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26 October 2020 | News

Foreign Ministers and High-level Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Sign a Political Declaration for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Region
In the framework of ECLAC’s 38th session, Foreign Affairs Ministers urgently called for solidarity, multilateralism and international cooperation to be intensified at all levels.
26 October 2020 | Press Release

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Call for Changing the Development Model to Overcome the Current Crisis and Build Back Better, Upon Inaugurating ECLAC’s Thirty-Eighth Session
The Presidents of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, and Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres; ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena; the OECD’s Secretary-General, Ángel Gurría; and the IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, kicked off the regional organization’s most important biennial meeting, which will be held virtually through Wednesday, October 28.
26 October 2020 | Speech

Opening Ceremony of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Opening remarks by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena.
photo of the website
24 October 2020 | News

How to Follow the Debates of ECLAC’s Most Important Intergovernmental Conference on October 26-28
The 38th session, which will be held virtually, will be transmitted via all of the institution’s platforms. Those interested in joining the conversation can do so using the hashtags #ECLACsession2020, #COVID19transformativerecovery and #PoliciesForActionECLAC.
Postcard opening ceremony PSES 38 ENG
23 October 2020 | Announcement

The Presidents of Costa Rica and Cuba, along with the UN Secretary-General, Will Inaugurate ECLAC’s 38th Session
On this occasion, the regional commission will present its new development proposal for a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability for the region’s countries.
Thirty-eighth Session of ECLAC's logo
20 October 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Hold its 38th Session on October 26-28
This UN regional commission’s most important biennial meeting will be carried out virtually for the first time in history.
15 October 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Political and Social Compacts with Broad Participation, More Symmetry between Actors and Transformative Leaderships amid COVID-19 for a Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented today the eighth special report produced by the institution in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, during a web seminar that featured the intervention of prominent figures from Latin America and the Caribbean..
photo of Alicia Bárcena and the participants in the webinar
14 October 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Report that Addresses the Forging of Political and Social Compacts to Face the Post-COVID-19 Era
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document during a web seminar in which international officials and representatives of the legislative branch and of civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean will participate.
9 October 2020 | Press Release

It is Necessary to Incorporate the Gender Dimension into Fiscal Policies amid the Pandemic and the Care Economy into a Transformative Recovery: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a web seminar organized by the Women Lead program of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, based in the United States.
Meeting panel.
8 October 2020 | News

In times of pandemic, it is imperative for countries to prioritize care and protect the rights of older persons
The Online Conversation: Challenges to the protection of older persons and their rights in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, was an opportunity to exchange experiences and reflect on its impacts on the population of older persons.
8 October 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Stresses Crucial Role of Regional Integration and Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for the post COVID-19 Recovery
Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena participated in a high-level event of U.S. chambers of commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean, which featured the special participation of Argentine President Alberto Fernández.
7 October 2020 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Strengthening Triangular Cooperation in the Region and Fostering its Role as a Catalyst of the Post-Pandemic Recovery
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a regional conference organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, focused on the prospects for triangular cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
6 October 2020 | Press Release

For the Recovery and a Transformation towards Sustainable Economies and Inclusive Societies, Active Macroeconomic Policies must be Maintained and Deepened
ECLAC launched its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, an annual report in which it reaffirms that international cooperation, through better distribution of global liquidity, must underpin the expansion of policy space in the region.
Banner Economic Survey 2020 ENG
1 October 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020
The organization’s main annual economic report will be unveiled during a virtual press conference by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Tuesday, October 6.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
30 September 2020 | News

ECLAC Proposes Strengthening Research, Developing National Plans and Providing Economic Incentives to Protect Biodiversity in the Region
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, participated via video message in the first Summit on Biodiversity convened by the UN.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL
25 September 2020 | News

Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the Post COVID-19 World Will Necessitate a New Global and Regional Compact: ECLAC
“Transformation of the development model is urgently needed for a better recovery with resilient, inclusive and sustainable economies,” Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, said during a dialogue on SDG acceleration organized by the government of Costa Rica.
25 September 2020 | Press Release

Costa Rica Presents a Proposal for a COVID-19 Economic Relief Fund
This solidarity initiative amid the recession caused by the pandemic was presented this Friday by the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, along with global leaders, in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly.
XX Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CELAC
24 September 2020 | News

ECLAC Calls for Advancing New, Fair and Inclusive Fiscal, Political and Social Compacts to Achieve More Universal Well-Being
The UN regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated today in the XX Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CELAC, where she called for cooperation and solidarity, especially with the Caribbean.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
24 September 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Underlines the Importance of Open Government Principles for Monitoring Resources Dedicated to the Post-Pandemic Recovery
At a virtual leaders' summit, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary also pointed up the Escazú Agreement, which guarantees access to information, justice and public participation in environmental matters.
24 September 2020 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean: Digital Transformation Key to Recovery and Building Back Better, Says New Report
ECLAC, the OECD Development Centre, CAF and the European Union launched the publication Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2020.

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