ECLAC’s Executive Secretary launched an initiative for an export platform in the region during meetings with businesspeople and government authorities in Berlin.
During her two-day visit to the European country, Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, described the development challenges of Latin America and the Caribbean.
El organismo de las Naciones Unidas y la agencia alemana establecieron las prestaciones y actividades del programa de cooperación técnica que rige hasta 2014.
Both organizations agreed to implement a cooperation programme which promotes low carbon economic growth and social equality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The accomplishments of cooperation efforts between Germany and ECLAC in areas such as social equality, the role of the State, taxation, climate change, energy efficiency and sustainable development were reviewed.