From 10 to 12 June 2004 the Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Mexico City. The meeting will focus on international commitments made in the Regional Programme of Action for Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, approved in 1994 by the Sixth Regional Conference, and reaffirmed in 2000 by the Lima Consensus.
The President of Mexico, His Excellency Vicente Fox, ECLAC Executive Secretary José Luis Machinea, and the president of Mexico's National Women's Institute, Patricia Espinosa will officially open the conference, organized by the Econo…
This annual publication, one of the most important of ECLAC, includes official country figures up to November 30th, and an analysis of developments in the region's economy in 2004 and projections for 2005. The Latin American and Caribbean economy grew by 5.5% in 2004, outstripping the most optimistic forecasts, while the region's per capita GDP is estimated to have risen by about 4%. In 2005 GDP growth is projected to come in at about 4%; this rate would be high enough to bring about a further increase in per capita GDP. All the countries except Haiti turned in positive growth rates…
In the presence of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Sila María Calderón Serra, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) officially opened its Thirtieth Session in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
During the event, held in the San Gerónimo Room of San Juan's Hotel Caribe Hilton, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Sila María Calderón Serra spoke, along with ECLAC Executive Secretary, José Luis Machinea, and the Ambassador of Brazil in Chile, Gelson Fonseca. Special guests included the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA…
STATEMENT BY MR. JOSÉ LUIS MACHINEA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF
ECLAC, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEMINAR ON EDUCATION
FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN, HELD WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK
OF THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF ECLAC
San Juan, Wednesday, 30 June 2004
I would like to begin my extending a most cordial welcome to the senior officials working in the areas of education and finance who are here with us today in this seminar on the financing and management of education in Latin America and the Caribbean. I am confident that the debates to be held during this seminar will pro…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will celebrate its Thirtieth Session in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 28 June to 2 July 2004, with participation from some 300 delegates from the 41 member and seven associate states involved in this regional United Nations Commission, along with representatives from United Nations specialized bodies, non-governmental organizations and special guests. Official delegations will include ministers of education, the economy, labour, planning and foreign relations, along with other authorities from the different countries.
On this occas…
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