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19 April 2016 | Press Release

Mariana Mazzucato: The State Does Not simply Correct “Market Failures,” It is also the Creator of Wealth and Engine of Innovation
The Italian economist was the first woman to deliver the Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile, where she was welcomed by Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary.
30 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Supports Region’s Countries in the Definition of the 2030 Agenda’s Indicators
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, inaugurated in Mexico the third meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group, which is in charge of proposing a framework of reference for measuring progress on compliance with the SDGs.
22 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Protecting Progress and Preventing Social Rollbacks in Light of Potential Increase in Regional Poverty
According to projections by the United Nations regional organization, 175 million people were living in situations of poverty in late 2015 in Latin America.
17 March 2016 | Press Release

Income and Wealth Concentration Are at the Heart of Inequality in the Region, According to ECLAC and OXFAM
The richest 10% in Latin America and the Caribbean own 71% of wealth and their tax rate is only 5.4% of their income.
16 March 2016 | Press Release

Authorities and Experts Examine Fiscal Policy Challenges to Protect Investment, Social Progress and Boost Growth
ECLAC regional seminar calls for selective adjustments and strengthened monitoring of tax evasion.
8 March 2016 | Press Release

Despite Advances in Women’s Educational Level, the Gender Wage Gap Persists in the Region
Comparing years of schooling, women can earn up to 25.6 percent less than their male peers in similar conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data released today by ECLAC.
4 March 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “The 2030 Agenda is an opportunity to change the development pattern”
ECLAC Executive Secretary gave a keynote lecture at Chile’s Diplomatic Academy on the challenges regarding the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in the region.
12 February 2016 | Press Release

Mexico Will Be the Venue of ECLAC’s Most Important Gathering
Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, signed an agreement regarding the organization’s thirty-sixth session, which will be held on May 23-27.
28 de January de 2016 | Press Release

Ministras y altas autoridades de la Mujer llaman a priorizar la igualdad de género en los planes nacionales de desarrollo
En reunión celebrada en la CEPAL, las representantes acordaron diseñar en conjunto con el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas una estrategia para implementar los compromisos asumidos por los gobiernos en esta materia.
26 January 2016 | Press Release

Sustainable Development Will Not Be Achieved Without Gender Equality
Ministers for Women’s Affairs, specialists and representatives from the civil society gathered at ECLAC posed the need for concrete plans and programs to guarantee gender equality in the framework of the 2030 Agenda.
23 January 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: A Fourth Industrial Revolution Implies for the Region Progressive Structural Change Centered on Equality and Sustainability
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena, is participating in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
12 November 2015 | Press Release

Structural Gaps Hinder the Achievement of More Inclusive Societies: Alicia Bárcena

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote lecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and made a presentation before the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
28 October 2015 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Advocates Open States to Promote the 2030 Agenda
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary is participating in the Open Government Partnership Global Summit being held from October 27-29 in Mexico.
20 October 2015 | Press Release

Regional Trade at a Crossroads: Diversification and Integration in a Global Context of Low Growth
Latin American and Caribbean exports will contract -14% in 2015, in a downward trend that has been intensifying in the last three years, according to a new report by ECLAC.
15 October 2015 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America Drops 21% in First Semester of 2015
The drop in investments in mining and hydrocarbons due to the reduction of international prices, China’s deceleration and the region’s negative economic growth determine FDI flows.
14 October 2015 | Press Release

Social Inclusion of Youth Should Be a Priority for the Region
During an international seminar held in El Salvador, ECLAC released two documents with policy recommendations and launched the JUVELAC Observatory.
6 October 2015 | Press Release

“Population Policy is Essential for Full, Sustainable Development”
The President of Mexico and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC opened the second meeting of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Mexico City.
7 August 2015 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Agree to Continue Strengthening Regional Cooperation on Digital Matters
Representatives from 18 countries approved the Digital Agenda for Latin America (eLAC2018) during the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, which concluded today in Mexico City.
5 August 2015 | Press Release

The Transit to an Internet Based on Production Is Key for a Development with Equality: ECLAC
The Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today and will be held in Mexico City until Friday.
4 August 2015 | Press Release

To Compete in the Global Economy the Creation of a Digital Single Market in Latin America and the Caribbean Is Required
ECLAC presents study on the digital revolution in the framework of the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society being held this week in Mexico City.

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