The Korean Ambassador in Chile, Kim Hak Jae, and the United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met today at the organization’s main headquarters in Santiago.
A ceremony to commemorate this United Nations regional commission’s 75th anniversary was held in the framework of the Special Meeting of UN ECOSOC that is taking place in Santiago, Chile.
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, y Enrique O’Farrill-Julien, Director Ejecutivo de AGCID (Chile), inauguraron reunión de dos días en la que participan países de América del Sur.
Known by its Spanish acronym, FACRID, this instrument aims to secure resources and implement projects for disaster prevention, reduction, mitigation, response and recovery in the region.
The United Nations regional economic commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, made an official, three-day visit to the South American country, where he met with high-level authorities and participated in a seminar on Financing for the Big Push for Sustainability.
All the main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live on May 30-31. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using the hashtags #CooperaciónSurSur and #SouthSouthCooperation.
It is necessary to redouble efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 7, 9 and 11, representatives asserted at the meeting being held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
The gathering featured opening remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and by Luis F. Yáñez, the Secretary of the Commission.
All the main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live April 25-28. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using hashtags #ForoALC2030 and #LACForum2030.
The sixth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, convened each year under ECLAC’s auspices, will be held on April 25-28, 2023 in Santiago, Chile.
At the event, which will take place on April 18 using a hybrid format, two projects implemented by the United Nations regional organization with financing from the European Union will come to a close.
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs participated in a work meeting with other international organizations during the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is being held in Santo Domingo.
The Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will be held on April 26-28, 2023 at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Representatives of government, international organizations, the private sector and civil society participated in a seminar organized by the Norwegian Embassy in Chile, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and ECLAC.
The accord between the United Nations regional organization and the Statistical Authority of the European Union was finalized during a virtual ceremony.
