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12 January 2021 | Press Release

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean Envision Development in the Region Beyond COVID-19 Response and Recovery
The XII Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organized by UNDP, ECLAC and the Government of Colombia, includes the Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, a subsidiary body of the Commission.
23 November 2020 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Stressed the Urgency of Making Progress on Inclusion and Digital Transformation to Emerge from the Crisis and Achieve Development with Equality and Environmental Sustainability
The President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the inauguration of the VII Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held through Thursday.
23 July 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reiterates Commitment to Supporting the Pacific Alliance and Praises Efforts Aimed at Convergence with MERCOSUR
During the 13th ministerial summit being held in Puerto Vallarta, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also called for deepening the bloc’s relationship with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.
18 April 2018 | Press Release

Twenty Three Latin American and Caribbean Countries Meet in Colombia to Define the Region’s New Digital Agenda and Move Toward a More Sustainable Economic, Social and Environmental Model
Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society was inaugurated today in the city of Cartagena.
20 September 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Underscores Progress in the Pacific Alliance Integration Process
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, moderated the V CEO Investment Summit of the bloc in New York, attended by the presidents of Chile and Colombia, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Mexico and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru.
16 February 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Peace in Colombia Offers a Historic Opportunity for Moving Toward Sustainable Development
ECLAC’S Executive Secretary participated in a conference in Bogota, along with President Juan Manuel Santos, economist Joseph Stiglitz and other notable speakers.
6 February 2017 | Press Release

Germany and ECLAC to Cooperate to Strengthen the Sustainable Management of Mining Resources in the Andean Region
At a meeting held today, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chile, Rolf Schulze, and the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, also agreed to allocate additional resources to a programme to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the region.
1 de December de 2016 | Press Release

CEPAL felicita a Colombia por aprobación de nuevo acuerdo de paz
La Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional, Alicia Bárcena, emitió una declaración en la que destaca el logro como “un ejemplo mundial de resiliencia que se estampa en la historia de nuestra América Latina”.
29 de October de 2016 | Press Release

CEPAL llama a potenciar a los jóvenes como actores estratégicos del desarrollo en XXV Cumbre Iberoamericana
Durante la reunión, la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia Bárcena, sostuvo encuentros con autoridades de varios países y participó de diversos eventos.
26 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Accompany Colombia in its Consolidation of Peace and its National Development Project
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in Cartagena in the signing ceremony of the agreement that ended more than five decades of armed conflict.
23 June 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Welcomes Signing of Agreement that Ends the War in Colombia
The Executive Secretary of the regional organization, Alicia Bárcena, issued a statement that describes the achievement as “one of the brightest chapters of diplomacy and multilateral commitment, with our best civilizing values.”
20 de February de 2015 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena destacó compromiso de Colombia con la agenda de desarrollo post-2015

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL acompañó al Presidente Juan Manuel Santos en la firma de un decreto que crea una comisión interinstitucional sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible.
18 de April de 2014 | Press Release

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL expresa condolencias por fallecimiento de Gabriel García Márquez
Alicia Bárcena envió carta a los familiares del destacado escritor colombiano, en nombre del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas.
23 de January de 2014 | Press Release

Panel analizó los desafíos que enfrentan los países de la Alianza del Pacífico
Los presidentes de México y Colombia, el Ministro de Hacienda de Chile y el Primer Ministro de Perú participaron en el encuentro, que fue moderado por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
5 November 2013 | Press Release

The Region's Countries Agreed on a Shared Vision for Making Progress with Access Rights in terms of Environmental Matters
ECLAC and the Government of Peru organized a meeting on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
17 October 2013 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls on Latin American and Caribbean Countries to Make Progress in Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Women
Document highlights the deep inequalities affecting over 23 million indigenous women.
9 March 2013 | Press Release

Authorities and Experts Call for a Global, Unified, Comprehensive and Equitable Post-2015 Development Agenda
Latin American and Caribbean countries met to assess progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the Rio+20 agreements.
7 March 2013 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Assess Progress in the Sustainable Development Agenda
The meeting organized by the Government of Colombia and ECLAC will analyse development objectives beyond 2015 and Rio+20.
24 de January de 2013 | Press Release

Presidente de México sostendrá reunión con empresarios en la CEPAL
El mandatario será recibido por la máxima representante de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas, la Secretaria Ejecutiva Alicia Bárcena.
19 June 2012 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Agree to Forge Closer Collaboration in order to Improve Use of Statistics
They called for increased use of national data in human development reports, and highlighted progress in the code of good practice for statistics.

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