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12 December 2019 | Press Release

The 2014-2020 Period Will Mark the Lowest Growth in the Last Seven Decades for Latin American and Caribbean Economies: ECLAC

According to a new annual report by the United Nations regional organization, the region will grow 0.1% in 2019 and 1.3% in 2020.
Cover book Climate Change and Human Rights
9 December 2019 | News

ECLAC and OHCHR Warn about the Grave Human Rights Impact of Climate Change
In a joint publication, the organizations highlighted the Escazú Agreement as a valuable regional contribution for ensuring that actions related to the environment and climate respect, protect and effectively fulfill human rights and basic democratic principles.
Portada publicación CEPAL Uruguay
9 December 2019 | News

Policy to Incentivize Replacing the Automobile Fleet with Electric Vehicles Is Seen Affecting Tax Collection in Uruguay
A study by ECLAC’s office in Montevideo simulates distinct scenarios for growth in the market share of this kind of vehicle, and estimates their impact on national and subnational tax revenue.
foto del lanzamiento del sitio web de la campaña por un buen trato
9 December 2019 | News

A Week of Inclusion Took Place at ECLAC with the Participation of People with Disabilities in Diverse Activities
A highlight was the launch of the website of the global campaign for the good treatment of girls, boys and adolescents with disabilities, an initiative led by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, María Soledad Cisternas.
Portada inversión mexicana en Centroamérica
9 December 2019 | News

Mexico Continues to Be One of the Main Investors in Central America, but Its dynamism is Waning
Since 2011, Colombian FDI has surpassed the amount of Mexican investments accumulated in the region.
Banner Preliminary Overview 2019
5 December 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC will Deliver Its Final Report on the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019

The Commission’s last report of the year will be unveiled in Chile in a press conference by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Thursday, December 12.
4 December 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Stresses the Urgency of Transforming Privileges into Rights to Put an End to Inequality
In the framework of the SICA Regional Forum 2019, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a keynote speech in which she sustained that inequality, poverty and migration are the basis of the widespread social disenchantment affecting the region.
28 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Region Has Underestimated Inequality
The economic commission noted that the upward trend for poverty in Latin America held firm and called for resuming the construction of comprehensive and universal social compacts, during the launch of its Social Panorama 2019 report today in Chile.
#StopStreetHarassment
25 November 2019 | News

ECLAC Caribbean tackles street harassment in Trinidad and Tobago
Street harassment is a commonplace experience for women and girls in Trinidad and Tobago. Statistics do not exist on its prevalence, but women and girls report that it is a daily experience which is tolerated as a social norm.
25 November 2019 | Press Release

In 2018, At Least 3,529 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 25 Latin American and Caribbean Countries: ECLAC
The measurement of this scourge, and its regional comparability, is fundamental for implementing policies for prevention, reparation and sanction, the Commission sustains in the context of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Closing session of the tenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC.
21 November 2019 | News

Authorities Reaffirm Commitment to Statistical Development through Cooperation with the Regional and International Statistics Community
The tenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC concluded today in Santiago, Chile.
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21 November 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present New Poverty and Inequality Figures and an Analysis of Middle-Income Strata in the Region
On Thursday, November 28, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will launch in Chile the Social Panorama of Latin America 2019 report.
19 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Breaking Statistical Silences and Seeking More and Better Data to Move Towards Sustainable Development with Equality
The United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Director of Chile’s National Institute of Statistics, Guillermo Patillo, inaugurated the Tenth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas today in Santiago.
UNITAR, DESA, ECLAC Workshop
15 November 2019 | News

Caribbean experts receive training on policies and policy coherence towards achieving sustainable development
Senior policy makers, including statisticians and economists, along with planning officers from various Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have benefitted from a just-concluded workshop aimed at strengthening their capacities for integrated planning and policy coherence in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the subregion.
11 November 2019 | Press Release

Overall Deceleration Persists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and Low Growth is Expected for 2020
ECLAC updated its growth projections for the countries of the region.
6 November 2019 | Op-ed

The Time for Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean Has Arrived: With Urgency and Without Delay
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
31 October 2019 | Press Release

Bioeconomy, a Key to Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Costa Rica, ECLAC, FAO and IICA presented their most recent joint report on the agriculture and rural sectors in the Americas, during a conference that brought together the ministers of agriculture of the hemisphere.
30 October 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Reinforces Call to Promote Structural Change for Equality and Environmental Sustainability in the Region

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote lecture today at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, in which she urged for creating new social compacts and reworking the conversation between the State, the market and society.
29 October 2019 | Press Release

Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Fall 2.0% in 2019 Due to the Complex International Context
Annual report by ECLAC on the region’s foreign trade shows significant heterogeneity by subregion. Imports will decline 3.0% this year.
28 October 2019 | Press Release

The Narrowing of Gender Gaps in the Labor Market is Crucial for Growth, Equality and Poverty Reduction in the Region
A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication indicates that women’s access to paid activities is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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