(19 March 2012) The agenda of multi-lateral bodies needs to be broadened in order to include not only global financial and economic topics, but also specific areas that are of particular interest to developing countries and Latin America and the Caribbean, as noted by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC Alicia Bárcena.
The UN High-level Official elaborated on the balance and prospect of the Latin American and Caribbean economy for 2011-2012 at the event Reunión de Altas Autoridades Económicas. Modelos de Desarrollo en América Latina. Búsqueda de Convergencias y Complementariedades (High-level Eco…
(4 March 2010) The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, will arrive in Santiago on Friday, 5 March to express solidarity and sympathy with the people and government of Chile following the 27 February 8.8 magnitude earthquake and to assess the humanitarian assistance effort and the scale of the disaster for himself.
The Secretary-General is expected to meet on Friday with President Michelle Bachelet and President-elect Sebastián Piñera, as well as senior government officials in charge of national disaster and emergency humanitarian assistance.
He will also reiterate that the Un…
(10 February 2012) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, made an official visit to Cuba from 6 to 8 February, which involved several meetings with senior government officials.
The head of this regional commission of the United Nations and Cuban authorities agreed to broaden the partnership agenda to support Cuba's efforts to update its economic model. According to Ms. Bárcena, this process coincides with ECLAC thinking, in particular, with respect to the main objective of guaranteeing equal rights and opportunities by s…