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23 May 2011 | Press Release

Commodity Price Rises and Volatility Pose a Challenge to Latin American Economies
Alicia Bárcena gave a lecture on this topic in Buenos Aires, where she also signed a cooperation agreement with the country's Central Bank.
20 May 2011 | Statement

International Day for Biodiversity
Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
20 May 2011 | Speech

Why is the Debate on Commodities so Crucial for Latin America?
By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
19 May 2011 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for a Deeper Strategic Partnership between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena was speaking at the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) and taking part in the celebrations to mark the bicentenary of Uruguay.
19 May 2011 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Initiatives to Renew Partnership between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean
Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and former European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, took part in the seminar.
17 May 2011 | Statement

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
17 May 2011 | Press Release

Child Poverty Affects almost 81 Million Children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Research included the lack of basic rights and social and economic deprivation to measure child poverty.
16 May 2011 | News

Global economic crisis opens up new space for discrimination at work, ILO says

In the new Global Report on Equality at Work 2011, the International Labour Office (ILO) notes that in spite of continuous positive advances in anti-discrimination legislation, the global economic and social crisis has led to a higher risk of discrimination against certain groups such as migrant labour.
12 May 2011 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Was the Region with the Strongest Growth in Foreign Direct Investment in 2010
The Commission predicts that FDI will rise by between 15% and 25% in 2011 compared with 2010, but points out that the region should implement policies focused on innovation in order to better absorb the benefits of investment flows.
10 May 2011 | Press Release

"The Time for Equality Has Arrived in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Alicia Bárcena proposed six pillars for a new economic strategy emphasizing investment, integration and innovation at the 52nd annual meeting of the Board of Governors of IDB.
10 May 2011 | Press Release

"There Can Be No Equality without Sustainable Public Accounts"
Alicia Bárcena outlined the main fiscal challenges now faced by the region's governments.
10 May 2011 | Press Release

"Economic Growth is, above all else, a Process of Structural Change"
Former Executive Secretary of this United Nations regional commission delivered the Tenth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture.
5 May 2011 | Press Release

The Region's Countries are facing Dilemmas in Terms of Increased Inflows of Foreign Capital
The Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, opened a workshop on macroeconomic policies, along with the Chilean Minister of Finance, Felipe Larraín.
29 April 2011 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Launch Report on Foreign Direct Investment in the Region in 2010
The publication tackles the significant position of Latin America and the Caribbean as a recipient and source of FDI in 2010, China's penetration as an investor in the region and trends in the telecommunications and software industries.
25 April 2011 | Statement

World Malaria Day
Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
Día Mundial del Paludismo 2011: Alcanzando Progreso e Impacto
25 April 2011 | News

World Malaria Day 2011: Achieving Progress and Impact
Malaria is a leading killer of children under five years of age. Success in this fight is crucial to improving the health of women and children around the world, especially in Africa, and in generating progress towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals (UN Secretary-General's message on World Malaria Day).
19 April 2011 | Press Release

Researchers Analyse Changes in Latin American Middle Class and the "China Effect" on Exports
The publication also tackles topics including the transmission of interest rates in two Caribbean countries and commodity prices in the region.
19 April 2011 | Press Release

Academics from Mexico and Guatemala Won the ECLAC "Fernando Cuevas" Prize
One of the studies tackles the barriers that public monopolies impose on climate change policy in Mexico. The second study analyses the use of energy accounts as a means of assessing sectoral efficiency in Central America.
15 April 2011 | Press Release

Study on Economic Growth in Cuba wins International Research Prize
The "Juan F. Noyola" competition was held in April 2010, and involved researchers from nine countries.
15 April 2011 | Press Release

Secretary-General of UNASUR visits ECLAC
María Emma Mejía met with Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and various Directors of this United Nations regional commission.

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