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20 June 2023 | News

ECLAC Urges for Closing Structural Gaps to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Authorities and specialists inaugurated an international seminar entitled “Inequality Gaps in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,” which is taking place through Wednesday, June 21 in San José, Costa Rica.
8 March 2022 | Press Release

Participants in Forum on Sustainable Development Urged for Averting Setbacks and Achieving Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Government authorities, international officials and representatives of civil society commemorated International Women’s Day at the regional gathering that is taking place in Costa Rica.
12 January 2022 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Growth Will Slow to 2.1% in 2022 amid Significant Asymmetries between Developed and Emerging Countries
In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies 2021, ECLAC emphasizes that 2022 will be a year of major challenges for growth, job creation and tackling the pandemic’s social toll.
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5 January 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present from Mexico its Annual Report on the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021
The document, which provides updated estimates on the economic growth of the region’s countries in 2021 and new projections for 2022, will be unveiled at a press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Wednesday, January 12.
18 September 2021 | Press Release

Countries of CELAC Unanimously Approve Lines of Action and Proposals for Plan for Self-Sufficiency in Health Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean and Give ECLAC a Mandate to Further its Implementation
The initiative was presented by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, during the regional bloc’s 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government, which was held in Mexico City.
17 September 2021 | Press Release

Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico Welcome the Comprehensive Development Plan, Prepared by the UN and Presented by ECLAC, and Commit to Efforts to Move Forward on its Implementation
The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, officially submitted the proposal addressing the structural causes of migration to high-level authorities from these countries.
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14 September 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC to Officially Present Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico
In representation of their governments, high authorities from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico will receive the document they requested from the United Nations regional commission to address the structural causes of migration.
20 May 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality and Building Care Societies for a More Egalitarian, Sustainable and Resilient Future
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a virtual keynote lecture in the framework of a series entitled Post-2030: Women Leaders for a Sustainable Future, organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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18 February 2021 | Announcement

High-level Authorities from the Region Will Analyze Fulfillment of Gender Equality Commitments in the Context of the Pandemic
On February 23-25, the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
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3 February 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Special Report COVID-19 on the Economic Autonomy of Women in the Post-Pandemic Recovery
The regional organization's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document during a virtual press conference next Wednesday, February 10.
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22 December 2020 | News

New Document by ECLAC Examines the Structural Gaps that Characterize the Region
The United Nations regional organization developed a proposal for achieving greater comprehension of the inequalities that hinder sustained, inclusive and sustainable long-term development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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22 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Analyzes the Link between Trade Agreements, Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines
A document edited by the organization’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico indicates that intellectual property rules have increased the cost of access to some medicines and can jeopardize full enjoyment of the right to health, which is an especially relevant issue at this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
31 January 2020 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Santiago Commitment, Which Seeks to Accelerate Efforts to Fulfill the Regional Gender Agenda
The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, concluded today in Chile.
15 January 2020 | Press Release

The Comprehensive Development Plan is an Innovative Proposal that Addresses the Structural Causes of Migration, With a Focus on Growth, Equality and Environmental Sustainability
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the fourth draft of this initiative today in Guatemala, at a ceremony led by that country’s President, Alejandro Giammattei.
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21 November 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present New Poverty and Inequality Figures and an Analysis of Middle-Income Strata in the Region
On Thursday, November 28, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will launch in Chile the Social Panorama of Latin America 2019 report.
29 October 2019 | Press Release

Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Fall 2.0% in 2019 Due to the Complex International Context
Annual report by ECLAC on the region’s foreign trade shows significant heterogeneity by subregion. Imports will decline 3.0% this year.
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23 October 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico its Annual Report on the Foreign Trade of Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, will hold a press conference on Tuesday, October 29, at the Commission’s subregional headquarters in Mexico City.
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8 August 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release New Figures on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, August 14, at 11 a.m. in Santiago, Chile.
20 May 2019 | Press Release

The Right to Development in Places of Origin is the Solution so that Migration is an Option, Not an Obligation: ECLAC
In a ceremony led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission, Alicia Bárcena, presented to Mexico a proposal for the El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico Comprehensive Development Plan.
15 January 2019 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Remained Steady in 2017, but Extreme Poverty Increased to the Highest Level since 2008, while Inequality has Fallen Notably since 2000
ECLAC released its report Social Panorama 2018 today in Chile, including new revisions to the methodology used by the organization to estimate monetary poverty in the region, as well as new measurements on functional inequality, social spending and double labor and social inclusion.

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