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Imagen del mapa de América Latina y el Caribe
10 de June de 2022 | News

Altas autoridades de organismos internacionales reafirman compromiso de apoyar la agenda de recuperación de las Américas

Representantes de las instituciones miembros del Grupo de Trabajo Conjunto de Cumbres emitieron una declaración conjunta en el marco de la IX Cumbre de las Américas, en la que manifestaron su apoyo a los esfuerzos para construir un futuro sostenible, resiliente y equitativo.
6 June 2022 | Press Release

War in Ukraine Quickens Inflation, Reduces Growth and Increases Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new special report by ECLAC indicates that the economic deceleration, higher inflation and the slow and incomplete recovery of labor markets will increase poverty, extreme poverty and food insecurity in the region in 2022.
Banner Policy Brief Ukraine-LAC
31 May 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present a New Report Analyzing the War in Ukraine’s Socioeconomic Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean
The organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, Mario Cimoli, will unveil the document at a hybrid press conference on Monday, June 6, at the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
1 April 2022 | Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Mario Cimoli as Acting Executive Secretary of ECLAC
The Argentine economist will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31 after nearly 14 years at the helm of ECLAC.
31 March 2022 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Concluded Her Mandate as Executive Secretary of ECLAC after Nearly 14 Years at its Helm
As of April 1, 2022, she will be succeeded on an interim basis by Mario Cimoli, the Commission’s current Deputy Executive Secretary.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
24 March 2022 | News

Alicia Bárcena: The Hallmark of Equality and its Key Impact on Development in the Region Distinguish ECLAC’s Legacy in the Last Decade
The Executive Secretary of the regional Commission participated today in the launch of a special issue of El Trimestre Económico dedicated to reviewing the organization’s work over the last ten years.
Photo of the opening panel of the SDG 2022 Business Forum.
8 March 2022 | News

Experts Reiterate the Importance of Innovation, Technological Development and Public-Private Cooperation for a Green, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery in the Region
The SDG Business Forum in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 was held today in the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is taking place in San José, Costa Rica.
7 March 2022 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Champion the Forum on Sustainable Development as an Indispensable Space for Regional Integration and Cooperation
The Fifth Meeting of this intergovernmental gathering was inaugurated by the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.
Opening panel.
4 March 2022 | Announcement

The President of Costa Rica, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Executive Secretary of ECLAC will Inaugurate the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The event, convened annually under the auspices of ECLAC, will take place March 7 – 9, 2022 in San José.
18 March 2021 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Building Forward Better
At the conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development, government representatives reaffirmed the dire urgency of building fair, sustainable societies that would tackle inequality and guarantee citizenship and rights, and of acting together as a region to ensure access to vaccines for the entire population.
Foto evento paralelo FAO-CEPAL en el Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible 2021
17 March 2021 | News

UN Agencies and Experts Call on Latin America and the Caribbean to Unite Visions Ahead of Food Systems Summit
At a side event to the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development 2021, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, urged the region to act with a single voice to promote healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems.
16 March 2021 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Stress the Urgency of Equitable Vaccination and a Transformative Recovery to Build a Better World in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda
The fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today by high-level authorities who called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the pandemic.
4 August 2020 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Urge for a Paradigm Shift in International Financing and for Strengthening Multilateralism
Representatives of ECLAC’s member countries met today at the thirty-fifth session of the Commission’s Committee of the Whole, in which Costa Rica assumed the regional organization’s Presidency Pro Tempore for the next two years.
15 July 2020 | Press Release

Contraction of Economic Activity in the Region Intensifies Due to the Pandemic: It Will Fall -9.1% in 2020
ECLAC updated its growth projections for Latin American and Caribbean countries today. It underscores that both the external and domestic shocks have been stronger than what was foreseen last April, which led to a downward revision of the figures.
Banner annoucemente Special Report COVID-19 No. 5 Alicia Bárcena
14 July 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Update Its Economic Growth Estimates for the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, a new Special Report COVID-19 that will include revised forecasts on employment, poverty and inequality levels in the region in 2020.
24 April 2019 | Press Release

Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Begins with a Call to Strengthen Multilateralism and Regional Cooperation
The third meeting of the gathering was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, with the presence of representatives from all the region’s countries.
17 de December de 2018 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL ya está disponible en internet, con estudios sobre temas relevantes del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe
Nueva edición de la publicación académica incluye investigaciones sobre la distribución de la renta, los gobiernos corporativos y los ingresos provenientes de recursos naturales, entre otras materias.
29 May 2018 | Press Release

To Achieve Sustainable Development, It is Necessary to Equalize to Grow and Grow to Equalize: Alicia Bárcena, at Latin America and the Caribbean week in France and at the OECD Forum
During a visit to Paris, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean and in the OECD Forum 2018, among other events.
11 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Renews its Calling to Serve as a Pertinent and Effective Instrument for Regional Development
Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional commission, and Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, closed the thirty-seventh session of ECLAC held in Havana, Cuba.
9 May 2018 | Press Release

Countries Highlight ECLAC’s Leadership for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
On the second day of its 37th session, ECLAC presented a report on activities carried out in the last biennial, as well as the projected work agenda through 2020.

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