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People of African descent have become active political and social actors during this century. They have managed to put their historical claims and revindications on public agendas, creating new State obligations to guarantee their fundamental rights and achieve greater levels of equality. There is therefore an urgent need to end the statistical invisibility of populations of African descent, which is an example of structural racism. Information is thus a fundamental tool for policies and for actions undertaken by Afrodescendent organizations, as well as for monitoring regional and internationa…
Promoting sustainable development and equality is not the work of a single actor – the State or the private sector – but rather of society as a whole, and the business sector plays a critical role, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) highlighted at a high-level event with Mexican businesspeople held on Tuesday, February 18 in Mexico City, and presided by Nicolás Mariscal Torroella, Chairman of Consejo Marhnos.
The United Nations regional organization’s most senior representative was one of the speakers on a panel entitled “Perspectives…
Promover el desarrollo sostenible y la igualdad no es tarea de un solo actor, el Estado o el sector privado, es una tarea de toda la sociedad, y el sector empresarial juega un papel fundamental, remarcó la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, en un evento de alto nivel con empresarios mexicanos realizado el martes 18 de febrero en Ciudad México, y presidido por Nicolás Mariscal Torroella, Presidente del Consejo Marhnos.
La máxima representante del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas fue una de las expositoras en el panel P…