The Time for Latin America

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ICT for growth and equality: renewing strategies for the information society. Summary

In this new phase of post-financial-crisis economic recovery, the countries of the region are meeting considerable challenges and opportunities involving the information society, an economic and social system in which knowledge and information are vital sources of wellbeing and progress. It has been said that the countries of the region will be able to achieve greater and better growth only if they renew their strategies for development with equality and lay a sounder foundation for growth and greater social inclusion in a new technological era based on information and communications technolog…

Paraguay's Tekoporã programme for cash transfers: debating targeting methods for beneficiaries

Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America

Tourism has been a very dynamic activity worldwide over the last fifteen years (until the 2008-2009 economic crisis);. Some developing countries have been very active in promoting this activity and have been successful. Among these countries are several from the Central American region, where tourism accounted for more than 8% of Costa Rican and Panamanian GDP in 2006. Tourism is a very broad activity, which includes leisure, business and family visits, but statistics for this region do not allow a distinction between these categories. Some countries are more specialized in leisu…

Knowledge Management for Development: Towards a Practical Approach for the Caribbean

This report proposes a framework for locating, collecting, creating, sharing and applying information and knowledge (from within and outside the subregion) for development purposes in the Caribbean subregion. The framework emphasizes the importance of protecting and tapping into the rich cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of the Caribbean to support its development. This knowledge management for development framework, advanced by ECLAC, is proposed for consideration in the design and implementation of both national policies and strategies, and communitylevel projects to support the ac…

Jurado de Cepal visitó cinco proyectos ganadores de concurso en innovación social

(14 de mayo, 2010) Durante quince días de abril y mayo, miembros del jurado que en los cinco ciclos del concurso Experiencias en innovación social en América Latina y el Caribe ha premiado las 25 iniciativas más destacadas de innovación social de la región, visitaron cinco de los proyectos ganadores. El objetivo de la visita fue identificar los factores claves para el éxito de estos emprendimientos, extraer las lecciones aprendidas, comprender cómo se superaron los obstáculos y conocer a los innovadores sociales. Hacia fin de año la CEPAL publicará un libro sobre innovación social en Amé…

Director General de la OMC visitó sede de la CEPAL

(16 de abril, 2010) El Director General de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC), Pascal Lamy, visitó hoy la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde sostuvo una reunión de trabajo con sus principales directivos. Lamy fue recibido por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL. Ambos compartieron sus experiencias y visiones sobre la situación actual de la economía internacional y los desafíos comerciales y de integración que enfrenta la región latinoamericana y caribeña. En el encuentro participaron también el Secretario Ejecu…

Ban Ki-moon visits quake-stricken area in southern Chile

See photo gallery (6 March 2010) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived this morning in Concepción, a major city over 300 miles south of the capital, to see for himself the damage caused by the 27 February earthquake that devastated three large regions in the country. "Words fail to describe my feelings after what I have seen. Remember that we are with you, and our hearts are with you," he said to members of the local community as he stood by what has been called the "zero zone". In this downtown area, a brand-new, 15-floor building collapsed on its side during the earthquake, tra…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL visitó sede de la CAN

(Lima, 23 de noviembre, 2010) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, visitó hoy la sede de la Comunidad Andina de Naciones (CAN) en Lima, Perú, en donde fue distinguida con la insignia de la institución y además firmó el libro de visitantes ilustres. "Ha llegado la hora de la igualdad", dijo durante su visita a la sede de la CAN, ocasión en la cual hizo también un llamado a los gobiernos a que diseñen políticas mucho más profundas para cerrar la brecha entre ricos y pobres. Alicia Bárcena fue recibida en una sesión solemn…

Executive Secretary of ECLAC Visits Headquarters of the Andean Community

(Lima, 23 November 2010) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, visited the headquarters of the Andean Community in Lima, Peru, where she was handed the seal of the institution and signed the special visitors' book. "The time for equality has arrived", she said during her visit to the Andean Community headquarters, and she also called on governments to design more in-depth policies to narrow the gap between rich and poor. Alicia Bárcena was welcomed at a formal ceremony attended by the acting Secretary-General of the And…

WTO Director-General Visited ECLAC Headquarters

(16 April 2010) The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) today and held a work meeting with its directors. Lamy was received by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, with whom he exchanged experiences and views on the current situation of the world economy and the challenges in trade and integration faced by the Latin American and Caribbean region. Also participating in the meeting were Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado, Division Directors and Chiefs of uni…

Ban Ki-moon visita zona devastada por terremoto en el sur de Chile

Vea galería de fotos (6 marzo 2010) El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas Ban Ki-moon llegó esta mañana a Concepción, ciudad a más de 500 kilómetros al sur de Santiago, para ver los daños causados por el terremoto del 27 de febrero que devastó a tres regiones del país. "Me faltan palabras para describir lo que siento luego de lo que he visto. Recuerden que estamos con ustedes, y nuestros corazones están con ustedes," dijo a miembros de la comunidad local cerca de lo que se ha llamado la "zona cero". En este sector del centro de Concepción, un edificio nuevo de 15 pisos colapsó dur…

Visita del Secretario General de la OEA, José Miguel Insulza a la CEPAL

Visita del Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Álvaro García Linera

"More Democracy with More Equality, Two Sides of the Same Coin in Politics and Development"

(Brasilia, 30 May 2010) "In terms of social equality, the State should ensure that popular will is expressed in agreements that provide political legitimacy and ensure the application of medium- and long-term policies," stated Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) during the inauguration today of the Commission's Thirty-third session in Brasilia, capital of Brazil. In her inaugural speech, Bárcena highlighted the role of the State in promoting strategic agendas that reflect the deliberations of a broad range of stakehol…