(24 October 2012) The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, on Friday 26 October, as part of his official visit to Chile.
At 10.45 a.m., the Ecuadorian leader will deliver a lecture entitled "Challenges of Latin America". He will be welcomed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of this United Nations regional commission.
As part of his main activities in Chile, President Correa will also take part in the opening of the 32nd Santiago International Book Fair, where he will laun…
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(26 October 2012) Today, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, declared that our continent's major challenge is to overcome poverty, during a lecture given at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The Ecuadorian leader was received by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of this United Nations regional commission, who welcomed him on behalf of the institution.
The lecture was attended by authorities, diplomatic representatives, officials from international agencies and members of civil society insti…
(10 October 2012) Today, the Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, met with the Chilean Minister for Social Development, Joaquín Lavín, to discuss the participation of the United Nations agency in the country's National Socioeconomic Survey (CASEN).
At the meeting, which was held at the ECLAC headquarters in the Chilean capital, the senior international official informed Minister Lavín of the Commission's official position on this survey managed by the Ministry for Social Development (MDS).
Following a process of institutional assessment, ECLAC informed the Ministry of its …