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29 May 2019 | Press Release

The Digital Revolution Has Revitalized Democracy, but a Governance that Safeguards Citizens’ Interests is Imperative
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, concluded an official visit to Berlin, Germany today upon participating in the Future Affairs 2019 conference, where she addressed the future of democracy in the context of the digital revolution. Earlier in the day, she held a bilateral meeting with the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, with whom she discussed details of the regional commission’s next session, which will take place in May 2020 in San José.
28 May 2019 | Press Release

European Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean Can Help Diversify the Productive Structure and Move Towards More Sustainable Development
In the framework of her visit to Germany, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at the Latin America-Caribbean Conference and met with authorities from several countries.
23 May 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Importance of the Regional Dimension in Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, made a presentation at a high-level meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York.
20 May 2019 | Press Release

The Right to Development in Places of Origin is the Solution so that Migration is an Option, Not an Obligation: ECLAC
In a ceremony led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission, Alicia Bárcena, presented to Mexico a proposal for the El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico Comprehensive Development Plan.
17 May 2019 | Press Release

Caribbean Governments Focus on Repositioning Countries Towards Achieving Sustainable Development
The 19th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
15 May 2019 | Press Release

Expansion of Self-Employment and Greater Informality Threaten the Labor Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication analyzes aspects of fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goal No. 8 (on decent work and economic growth).