ECLAC Notes Nº 81

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ECLAC Notes Nº 81

1 September 2014|ECLAC Notes

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Headlines

ECLAC Will Present Report on Indigenous Peoples at World Conference in New York

Document brings together updated information about progress on the rights of indigenous groups in Latin America.
ECLAC Research Contributes to Knowledge on Climate Change in the Region

For more than a decade the organization has been studying this phenomenon’s effects in Latin American and Caribbean countries, with special emphasis on the economic dimension.

In focus

1 Sep 2014

Announcement

Region's Countries Will Review Progress on Women's Rights 20 Years after the Beijing Conference

At the 51st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in November in Santiago, Chile, a special session will be held to review the achievements and challenges on gender issues in the region.

1 Sep 2014

Announcement

Natural Resources Governance and Energy Efficiency Will Be Analyzed at Two Events

A political dialogue on energy efficiency and a high-level roundtable on natural resources will be held in October and November, respectively.

1 Sep 2014

News

Report Urges Region to Incorporate International Guidelines to Measure Disabilities

More than 70 million people are estimated to have lived with a disability in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2001 and 2013.

Headquarters and offices

1 Sep 2014

Announcement

Vulnerabilities of Caribbean Small Island Developing States Will Be Analyzed at International Conference

The Third International Conference on SIDS will take place from 1-4 September 2014 in Apia, Independent State of Samoa. ECLAC will also participate in two main side events during the event.

1 Sep 2014

News

Uruguay's Agricultural Sector, An Example of Structural Change

Report indicates that, even though Uruguay’s economy heavily depends on exports based on natural resources, changes made to the agricultural sector have improved the country’s competitiveness and its social indicators.

1 Sep 2014

News

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Surged in the First Half of 2014

The region’s international bond sales reached a half-year record of US$ 84 billion in the first six months of the year, according to a new report by ECLAC’s Office in Washington D.C.

Opinion

1 Sep 2014

Op-ed

Explosion of Social Innovations in Latin America and the Caribbean

Op-ed by María Elisa Bernal, Social Affairs Officer at ECLAC, published in ECLAC Notes Nº 81 (September 2014).

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