countries, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am very pleased to join with you today as you commence your informal deliberations on matters pertaining to the development of the countries of our region, including, of course, the countries of the Caribbean Subregion, in the context of the 30th Session of ECLAC. The convening of the thirtieth session of the Commission, which is what has brought us all to Puerto Rico for t…

Opening Meeting of the Thirtieth Session of the Commission

STATEMENT BY MR. JOSÉ LUIS MACHINEA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECLAC, AT THE OPENING MEETING OF THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, 28 June 2004 His Excellency José Miguel Izquierdo Encarnación, Secretary of State for Puerto Rico, Distinguished representatives of the member countries of ECLAC and of other countries whose representatives honour us with their presence here today, Representatives of international organizations, Representatives of non-governmental organizations who are accompanying us in this session, Ladi…

Discurso de José Luis Machinea al asumir oficialmente como Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL

Opening of the Twenty-ninth session of ECLAC

INFORMAÇÃO PARA A IMPRENSA DATA 09/ MAIO/ 2002 DISCURSO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO, NA CERIMÔNIA DAS NAÇÕES UNIDAS PARA A AMÉRICA LATINA E O CARIBE - Palácio Itamaraty Meu estimado amigo José Antônio Ocampo, Secretário Executivo da CEPAL, Senhora Embaixadora Cecília Soto Gonzalez, Embaixadora do México, Doutor Guilherme Dias, Ministro de Estado do Planejamento, Orçamento e Gestão, Embaixador Luiz Augusto de Araújo Castro, Subsecretário-Geral de Assuntos Políticos Multilaterais, Meu estimado amigo Embaixador Rubens Ricupero, Secretário-Geral da UNCTAD, Embaixador Luiz …

Speech. Twenty-ninth session of the Commission

REMARKS BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECLAC, MR. JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO, AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION Brazil, 9 May 2002 I should like to express our gratitude, Mr. President, for your invitation to hold the twenty-ninth session of ECLAC in Brazil. The vitality of this great nation and its strong sense of identity are admired by all Latin Americans and Caribbeans. ECLAC owes a great deal to the wealth of ideas contributed by Brazilian intellectuals, to Mr. Celso Furtado, to Ms. Maria da Conceição Tavares, to Mr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso and to so man…

Opening of the technical phase of the Twenty-ninth session of the Commission

REMARKS BY MR. JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECLAC, AT THE OPENING OF THE TECHNICAL PHASE OF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION Brasilia, 6 May 2002 It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the twenty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). I should like to express our deepest appreciation to the Government of Brazil and particularly to its President, its Minister for Foreign Affairs and its Minister of Planning, Budget and Management, as well as to all the members of the Government of Brazil who have helped to make this ev…

Words by Ambassador Clodoaldo Hugueney Filho, Under-Secretary of Integration, Economic and Foreign Trade Affairs of Brazil

Senhor Secretário-Executivo da CEPAL, Senhores Delegados, Constitui, para mim, motivo de particular satisfação abrir a fase técnica do 29º Período de Sessões da CEPAL. O Brasil sente-se honrado em poder recebê-los neste encontro de uma organização com a qual temos trabalhado de forma intensa ao longo dos anos. O trabalho da CEPAL é permanente. Seus funcionários ocupam-se dia após dia, de forma consciente e dedicada, do exame das principais questões econômicas da América Latina e do Caribe. Pesquisadores de reconhecida excelência acadêmica são por ela constantemente estimulados a produzir docum…