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4 December 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents at COP28 Report that Stresses Climate Financing Needs for Latin America and the Caribbean in its Fight Against Global Warming
The document entitled “The Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023: Financing needs and policy tools for the transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies” was unveiled by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, during the global gathering that is taking place in Dubai.
30 November 2023 | Infographic

ECLAC takes part in COP 28
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is participating in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), a crucial milestone in the fight against the climate and ecological crisis, which is taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December. The ECLAC delegation is headed by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the regional body, who will participate in various sessions of the global forum. You can learn more about ECLAC's participation in COP28 in the following image (click on the image to see it in full).
7 de November de 2023 | Speech

Visita de Santiago Peña, Presidente de la República del Paraguay, a la CEPAL
Palabras de bienvenida de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
6 de November de 2023 | Speech

Intervención en la Wilson Center Conference on US-Chile Climate Action and the Energy Transition
Intervención Jose Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
English banner of lithium report
29 June 2023 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Special Report on the Opportunities and Challenges that Lithium Poses for Latin America and the Caribbean
The new document will be released at a press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, on Thursday, July 6.
10 May 2023 | Press Release

Energy Transition is a Unique Opportunity to Close Gender Gaps in Energy Access and Harness Women's Capabilities
The First Latin American Conference on Women and Energy: Capacities for Change, Empowerment, Gender and Energy (CEGEN 2023) is being held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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8 de May de 2023 | Announcement

Primera conferencia regional sobre mujeres y energía se realizará en la CEPAL
Encuentro tendrá lugar el miércoles 10 de mayo y contará con la participación de autoridades de gobiernos, de organismos de las Naciones Unidas, académicos, cuerpo diplomático y representantes de los sectores público y privado.
28 April 2023 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Pick Up the Pace to Achieve Fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Halfway through the period agreed upon by United Nations Member States in 2015, greater progress on the targets will require the participation of all stakeholders as well as structural transformations in the region, delegates warned at the conclusion of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
Foto de participantes en el evento
27 April 2023 | News

The Region’s Countries Evaluated the Implementation of Four SDGs on the Second Day of the Forum on Sustainable Development
It is necessary to redouble efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 7, 9 and 11, representatives asserted at the meeting being held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
16 de March de 2023 | Infographic

La transición energética en América Latina y el Caribe
Los impactos de las crisis en cascada aumentaron la vulnerabilidad energética. La región necesita avanzar con urgencia hacia la transición energética.
16 March 2023 | Press Release

Authorities and Experts Call for Accelerating the Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean
A high-level workshop is taking place at ECLAC’s headquarters to help prepare a special report on the region for the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2023 report.
Participantes en el Sexto Foro FOREPLEN
19 de December de 2022 | News

Seguridad energética de América Latina y el Caribe es urgente y prioritaria ante crisis de precios de combustibles e impactos del COVID-19
Sexta Reunión Plenaria del Foro Regional de Planificadores de Energía (FOREPLEN) se realizó en Ciudad de Panamá el 12 y 13 de diciembre, organizada por la CEPAL.
29 November 2022 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 40.7% in 2021, but Did Not Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to use FDI strategically to strengthen and develop capacities that would contribute to sustainable and inclusive development.
23 September 2022 | Op-ed

Energy transition and climate resilience: catalysts for growth and inclusion
By Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN High-Level Climate Change Champion for COP27 and Mario Cimoli, Acting Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
14 July 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC Urges for Implementing Enabling Policies that Would Allow for Effective Fulfillment of the SDGs
Mario Cimoli, the organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, and Arnoldo André Tinoco, the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, participated in a meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2022, focused on listening to messages from the regions. Prior to that, both authorities spoke at a virtual side event on Development in Transition.
6 June 2022 | Press Release

War in Ukraine Quickens Inflation, Reduces Growth and Increases Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new special report by ECLAC indicates that the economic deceleration, higher inflation and the slow and incomplete recovery of labor markets will increase poverty, extreme poverty and food insecurity in the region in 2022.
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31 May 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present a New Report Analyzing the War in Ukraine’s Socioeconomic Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean
The organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, Mario Cimoli, will unveil the document at a hybrid press conference on Monday, June 6, at the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Diálogo de Alto Nivel sobre Energía
24 September 2021 | News

Climate Change Impacts Require Action Not Only at a National Level but also at a Regional and Global Level, ECLAC Stresses
At a side event to the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, highlighted the transformative sectors that help with carbon dioxide removal.
Imagen reunión Latin America Energy Week
22 June 2021 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Has All the Right Conditions to Become a Renewable Energy Hub with Great Potential in Green Hydrogen
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, gave a presentation on a high-level international panel held in the framework of Latin America Energy Week, where she affirmed the urgency of the transition towards renewable energies with full social inclusion.
foto de los participantes en el evento
14 December 2020 | News

ECLAC: Concrete Opportunities Exist for Deepening the Partnership between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union with a View to a Green, Digital, Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level meeting between foreign affairs ministers from both regions.

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