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17 June 2015 | Statement

World Day to Combat Desertification
"In 10 years, two out of every three people in the world could be living under stressed water conditions", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns.
12 June 2015 | Op-ed

Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean: Reinforcing Convergences
Op-ed by ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (June 2015).
5 June 2015 | Statement

World Environment Day
"Many of the Earth’s ecosystems are nearing critical tipping points. It is time for us to change", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
25 May 2015 | Op-ed

China and Latin America: Diversification Is the Key Word
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (May 2015).
15 May 2015 | Statement

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
"Let us work together to harness the power of technology for our common future", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
7 May 2015 | Op-ed

Why 2015 is key for sustainable development
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, published on the WEF Blog (May 2015).
28 de April de 2015 | Op-ed

Ciudades inteligentes, ¿para quién?
Columna de opinión de Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL (publicada en la revista Mercados & Tendencias, abril 2015).
27 April 2015 | Op-ed

The Data Revolution for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (April 2015).
22 April 2015 | Statement

International Mother Earth Day
"This can be the year our children and grandchildren will remember as when we chose to build a sustainable and resilient future – both for Mother Earth and all those that development has until now left behind. Let us seize this historic opportunity together", Ban Ki-moon says.
30 March 2015 | Op-ed

Road Safety Needs Integrated Public Policies
Ricardo Sánchez, Officer-in-Charge of ECLAC’s Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division, explains the path that the region’s countries will tread towards the global conference to be held on this issue in Brazil in November 2015 (published in ECLAC Notes Nº 83).
25 March 2015 | Statement

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
“Slavery persists in many parts of the world in the form of forced labour, trafficking, sexual exploitation or captivity in slavery-like conditions,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his annual message.
22 March 2015 | Statement

World Water Day
“Some 750 million people -- more than one in ten of the world’s population -- remain without access to an improved water supply”, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in this annual message.
21 March 2015 | Statement

International Day of Forests
"Sustaining healthy forests and mitigating and adapting to climate change are two sides of the same coin", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in this annual message.
20 March 2015 | Statement

International Day of Happiness
"Happiness for the entire human family is one of the main goals of the United Nations", the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
6 March 2015 | Statement

International Women’s Day 2015
"The world must come together in response to the targeting of women and girls by violent extremists," says Ban Ki-moon, United Nations' Secretary-General.
20 February 2015 | Statement

World Day for Social Justice
"This year’s commemoration focuses on the scourge of human trafficking and the plight of approximately 21 million women, men and children in various forms of modern slavery", Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
13 February 2015 | Statement

World Radio Day
In the global debate on the new sustainable development goals, we need to hear the voices of young women and men, loudly, strongly and urgently, Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
27 January 2015 | Statement

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2015
“The violence and bias we see every day are stark reminders of the distance still to travel in upholding human rights, preventing genocide and defending our common humanity. We must redouble our efforts to eradicate the deep roots of hatred and intolerance,” says Ban Ki-moon, United Nations' Secretary-General.
30 December 2014 | Op-ed

A Historic Day
Op-ed by ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (December 2014).
18 December 2014 | Statement

International Migrants Day 2014
"To meet the new framework’s core objective of ‘leaving no one behind’, we must devote greater attention to the precarious situation of the world’s migrants," says Ban Ki-moon, United Nations' Secretary-General.

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