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24 July 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Provide Updated Growth Projections for the Region’s Countries

The organization will release its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 in a press conference, next Wednesday, July 31.
19 July 2019 | Op-ed

2030 Agenda and Latin America and the Caribbean: Urgency at critical point

By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
19 July 2019 | Press Release

2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals: Uncertain Compliance Scenario for Latin America and the Caribbean
A mixed balance emerges for the region following this week’s UN 2019 High-Level Political Forum in New York, where ECLAC participated actively in various sessions.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL (a la izquierda), durante el evento organizado por el Pacto Mundial de las Naciones Unidas.
18 July 2019 | News

Alicia Bárcena: The Conversation Must Change between Governments, the Private Sector and Civil Society to Meet the SDGs
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary took part in an event organized by the UN Global Compact and the permanent missions of Argentina and Lebanon on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development going on through Friday in New York.
Alicia Bárcena (segunda desde la izquierda), Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la reunión en Nueva York con los representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe
18 July 2019 | News

Regional Forum on Sustainable Development is a Space of Political Consensus among the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena met in New York with representatives of countries from the region to report the results of the last meeting of the Forum and announce preparations for the next one, to be held in Cuba in April 2020.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la reunión sobre el apoyo a los Estados en el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030
17 July 2019 | News

States Require Integrated, Coordinated, Multilevel Support to Meet the 2030 Agenda

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led a meeting with representatives of Chile, Guatemala and Guyana on how the UN system can support countries on their path toward sustainable development.
16 July 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Addressing Inequality at the Local Level is Essential to Achieving Sustainable Development
In the context of the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary took part in different sessions in which she addressed the importance of local action, combating inequality in the 21st century and the role played by regional commissions in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
Reunión sobre el Acuerdo de Escazú, realizada en Nueva York el lunes 15 de julio de 2019
15 July 2019 | News

Ensuring Environmental Rights of the Most Vulnerable is Fundamental to Combating Inequality and Achieving Sustainable Development
During a side-event to the 2019 United Nations High-Level Political Forum, experts reaffirm the importance of the Escazú Agreement for Latin America and the Caribbean.
11 July 2019 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean to Reach Maximum Population Levels by 2058

Starting in 2059, diminishing population is projected for the region, mainly due to falling fertility and negative migration balances.
11 July 2019 | Statement

World Population Day 2019
"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization."
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10 July 2019 | Announcement

Countries of the region will assess progress and challenges in the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
The fourth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, 9 - 10 October 2019
9 July 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Active fiscal policies are needed to finance the 2030 Agenda and ensure that no one is left behind”

On the first day of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, speaking on behalf of the five United Nations regional commissions, gave an account of the progress made toward meeting the SDGs and called for putting equality at the center.
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8 July 2019 | News

ECLAC Calls on Researchers to Present Papers on Sustainable Development by July 28
The selected research will be presented at a seminar that will take place at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago on September 3-4.
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8 July 2019 | News

ECLAC is Accepting Proposals for Papers on Inequality Measurement through July 21
The selected research will be presented at a seminar that will take place at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on August 26-27.
Las reuniones subregionales virtuales se organizaron en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile.
27 June 2019 | News

Women’s Affairs Ministers from Latin America Participated in Virtual Meetings in Preparation for the Regional Conference that Will Take Place in November in Chile
On June 26 and 27, authorities analyzed the progress made on the position document that ECLAC will present at the gathering, and shared national priorities regarding policies for women’s autonomy and gender equality.
27 June 2019 | Press Release

Broadening Fiscal Space is Vital to Financing Development and the 2030 Agenda: ECLAC

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, reiterated the importance of reducing the high level of tax evasion and illicit financial flows, upon presenting the “Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019” in Washington.
21 June 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: It is Vital to Carry Out a New, Inclusive Cooperation Model Where Middle Income Countries Fully Participate
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, concluded a two-day visit to Spain where she presented the report “Latin American Economic Outlook 2019” and held meetings with government authorities, among other activities.
19 June 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Proposes a Cooperation Narrative that is Inclusive of Middle Income Countries: Development in Transition
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke today on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in the European Development Days 2019, which were held in Brussels, Belgium, thereby concluding her participation in the event.
photo of the opening session
18 June 2019 | News

ECLAC Subregional Meeting Examines Progress and Challenges in the Caribbean in Preparation for the XIV Regional Conference on Women

Government officials and experts from across the Caribbean participated in the event held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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17 June 2019 | News

“ECLAC Notes” Marks 100 Editions Informing the Entire Region about the Commission’s Work
Over its 21 years in existence, this bulletin has become a key instrument for communicating ECLAC’s ideas regarding the development of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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