Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena concluded her mandate as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) today, after nearly 14 years of stewardship characterized by the hallmark of equality and its key impact on countries’ development processes and human progress.
“Today I conclude this fruitful cycle as the highest authority of ECLAC. This has been the brightest phase of my professional career. For nearly 14 years, I have contributed to giving weight, influence and opportunity to the body of transformative, progressive and egalitarian convictions th…
La diplomática mexicana Alicia Bárcena concluyó hoy su mandato como Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), luego de casi 14 años de gestión marcados por la impronta de la igualdad y su incidencia clave en el proceso de desarrollo de los países y el progreso humano.
“Concluyo hoy este ciclo fecundo como máxima responsable de la CEPAL. Ha sido esta la etapa más luminosa de mi trayectoria profesional. Durante casi 14 años he contribuido a dar peso, influencia y oportunidad al cuerpo de convicciones transformadoras, progresistas e igualitarias que d…
A diplomata mexicana Alicia Bárcena concluiu hoje seu mandato como Secretária-Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), após quase 14 anos de gestão caracterizada pela marca da igualdade e sua incidência fundamental no processo de desenvolvimento dos países e no progresso humano.
“Hoje encerro esse frutífero ciclo como responsável máxima da CEPAL. Essa foi a etapa mais luminosa da minha trajetória profissional. Durante quase 14 anos contribuí para dar peso, influência e oportunidade ao corpo de convicções transformadoras, progressistas e igualitárias que disting…
“The hallmark of equality and its key impact on the development process of countries in the region and on human progress distinguish the legacy of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) over the last decade,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional Commission, said today during the presentation of a special edition of the journal El Trimestre Económico dedicated to analyzing ECLAC over the last ten years.
“The issue we are presenting today is the result of a generous invitation that we interpret as sincere recognition of the work …
La impronta de la igualdad y su incidencia clave en el proceso de desarrollo de los países de la región y el progreso humano marcan el legado de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en la última década, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas, durante la presentación de una edición especial de la revista El Trimestre Económico dedicada al pensamiento de la CEPAL en los últimos 10 años.
“La edición que presentamos hoy es resultado de una generosa invitación que interpretamos como un reconocimiento sincero a la labo…
Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …
Latin American and Caribbean countries affirmed their commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to a transformative recovery that would place equality at the center of development in order to build a better world, and they called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially regarding equitable access to vaccines, during today’s inauguration of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
The event, being held virtually for the first time in history, brings together m…
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