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30 August 2017 | Speech

Magisterial Lecture of The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Welcome Remarks by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

30 August 2017 | Press Release

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Gave Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

Andrew Holness advocated for greater integration among the countries of the Caribbean and Latin America and gave his backing to the Caribbean debt relief proposal presented by the organization.

30 August 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC and IOM Host Preparatory Meeting on the Global Compact for Secure, Orderly and Regular Migration

The meeting’s opening session was headed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary; Louise Arbour, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for International Migration; Ambassador Juan José Gómez Camacho, Co-facilitator of the intergovernmental consultations and negotiations on the global compact on migration; and Laura Thompson, Deputy Director General of the IOM.

29 August 2017 | Announcement

Chilean Economist Ricardo Ffrench-Davis Will Deliver XV Raúl Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC

The professor at the University of Chile’s Economics Department will speak on Tuesday, September 5, at the regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago.

28 August 2017 | Speech

National workshop on the topic “Plan Chile 30/30 Public Works and Water for Development”

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).

28 August 2017 | Press Release

Strengthening Social Institutionality is Fundamental for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Authorities and international specialists participate in a seminar inaugurated on Monday at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

16 August 2017 | News

ECLAC Launches International Short Essay Contest about the Future of Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

The initiative is part of the commemoration of the regional organization’s 70th anniversary, which will take place in 2018.

15 August 2017 | Speech

Seminar on the Constitution of Mexico City and the 2030 Agenda

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).

10 August 2017 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment toward the Region Continues Downward Trend and Totals $167.043 Billion Dollars in 2016

In its annual report, ECLAC projects a fresh decline in 2017, of around 5%, and calls on countries to create policies to attract flows that support national processes of sustainable development.

7 August 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Began the Process of Discussing the eLAC2020 New Digital Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and authorities from the region inaugurated the Preparatory Meeting for the Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society today in Santiago, Chile.

4 August 2017 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Conclude a New Round of Negotiations for an Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters

Saint Lucia officially joined the initiative during the seventh meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the regional instrument on Principle 10, which ended today in Buenos Aires.

4 August 2017 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Updated Figures on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Thursday, August 10, at 11 a.m. in Santiago, Chile.

3 August 2017 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Record a Positive, Though Still Low, Growth Rate in 2017

ECLAC holds its projection for average regional growth at 1.1% and stresses the importance of macroeconomic policies to regain economic dynamism.