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11 September 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Executive Secretary: Road to Caribbean Sustainable Development not Easy, ECLAC Here to Support… T&T Elected Chair of Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
In the 30th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Caribbean ministers, ambassadors and development specialists discussed solutions to pressing development challenges.
24 de July de 2024 | Press Release

Nueva edición de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica del organismo, ya está disponible online

En su N⁰ 142, el reconocido journal de la comisión económica regional de las Naciones Unidas incluye estudios sobre el stock-flujo ecológico para Centroamérica, los efectos del cambio climático en las finanzas de Colombia, y el debate entre Celso Furtado y Maria da Conceição Tavares sobre el capital extranjero y el desarrollo nacional, entre otros temas.
20 June 2024 | Press Release

Parliamentarians Analyze at ECLAC Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening and Consolidating Committees of the Future in Latin America
At the First Regional Conference of Parliamentary Committees of the Future, political representatives from various countries and experts from regional and international organizations shared experiences for increasing and improving capacities for legislative foresight and anticipatory governance.
19 June 2024 | Press Release

First Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean Took Place at ECLAC’s Headquarters
At this intergovernmental event, representatives of the region’s countries, the UN System, and regional and international organizations analyzed the state of South-South and triangular cooperation as well as multi-stakeholder strategies for strengthening international development cooperation.
18 April 2024 | Press Release

Eradicating Poverty and Hunger is an Indispensable Requirement for Achieving Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Authorities and delegates from the region’s countries concluded the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development with a firm commitment to accelerate the pace for achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
16 April 2024 | Press Release

Countries Call for Revitalizing the Commitment to the 2030 Agenda and Fostering Renewed, Bold Policies and Actions for Accelerating Fulfillment of the SDGs
The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today with the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.
26 March 2024 | Press Release

Peru Will Be the Host of ECLAC’s Fortieth Session
The country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Javier González-Olaechea Franco, and the United Nations regional economic commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, signed an agreement today in Lima establishing that this meeting will be held on October 8-11, 2024.
4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
8 de November de 2023 | Press Release

La integración regional de los servicios modernos potenciará el desarrollo en la región: CEPAL
En México el sector servicios contribuye al 58,2% del PIB y al 43,4% de los empleos. Expertos de Latinoamérica discuten en XII Conferencia REDLAS cómo digitalizar y aprovechar al sector de mayor crecimiento en el mundo.
7 November 2023 | Press Release

At ECLAC, Paraguay’s President Calls for Dialogue among Latin American and Caribbean Countries to Offer a Continent of Peace in a World Plagued by Conflict
In the framework of his official visit to Chile, the Paraguayan leader gave a keynote lecture at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago.
2 November 2023 | Press Release

Value of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Goods Exports Will Fall 2% in 2023 in a Context of Great Weakness in Global Trade
ECLAC presented its flagship annual report on the region’s international trade outlook, in which it urges countries to implement productive development policies to diversify their export basket and make it more sophisticated, including by attracting FDI in strategic sectors.
6 October 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC, FAO and IICA Call for Actions to Strengthen Regional Cooperation in Order to Promote Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Agrifood Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
The recommendation is made in The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2023-2024, a report prepared by the three institutions and presented in Costa Rica during the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the hemisphere.
16 September 2023 | Press Release

Executive Secretary of ECLAC Highlights the Importance of Regional Cooperation and Multilateralism at the G-77 and China Summit

At the meeting held in Cuba, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs spoke on behalf of the five United Nations Regional Commissions and held bilateral meetings with senior government officials.
12 September 2023 | Press Release

Tarja Halonen: To Achieve Sustainable and Resilient Development, We Need to Reduce Inequalities and Vulnerabilities

The former President of Finland gave a keynote speech at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, where she was received by the Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
31 May 2023 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Call for Achieving a Renewed Agreement for International Development Cooperation with a View to Fulfilling the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda
Representatives who attended the First Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean advocated for economic integration and partnerships for growth, at the conclusion of the meeting held at ECLAC.
28 April 2023 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Pick Up the Pace to Achieve Fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Halfway through the period agreed upon by United Nations Member States in 2015, greater progress on the targets will require the participation of all stakeholders as well as structural transformations in the region, delegates warned at the conclusion of the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
12 de April de 2023 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL aborda la volatilidad económica de América Latina y el Caribe, el papel de los servicios modernos en el desarrollo y la integración comercial
La principal publicación académica del organismo de las Naciones Unidas incluye también en su nueva edición artículos sobre la seguridad energética de Centroamérica y las lecciones dejadas por la pandemia para la política social de Costa Rica, entre otros temas.
6 de March de 2023 | Press Release

CAF y la CEPAL fortalecen la cooperación por el desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe
El banco de desarrollo de América Latina y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (CEPAL), firmaron un Memorándum de Entendimiento para articular acciones en conjunto que promuevan la integración, la recuperación económica y el desarrollo sostenible de la región.
24 de January de 2023 | Press Release

Estudio publicado en Revista CEPAL muestra una contribución significativa y positiva de la banda ancha fija y móvil al crecimiento económico de América Latina
En su nueva edición, la publicación académica del organismo de las Naciones Unidas incluye también artículos sobre las relaciones económicas de Argentina con China, e indicadores de ventajas comparativas de los países, entre otros temas.
19 January 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Cluster Policies to Escape the Current Low-Growth Trap in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the 2023 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, emphasized that the root cause of the low growth the region is experiencing now in a second lost decade is low productivity and lack of production diversification.

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