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8 July 2021 | Press Release

Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021 Will Not Manage to Reverse the Adverse Effects of the Pandemic

In a new report, ECLAC raised its regional growth estimate for this year to 5.2% based on an economic rebound but that does not ensure sustained expansion. It warns that the social impacts of the crisis are worsening and will continue during the recovery.
6 May 2021 | Press Release

Negotiations in the Framework of the WTO are a New Model of Governance for Foreign Direct Investment: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at a high-level roundtable on a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework for Development for Latin American economies.
29 April 2021 | Press Release

Economic Reactivation Needs Productive, Fiscal and Institutional Structural Reforms to Move Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Development Pattern in Latin America and the Caribbean
A special issue of the CEPAL Review on COVID-19’s economic and social effects in the region was presented during a webinar led by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary.
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.
27 January 2021 | Press Release

Argentina’s President Advocates for Uniting Latin America and the Caribbean and Strengthening Multilateralism to Build Fairer and More Egalitarian Societies
Alberto Fernández delivered a keynote lecture during a high-level meeting at ECLAC’s headquarters in which the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated along with the Rector of the University of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi.
22 January 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Foreign Trade Marks its Worst Performance since the Global Financial Crisis Due to the Pandemic
In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the value of regional exports fell -13% in 2020 and calls for deepening regional integration to drive the recovery, as well as to reduce gender inequalities in trade.
7 December 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC and PAHO seek to improve the supply of medical products during emergencies in Latin America and the Caribbean
They call for a dialogue between health, science, technology, and industry to promote policies that increase access to these products and strengthen technological development and regional production, according to health needs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
26 October 2020 | Press Release

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Call for Changing the Development Model to Overcome the Current Crisis and Build Back Better, Upon Inaugurating ECLAC’s Thirty-Eighth Session
The Presidents of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, and Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres; ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena; the OECD’s Secretary-General, Ángel Gurría; and the IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, kicked off the regional organization’s most important biennial meeting, which will be held virtually through Wednesday, October 28.
8 October 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Stresses Crucial Role of Regional Integration and Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for the post COVID-19 Recovery
Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena participated in a high-level event of U.S. chambers of commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean, which featured the special participation of Argentine President Alberto Fernández.
7 October 2020 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Strengthening Triangular Cooperation in the Region and Fostering its Role as a Catalyst of the Post-Pandemic Recovery
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a regional conference organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, focused on the prospects for triangular cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
25 September 2020 | Press Release

Costa Rica Presents a Proposal for a COVID-19 Economic Relief Fund
This solidarity initiative amid the recession caused by the pandemic was presented this Friday by the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, along with global leaders, in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly.
10 September 2020 | Press Release

Caribbean Countries Call for Implementing Urgent Solutions to Support Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
Authorities from more than 25 countries met with ECLAC and other multilateral organizations at the Caribbean Development Roundtable and the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
31 de August de 2020 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL analiza la macroeconomía, la cooperación financiera y la política fiscal con miras a una nueva estrategia de desarrollo regional
Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre política fiscal, industria manufacturera en México y la técnica de programación cepalina y los economistas en Argentina a mediados del siglo XX, entre otros temas.
24 August 2020 | Press Release

Container Throughput in the Region’s Ports Held Steady in 2019 and Contracted in the First Half of 2020 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
ECLAC released today a new edition of its traditional Port Activity Report, which includes additional analysis of COVID-19’s effects on the ports of Latin America and the Caribbean.

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