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24 September 2021 | Op-ed

Scale up carbon dioxide removal to achieve climate targets, urge United Nations regional leaders
In a joint statement, the Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Regional Commissions have called for enhanced regional cooperation to develop nature-based and technological solutions for capturing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere and ensuring its long-term storage.
27 June 2021 | Op-ed

Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean: a new partnership for the future
By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships of the European Commission.
26 March 2021 | Op-ed

A development allocation of SDRs should benefit all developing countries irrespective of their income levels
By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
9 July 2020 | Statement

Building Back Better Requires Transforming the Development Model of Latin America and the Caribbean
Message by the United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres, for the launch of policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean.
31 March 2020 | Op-ed

Zero Hour: Our Region in the Face of the Pandemic
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
8 March 2020 | Statement

International Women's Day 2020
Message by the United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres.
6 November 2019 | Op-ed

The Time for Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean Has Arrived: With Urgency and Without Delay
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
9 August 2019 | Statement

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world. A significant proportion still lack basic rights, with systematic discrimination and exclusion continuing to threaten ways of life, cultures and identities.
19 July 2019 | Op-ed

2030 Agenda and Latin America and the Caribbean: Urgency at critical point

By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
11 July 2019 | Statement

World Population Day 2019
"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization."
4 June 2019 | Statement

World Environment Day 2019
"On World Environment Day, I ask each of us to act so we can breathe more easily.  From pressuring politicians and businesses to changing our own habits, we can reduce pollution and beat climate change," United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says in his message.
25 April 2019 | Op-ed

Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development: An Example of Multilateralism and Regional Cooperation
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
21 March 2019 | Statement

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2019
"We are all connected by our humanity. We are all equal. We should all be looking out for each other’s welfare", United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says in his message.
8 March 2019 | Statement

International Women's Day 2019
"Gender equality is fundamentally a question of power. We live in a male-dominated world with a male-dominated culture. Only when we see women’s rights as our common objective, a route to change that benefits everyone, will we begin to shift the balance", UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlights on his message.
7 March 2019 | Op-ed

Recognizing Women’s Rights, Essential for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
7 December 2018 | Op-ed

Latin America and the Caribbean vis-à-vis the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
26 September 2018 | Op-ed

The Escazú Agreement: An Environmental Milestone for Latin America and the Caribbean
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
21 September 2018 | Op-ed

Farewell to an exceptional man
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
14 August 2018 | Op-ed

Upgrading International Development Cooperation
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Stefano Manservisi, Director-General of International Cooperation and Development at the European Commission, and Mario Pezzini, Director of the Development Center at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Special Adviser to the OECD Secretary-General on Development (Project Syndicate).
13 July 2018 | Op-ed

Bolstering the Resilience of Latin American and Caribbean Societies, Key to Implementing the 2030 Agenda
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, about the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2018 (HLPF).

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