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20 December 2017 | Press Release

Poverty Increased in 2016 in Latin America and Reached 30.7% of the Population, a Percentage Seen Holding Steady in 2017
In Mexico today ECLAC launched its report Social Panorama 2017, which includes an update to the methodology used to estimate monetary poverty in the region.
18 de December de 2017 | Press Release

Ciudades de América Latina y el Caribe captan el 78% de los inmigrantes y son el origen del 73% de los emigrantes internos de la región
Según artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL, la tradicional migración rural-urbana está siendo reemplazada en la región por la migración entre centros urbanos.
14 December 2017 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economies Will Show a Moderate Recovery in 2018 and Grow 2.2%
ECLAC released today new projections for the region’s countries. A more favorable external context along with greater dynamism in consumption and domestic investment will favor the expansion.
12 December 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Called for Breaking the Statistical Silence on Women’s Participation in Trade, Production and Value Chains
In the framework of the eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference taking place in Argentina, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in an event addressing the relationship between trade and gender equality.
6 December 2017 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Faces the Challenge of Boosting Women’s Participation in Science, Technology and Innovation
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet led the inauguration of a Gender Summit on this issue, being held this Wednesday and Thursday at ECLAC.
18 October 2017 | Press Release

China and Latin America and the Caribbean Must Advance Together Toward the Digital Revolution, the Green Economy, Job Creation and the Fight against Inequality: ECLAC
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at the conclusion of the debates of the First CELAC-China High-level Academic Forum, which was held in Santiago, Chile.
20 September 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “The Eradication of Poverty is a Moral Imperative for our Societies”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary moderated a high-level event in New York convened by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her government, in which leaders and authorities from Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines and Spain participated.
5 September 2017 | Press Release

Ricardo Ffrench-Davis: “A favorable macroeconomic environment is essential to attaining inclusive growth”
The Chilean economist delivered the XV Prebisch Lecture today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile, where he was received by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional 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.
15 de August de 2017 | Press Release

La ONU en México y la CEPAL reconocen la alineación de la Constitución de la CDMX a la Agenda 2030
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, y los jefes de agencias del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas reconocieron que los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) se hayan plasmado en una ley local.
14 de August de 2017 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL aborda sistemas de protección social e inserción económica de la mujer en la región

Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre el impacto del salario mínimo en México y el destino de los desempleados en Venezuela, entre otros temas.
12 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes that Caribbean Focus Efforts on Gender Equality, Climate Change and Debt Relief to Meet 2030 Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, presented the outlook for the subregion during an event held in New York in the framework of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum.
10 de July de 2017 | Press Release

Autoridades y especialistas recalcan importancia de inclusión financiera e igualdad de género para el desarrollo sostenible
Presidenta de Chile, Michelle Bachelet, encabezó presentación de informe de la Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones financieras del país en la sede de la CEPAL.
19 June 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Rethinking the Economic Model and Implementing a New Paradigm
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level event in the framework of the International Economic Association's World Congress, held in Mexico City.
8 de June de 2017 | Press Release

CEPAL: Pese a avances recientes, América Latina sigue siendo la región más desigual del mundo
Laís Abramo, Directora de la División de Desarrollo Social, desmenuza las múltiples dimensiones de la desigualdad en la región en un nuevo capítulo del programa “Horizontes CEPAL”.
30 May 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: High Levels of Inequality in Latin America Constitute an Obstacle to Sustainable Development
This is a structural phenomenon that manifests itself via multiple vicious circuits, according to the Social Panorama 2016 annual report released today.
17 de April de 2017 | Press Release

Ya está disponible en internet nueva edición de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica del organismo regional de la ONU
Ejemplar de abril de 2017 incluye artículos sobre la evaluación de desastres en América Latina, la pobreza en Nicaragua y la innovación y productividad en Perú, entre otros temas.
23 March 2017 | Press Release

Authorities Call for the Maintenance of Fiscal Responsibility to Promote Growth and Equality
Officials attending an ECLAC seminar acknowledged that the current complex economic and political context requires greater efficiency and transparency in government spending.