Words by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA,
the United Nations Population Fund, at the opening session of the Ad Hoc
Committee on Population and Development of the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 29 June 2004
Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates;
Mr. Jose Luis Machinea, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean;
I would like to start by extending my warm thanks to the people and the Government of Puerto Rico for hosting this very important meeting. I would like to thank the A…
As its Thirtieth Session began, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented the report Productive Development in Open Economies, which will serve as the basis for discussion by the delegates attending the meeting.
The report, prepared by this regional United Nations commission, offers recommendations on social and economic policies to member and associate states for the coming years.
In the report ECLAC calls on governments to implement active policies to encourage economic and social development, which are able to overcome both market and governmental flaws.…
Al iniciar su Trigésimo período de sesiones, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) dio a conocer el documento Desarrollo productivo en economías abiertas, que servirá de base a la discusión de los delegados asistentes a este encuentro.
Éste presenta las recomendaciones en materia de políticas económicas y sociales que formula esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas a sus Estados miembros y asociados para los próximos años.
En el documento, la CEPAL hace un llamado a los gobiernos a implementar políticas públicas activas que fomenten el desarrollo económico y soci…
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