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ECLAC Underscores Progress in the Pacific Alliance Integration Process

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, moderated the V CEO Investment Summit of the bloc in New York, attended by the presidents of Chile and Colombia, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Mexico and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru.

Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet (center), presided over the event held in New York, which was moderated by Alicia Bárcena (far right), Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

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Alicia Bárcena: “The Eradication of Poverty is a Moral Imperative for our Societies”

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary moderated a high-level event in New York convened by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her government, in which leaders and authorities from Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines and Spain participated.

El evento de alto nivel se realizó en el marco del 72 período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la ONU en Nueva York.

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ECLAC Advocates for the Combined Use of Traditional Statistics and Big Data for Measuring SDGs

Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, spoke at a high-level event on the use of data and technology that was held in the framework of the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session.

Alicia Bárcena aloong with the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Liu Zhenmin, and the Vice President of Argentina, Gabriela Michetti.

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Alicia Bárcena: “Today more than ever, cooperation must be promoted and expanded on multilateral bases”

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a symposium organized in Buenos Aires by the Argentine government and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

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Alicia Bárcena

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AVN - Venezuela
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El Economista América - Colombia
Países de la Alianza del Pacífico deben aumentar la productividad y crear marca

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