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13 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Productivity remains the “Achilles’ heel” of the region’s economies

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations body, opened the first high-level meeting of the OECD Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean.
12 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economy to Contract by -0.9% in 2016 and Grow 1.5% in 2017
ECLAC has updated its growth projections for the countries of the region.
4 October 2016 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Meet at ECLAC to Examine Progress in the Implementation of Measures on Population and Development
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean hold their third meeting at ECLAC headquarters from 4 to 6 October.
28 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Encourages the Region to Promote a New Governance to Create Global Public Goods
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary offered a keynote lecture at the closing session of a seminar on public planning and administration held at the organization’s headquarters.
28 de September de 2016 | Press Release

Pactos fiscales y acuerdos tributarios son fundamentales para fomentar el crecimiento y la igualdad en la región

Nuevo libro de CEPAL/BID analiza la sostenibilidad fiscal y las reformas tributarias recientes realizadas en varios países de América Latina.
26 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Accompany Colombia in its Consolidation of Peace and its National Development Project
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in Cartagena in the signing ceremony of the agreement that ended more than five decades of armed conflict.
23 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Advocates for Renewed Global and Regional Governance for Sustainable Development
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in two events held in the framework of the 71st session of the General Assembly.
22 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Access to Big Databases to Achieve Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
At a high-level side event, in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary said that putting this information at the service of the public can bolster adaptation to climate change, saving human lives and avoiding economic losses.
21 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes a Global Fiscal Compact to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
During a side event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena said that the regional organization can support Latin American and Caribbean countries to better measure tax evasion and avoidance.
20 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Digitalization of SMEs Would Contribute to Reducing Inequality in the Region
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at a side event in the framework of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
14 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region Must Respond to the Challenge of Sustainable Growth with a Big Environmental Push

In the framework of the inauguration of the Latin American Conference on a Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called on the region to plan investment and spending with sustainability.
13 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Long-Term Sustainable Growth Will Only Be Achieved by Digitalizing the Economy
The second session of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs of ECLAC concluded today in San Jose, Costa Rica.
12 September 2016 | Press Release

Conference Begins in Costa Rica with Call to Accelerate Efforts to Take Advantage of New Wave of Digital Innovation in the Region
The second session of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) of ECLAC was inaugurated today and will conclude on Tuesday, September 13.
12 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Internet Use and Access Increases Sharply in Latin America and the Caribbean
43.4% of all households were connected to the Internet in 2015, nearly doubling the figure from 2010, according to The State of Broadband 2016 report, which will be presented at the second meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs that begins today in Costa Rica.
9 de September de 2016 | Press Release

CEPAL: TIC’s vector indispensable para un cambio estructural progresivo con miras al cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030
El Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo regional, Antonio Prado, expuso hoy en el marco de la Sexta Semana de las Normas Verdes que se realizó en Montevideo, Uruguay.
9 de September de 2016 | Press Release

CEPAL y UNICEF abogan por el derecho al tiempo libre en la infancia y adolescencia de la región
Según ambos organismos de las Naciones Unidas, las horas dedicadas al trabajo remunerado y a las labores domésticas, donde se evidencian diversas desigualdades de género, restringen su ejercicio en América Latina y el Caribe.
8 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region is at a Crossroads that Offers the Possibility of Progressive Structural Change
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the XX Annual CAF Conference, in Washington.
30 August 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC, CAF and IDB Launch Database on Infrastructure Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean
INFRALATAM presents figures from 15 of the region’s countries for the 2008-2013 period.
29 August 2016 | Press Release

United Nations Building in Chile Turns 50 Years Old
The building that houses ECLAC’s headquarters was inaugurated on August 29, 1966 and is considered a landmark of modern Latin American architecture.
26 August 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Participation by Civil Society is Fundamental to Achieving Better Governance of Natural Resources

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke at a meeting of Open Government Partnership in Mexico City.

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