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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.
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.
14 July 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC Urges for Implementing Enabling Policies that Would Allow for Effective Fulfillment of the SDGs
Mario Cimoli, the organization’s Acting Executive Secretary, and Arnoldo André Tinoco, the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, participated in a meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2022, focused on listening to messages from the regions. Prior to that, both authorities spoke at a virtual side event on Development in Transition.
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.
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.
15 November 2021 | Press Release

Peru and ECLAC Reaffirm the Strengthening of Cooperation on Economic, Social and Environmental Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, made an official visit to Lima today, where she met with President Pedro Castillo and members of his Cabinet.
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.
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

Countries of the Region Reaffirm their Commitment to Sustainable Development and Urge for an Articulated Response to Counteract the Pandemic’s Profound Effects
Rodrigo Malmierca, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba, in his capacity as chair of ECLAC’s Committee of the Whole, spoke today during a segment on “Regional Forums: Key Messages,” held in the framework of the High-level Political Forum 2020.
22 May 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Stresses the Value of the Regional Dimension as a Bridge to Connect the Global Processes and New National Realities Prompted by COVID-19 with regard to the Challenge of Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level virtual meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to review progress on reform of the United Nations Development System and its response to the pandemic.
30 August 2019 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Stress Importance of Designing Coherent Public Policies with the Aim of Strengthening Planning for Development
The XVII Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning concluded today in Montevideo, Uruguay with a call to strengthen the practice of planning in Latin America and the Caribbean.
29 August 2019 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms the Importance of Moving Towards Modern Planning with a Long-Term Vision for Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
Senior authorities from countries in the region inaugurated today the XVII Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning, which is being held through Friday, August 30, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
19 July 2019 | Press Release

2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals: Uncertain Compliance Scenario for Latin America and the Caribbean
A mixed balance emerges for the region following this week’s UN 2019 High-Level Political Forum in New York, where ECLAC participated actively in various sessions.
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.
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.
8 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Thirty-seventh Session Begins with a Call to Intensify the Fight Against Inequality

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena and the Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Mexico, Francisco Guzmán, inaugurated the regional organization’s most important biennial meeting, being held through Friday, May 11 in Havana.
30 August 2017 | Press Release

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Gave Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
Andrew Holness advocated for greater integration among the countries of the Caribbean and Latin America and gave his backing to the Caribbean debt relief proposal presented by the organization.

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