Revista CEPAL no. 136

Alicia Bárcena Concluded Her Mandate as Executive Secretary of ECLAC after Nearly 14 Years at its Helm

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…

Alicia Bárcena concluyó su mandato como Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL luego de casi 14 años de gestión

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…

Alicia Bárcena concluiu seu mandato como Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL após quase 14 anos de gestão

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…

Alicia Bárcena: The Hallmark of Equality and its Key Impact on Development in the Region Distinguish ECLAC’s Legacy in the Last Decade

“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 …

Alicia Bárcena: La impronta de la igualdad y su incidencia clave en el desarrollo de la región marcan el legado de la CEPAL en la última década

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…

“Inequality Conspires Against Recovery and Development”: Alicia Bárcena

“Inequality conspires against recovery, against development, nutrition, health, education, employment, poverty reduction, against everything. That is why we must address all of its facets,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), emphasized today during a keynote address delivered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, in Santiago, Chile. ECLAC’s highest authority made a presentation entitled “Latin America and the Caribbean’s socioeconomic con…

“La desigualdad conspira contra la recuperación y el desarrollo”: Alicia Bárcena

“La desigualdad conspira contra la recuperación, contra el desarrollo, la nutrición, salud, educación, empleo, pobreza, contra todo. Por eso debemos abordarla desde todas sus caras”, enfatizó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una conferencia magistral dictada en la Oficina Regional de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) para América Latina y el Caribe, en Santiago de Chile. La máxima autoridad de la CEPAL realizó una presentación titulada “Contexto socioeconómico y d…

“A desigualdade conspira contra a recuperação e o desenvolvimento”: Alicia Bárcena

“A desigualdade conspira contra a recuperação, o desenvolvimento, a nutrição, a saúde, a educação, o emprego, a pobreza, contra tudo. Por isso, devemos abordá-la sob todos os ângulos”, enfatizou Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), durante uma conferência magistral proferida no Escritório Regional da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Alimentação e a Agricultura (FAO) para a América Latina e o Caribe, em Santiago do Chile. A máxima autoridade da CEPAL realizou uma conferência intitulada “Contexto socioeconômico e desafios da Amé…

Innovation for development: The key to a transformative recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

Science, innovation, knowledge and digital technologies have played a fundamental role in the growth potential, social inclusion and environmental sustainability of countries in recent decades, and have become even more important in the context of the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. While Latin American and Caribbean countries have adopted various measures —many of them based on access to technology— to tackle the effects of the pandemic, the region’s structural challenges have become more pronounced, and the need for more comprehensive, complex, participatory and…

Intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations of the Fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

Intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations of the Fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

Informe de diagnóstico de recuperación económica urbana y resiliencia en Lima

En este documento, elaborado en el marco de las actividades del proyecto Building Urban Economic Resilience during and after COVID-19 , financiado mediante el 12o tramo adicional de la Cuenta de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (DA12A), se presenta un diagnóstico de la ciudad de Lima respecto de cinco dimensiones clave: i) entorno empresarial local, ii) mercado laboral local, iii) entorno financiero local, iv) gobernanza económica y v) infraestructura básica y conectividad. Estas dimensiones fueron identificadas mediante la herramienta de planificación y diagnóstico de la recu…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 3

Report of the Twentieth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Informe de la Vigésima Reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Regional Integration and Solidarity are Essential to Confront Growing Global Asymmetries and Disparities Between Developed and Developing Countries

Regional integration and solidarity are essential to confront the growing global asymmetries and disparities between developed countries and developing countries, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), emphasized today during the Coordination Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), where she referred to the causality and linkages between variables to build back better with an integrated policy strategy. “Even as recoveries continue, divergence in growth rates, vaccination rates, fiscal stimulus, ac…

La integración y la solidaridad regional son esenciales para hacer frente a las crecientes asimetrías y disparidades mundiales entre los países desarrollados y los países en desarrollo

La integración y la solidaridad regional son esenciales para hacer frente a las crecientes asimetrías y disparidades mundiales entre los países desarrollados y los países en desarrollo, subrayó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el Segmento de Coordinación del Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas, donde se refirió a las causales y los vínculos entre las variables para reconstruir mejor con una estrategia política integrada. “Aun cuando la recuperación continúa, la divergencia en las tasas de crecimient…

The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 2

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Growth Will Slow to 2.1% in 2022 amid Significant Asymmetries between Developed and Emerging Countries

Presentation by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (PDF). The Latin America and Caribbean region will see its pace of growth decelerate in 2022 to 2.1%, after reaching 6.2% on average last year, according to new projections released today by ECLAC. This slowdown takes place in a context of significant asymmetries between developed, emerging and developing countries with regard to the capacity to implement fiscal, social, monetary, and health and vaccination policies for a sustainable recovery from the crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the annual report b…