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13 October 2022 | Press Release

7th Caribbean Development Roundtable Focusses on Recovery, Repositioning and Resilience

Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, and hosted by the Government of Suriname, the CDR was officially opened by the outgoing Chair, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Keisal Peters.
28 January 2022 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Promoting New Fiscal Strategies and Greater International Cooperation amid Growing Asymmetries to Finance a Big Push for Sustainability
Speaking before Environment Ministers, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary presented a new document by the Commission on financing for sustainable development in the context of the post-COVID-19 recovery in the region.
5 November 2021 | Press Release

Caribbean Countries Stress Strategies to Support the Post-Pandemic Recovery through Greater Solidarity and Regional Integration
Subregional and international authorities and experts debated about how to accelerate the recovery and strengthen economic resilience in the subregion during the 20th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee, convened by ECLAC.
28 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Reaffirmed the Importance of Safeguarding the Region’s Progress on Social Development and Preventing Setbacks amid the Crisis Unleashed by the Pandemic
Today marked the close of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with support from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
26 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Social and Fiscal Compacts to Transform and Provide Financial Sustainability to its Social Protection Systems, with the Aim of Confronting the Current Overall Context of Disasters
Authorities from Antigua and Barbuda and Mexico along with representatives of ECLAC and UNDP participated in the inauguration of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually through Thursday, October 28.
17 August 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Reaffirms Seriousness of the Climate Crisis in the Region and Urges the International Community to Prioritize Financing of Adaptation Measures
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the launch of the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 Report, produced by the World Meteorological Organization.
18 March 2021 | Press Release

New Report Analyzes the Socioeconomic Repercussions of COVID-19 in the Caribbean and the Urgency of Moving Towards a Systemic Approach to Disaster Risk
In a special joint report, ECLAC and UNDRR address challenges, opportunities and recommendations for moving towards a risk-informed recovery and development model in the Caribbean.
18 June 2020 | Press Release

To Confront the Climate Change Emergency and Rethink the Post-COVID Recovery, We Must Urgently Move Towards a New, More Sustainable and Egalitarian Development Pattern
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented a new book today that exhaustively reviews the effects of climate change in the region and the policies addressing it.
7 September 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Expresses Solidarity and Offers Support to Caribbean Countries Affected by Storms
Executive Secretary of the UN organization, Alicia Bárcena, sent a letter to Heads of States of all islands struck by the storm season in the last two weeks.
22 de May de 2017 | Press Release

CEPAL y UNICEF piden reforzar sistemas de protección social de la infancia por vulnerabilidad ante desastres

La frecuencia de desastres en América Latina y el Caribe ha aumentado 3,6 veces en medio siglo, y los niños y niñas experimentan sus efectos en forma desproporcionada, alertan ambos organismos de las Naciones Unidas.
17 de April de 2017 | Press Release

Ya está disponible en internet nueva edición de Revista CEPAL, principal publicación académica del organismo regional de la ONU
Ejemplar de abril de 2017 incluye artículos sobre la evaluación de desastres en América Latina, la pobreza en Nicaragua y la innovación y productividad en Perú, entre otros temas.
24 de April de 2014 | Press Release

La CEPAL lanza nueva edición de manual para la evaluación de desastres
Desde 1972, este organismo ha participado en la estimación de daños de más de 90 catástrofes que causaron la muerte de unas 310.000 personas y afectaron a otros 34 millones.
7 de October de 2013 | Press Release

CEPAL propone redefinir la ciudad como bien público orientado a la igualdad
Pese a la expansión de los servicios de agua potable y saneamiento, cerca de 24% de la población de América Latina y el Caribe aún vive en tugurios.
18 April 2012 | Press Release

"The Progress and Well-Being of the Peoples of the Americas Are a Shared Responsibility"
Alicia Bárcena participated in the opening of the Sixth Summit of the Americas together with the President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos and OAS Secretary-General José Miguel Insulza.
4 April 2012 | Press Release

Ban Ki-moon will visit Chile to express solidarity and assess humanitarian aid effort after earthquake
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will meet with government officials and UN staff and visit the city of Concepción.
3 de November de 2011 | Press Release

CEPAL evalúa costos de daños ocasionados por lluvias en América Central
El primer estudio ya fue presentado esta semana en El Salvador, donde la depresión tropical 12E dejó un balance negativo superior a los 840 millones de dólares.
3 August 2010 | Press Release

Women Must Be Placed at the Centre of Development for the Rebuilding of Haiti and Chile
Authorities and representatives of the United Nations discussed the challenges outstanding in this area at the Eleventh session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, now under way in Brasilia.
14 June 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Begins Assessment of Natural Disasters in El Salvador and Guatemala
The Commission will assess the impact of tropical storm Agatha and the eruption of the Pacaya volcano using its own methodology.
28 April 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Hosted Concert in Benefit of Youth Orchestras in Quake-stricken Areas
The public enjoyed the works of Chopin, Verdi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Piazzolla, among other classical and contemporary composers.
12 April 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Highlights Policies for Low-carbon Economies
The Executive Secretary of the Commission suggested strategies for sustainable development in Latin American and Caribbean cities.

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