(21 October 2011) To mark 66th anniversary of the United Nations, authorities and representatives of agencies of the United Nations System in Chile will celebrate United Nations Day on Monday 24 October, at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago.
United Nations Day 2011 will be dedicated to the memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, the former Secretary General of the United Nations (1953-1961) 50 years since his death. Hammarskjöld died on 18 September 1961 while on an official mission in the Congo.
The event will take place at 11 a.m. and will be le…
(29 June 2011) Today the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, met with President Fernando Lugo to discuss matters of interest to Paraguay and the region as a whole, ahead of the 41st MERCOSUR summit meeting in Asunción.
The most senior representative of ECLAC, who has been invited to take part in this bi-annual meeting of MERCOSUR Heads of State, described Paraguay's economic situation as very good.
According to the senior United Nations official: "Last year the economy grew by over 15% and this year it is expected by grow…
(24 October 2011) Today, directors and representatives of agencies of the United Nations in Chile, together with local authorities, ambassadors and international officials, celebrated United Nations Day with a tribute to the former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, who died 50 years ago.
The commemoration ceremony of the 66th anniversary of the international organization was held at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago and was dedicated to the memory of the former Swedish diplomat who led the United Nations between 1953 and 1961.
"Dag H…
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(16 September 2011) Today, various agencies of the United Nations system headquartered in Santiago welcomed representatives of the National Coordinating Committee of Chilean Secondary School Students (CONES) for a dialogue.
The students, who were from different regions in the country, made thematic presentations and they shared their national demands with the international officials.
The young people were given advice on some international instruments and mandates which include matters relating to education, work, development and rights by representatives fr…