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1 December 2010 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Fell in 2010 and Returns to the Pre-Crisis Trend
Thanks to the region's economic recovery, the number of poor people will fall to the same levels as in 2008 (180 million inhabitants).
25 November 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Assesses the Impact of the Economic Recovery on Poverty in the Region
The Social Panorama, which proposes long-term policies to tackle inequality, will be presented by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, in Chile on 30 November.
16 November 2010 | Press Release

Successful Social Innovation Projects to be Presented in the United States
ECLAC will exhibit 25 programmes awarded for their innovation, community participation and low costs, developed to overcome poverty and inequality in the region.
10 November 2010 | Press Release

Experts to Assess Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture in the Region
The phenomenon impacts the rural population of Latin America and the Caribbean, most of which lives in conditions of poverty.
27 October 2010 | Press Release

Productive Innovation and Integration with Asia: Priorities for Latin American Pacific Basin Countries
ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena presented two documents with policy recommendations in these areas.
21 October 2010 | Press Release

Adopting New Technologies is Key to Reducing Inequality Gaps in the Region
Experts analyzed the contribution of information and communications technologies in the fields of education and health and their incorporation in social policies.
20 October 2010 | Press Release

Report Highlights Region's Achievements in the Development of Statistics
Government officials commemorated World Statistics Day with an event at Commission headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
19 October 2010 | Press Release

"Real Development is Based on a Territorial Dimension"
An international seminar will examine experiences and policies to overcome territorial disparities.
14 October 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Greets the People and Government of Chile After Successful Miner Rescue
"Chile has given an example to the world and the world has understood it that way," said ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena in a letter to President Sebastián Piñera.
4 January 2011 | Press Release

Science, Technology and Innovation Are Key for Growth and Competitiveness in the World Market
Today, ECLAC opened the first School for Policymakers in Science, Technology and Innovation, in order to strengthen capacities in the region's countries.
13 October 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Inaugurates School for Policymakers in Science, Technology and Innovation
Government officials from several countries in the region will open the school with a high-level conference.
4 October 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Welcomes the end of the Hunger Strike in Chile
Representatives of the Mapuche Territorial Alliance left the Commission's premises today
2 October 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Addresses Mapuche Issue
The Commission draws attention to the importance of the international legal regime and the need to place equality at the heart of the debate.
29 September 2010 | Press Release

ICTS are a Detonator to Growth With Equality and Promoting Regional Integration
The preparatory meeting for the Third Ministerial Conference about the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean advanced the design of a new Regional Plan of Action on the issue.
28 September 2010 | Press Release

Representatives of a Mapuche Group in ECLAC Premises
Upon her arrival to the Chilean capital, ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, met the group's members and checked that their living conditions were satisfactory.
16 September 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC and Chilean Foreign Ministry Sign Cooperation Agreement for Pro Tempore Secretariat of the Rio Group
The United Nations regional commission will support the analytical work of the Pro Tempore Secretariat with documents and seminars on issues of the international agenda.
12 August 2010 | Press Release

Environment, Infrastructure and Social Security Reforms under the Spotlight in CEPAL Review
Academics and experts write on these and other development and public policy issues in the region, with case studies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
3 August 2010 | Press Release

Women Must Be Placed at the Centre of Development for the Rebuilding of Haiti and Chile
Authorities and representatives of the United Nations discussed the challenges outstanding in this area at the Eleventh session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, now under way in Brasilia.
28 April 2010 | Press Release

Concert in Benefit of Youth Orchestras Affected By the Earthquake to Be Held At ECLAC
The programme includes prominent soloists, singers and classical and contemporary musicians.
20 April 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Member Nations to Analize Development of Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas will meet in Santiago, Chile.

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