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16 December 2020 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Have Positive Growth in 2021, but It Will Not Be Enough to Recover Pre-Pandemic Levels of Economic Activity
In its Preliminary Overview of the Economies of the region, ECLAC forecasts an average contraction of -7.7% for 2020 – the largest in 120 years – and a rebound of 3.7% in 2021.
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11 December 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Update its Economic Growth Estimates for the Region’s Countries in 2020 and Provide New Projections for 2021
The annual report “Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020” will be released during a virtual press conference offered by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Wednesday, December 16.
8 December 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Highlighted the Innovative Approach of the Comprehensive Development Plan for Northern Central America and Mexico to Addressing the Structural Causes of Migration, Which Has Been Exacerbated by COVID-19
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in the III Annual Meeting of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS) on forced displacement, which was held virtually.
4 December 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Importance of Regional Productive Integration for Achieving Greater Industrialization, Innovation and Social Protection in Times of Pandemic
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in one of the OECD’s high-level DEV Talks on integration and its drivers and constraints.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
2 de December de 2020 | News

La Unión Europea, Alemania y América Latina y el Caribe son socios estratégicos para una recuperación con igualdad y sostenibilidad: Alicia Bárcena
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó hoy en una conferencia virtual organizada por la Asociación de Cámaras Alemanas de Comercio e Industria (DIHK), el Grupo de Embajadores de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC), y la Alianza Alemana de Salud (GHA).
26 November 2020 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Approved the eLAC2022 Digital Agenda
Today the VII Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized virtually by ECLAC and the Government of Ecuador, came to a close.
26 November 2020 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Urges for an Articulated Response to the Crisis, with Greater Cooperation between Multilateral Financial Institutions, to Achieve Sustainable and Egalitarian Growth
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a seminar organized by the regional commission in conjunction with the Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR).
23 November 2020 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Stressed the Urgency of Making Progress on Inclusion and Digital Transformation to Emerge from the Crisis and Achieve Development with Equality and Environmental Sustainability
The President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the inauguration of the VII Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held through Thursday.
19 November 2020 | Press Release

To Change the Development Pattern, ECLAC Calls for Forging New Compacts and Coalitions with Transformative Leaderships, at a Seminar Organized by the Vatican
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a webinar entitled “Latin America: Church, Pope Francis and pandemic-related scenarios,” organized by the papal headquarters.
19 de November de 2020 | Speech

Seminario América Latina: Iglesia, Papa Francisco y escenarios de la pandemia
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
Foto del seminario organizado por ONUDI
13 November 2020 | News

ECLAC Highlights the Importance of Industrial Policy to Build Back Better in the Region after the COVID-19 Pandemic
At a high-level event organized by UNIDO, the organization’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Mario Cimoli, stressed the importance of developing strategic sectors to overcome the current crisis.
seminar “Social and Economic Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic Peri
11 November 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Restoring Policy as an Instrument of Change and Forging Compacts that Would Lay the Foundation for Building a Welfare State
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated as a featured panelist in the seminar “Social and Economic Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic Period,” organized by Flacso Chile.
2 November 2020 | Press Release

Because Another World is Possible, ECLAC Reaffirms that Equality and Sustainability Must Be at the Center of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development: Alicia Bárcena
In a special chapter of the “ECLAC’s Horizons” program, the organization’s Executive Secretary delved into the issues addressed during the Commission’s 38th session and the policy proposals for a post-pandemic recovery.
28 October 2020 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Approve ECLAC’s Proposal to Fuel a Transformation of the Region’s Development in the Wake of COVID-19
The United Nations regional commission’s thirty-eighth session concluded today with a ceremony led by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; the Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett; ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena; and Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Solano.
28 de October de 2020 | Speech

Discurso de cierre del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la CEPAL
Pronunciado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, el 28 de octubre de 2020.
photo of the participants in the event
28 October 2020 | News

The Caribbean Needs Urgent International Support to Face High Indebtedness, Vulnerability to Climate Change and the Costs of the Pandemic: ECLAC
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented The Caribbean Outlook 2020 during the Commission’s 38th session, which is being held through Wednesday, October 28.
Cooperación Sur-Sur
27 October 2020 | News

Solidarity-based and Collective Regional Cooperation is Key to Bulding Back a Better Future
In the framework of ECLAC’s 38th session, the Member States of the Committee on South-South Cooperation discussed new challenges for middle-income countries in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
27 October 2020 | Speech

Dialogue of ministers of foreign affairs and high-level authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean on the post-pandemic economic recovery

Opening remarks by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena.
27 October 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Building a New Future in Latin America and the Caribbean through a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability
At its 38th session, ECLAC unveiled its development proposal for Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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26 October 2020 | News

Foreign Ministers and High-level Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Sign a Political Declaration for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Region
In the framework of ECLAC’s 38th session, Foreign Affairs Ministers urgently called for solidarity, multilateralism and international cooperation to be intensified at all levels.

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