ECLAC Signed a Cooperation Agreement to Promote Science and Technology in the Region

See photo gallery (30 July, 2012) The President of the Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE), Mariano Laplane, visited the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on Monday 30 July, where he met the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado. The representatives of both institutions signed a new cooperation agreement. CGEE is a civil society organization in Brazil that promotes scientific and technological development. Mr. Laplane was accompanied by CGEE director, Gerson Gomes. CGEE was set up in 2002…

ECLAC and UNASUR to Foster Regional Integration With an Emphasis on Infrastructure

(8 March 2012) The visit of the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena to Quito ended last night, during which she held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Ecuador Rafael Correa, signing a cooperation agreement with the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). During her interview with President Rafael Correa at Carondelet Palace, the seat of the Government of Ecuador, the UN High Level Official revised the cooperation programme that ECLAC is conducting together with the Government of Ecuador, as well as joint init…

President of Ireland Called for a Harmonization of Investment and Sustainable Development

See photo gallery (5 October 2012) Today, President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he called for investment and sustainable development to be based on solid principles and to respect the well-being and environmental rights of local communities. As part of his tour of Chile, Brazil and Argentina, the leader took part in the Seminar on "Investment for economic growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability" , organized by the European Union (EU), the Government of…

Violence and Inequality Restrict Democracy and Cause Poverty and Underdevelopment

(13 January 2012) Today, the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, and the United States Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, María Otero, stated that violence and inequality are a cause and consequence of poverty, insecurity and underdevelopment, and at the same time they restrict democracy, freedom and lower the quality of life for the population in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Under Secretary, Ms. Otero, visited the headquarters of the regional commission of the United Nations in Santiago, Chile, where she gave a magisterial conference en…

Region's Governmental Authorities Stress the Relevance of ECLAC's Structural Change Proposal

(30 August 2012) Today, authorities and experts stressed the relevance in this global economic crisis of the structural change for equality that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is proposing to the region as part of its thirty-fourth session being held from Monday 27 to Friday 31 August in El Salvador. On the fourth day of ECLAC's most important biennial meeting, Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the main proposals from the latest institutional document entitled Structural change for equality: An integrated approach to development, which outlines…

ECLAC and ILO Predict that Unemployment Will Fall Again to 6.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012

(5 November 2012) According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean were fairly resilient to the slowdown in the regional economy in the first half of 2012, which bodes well for a positive outcome in this year's employment and unemployment indicators. The two United Nations agencies launched their latest issue of the joint publication The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean, which states that the region's open urban unemployment rate will mainta…

ECLAC and UNICEF Call to Meet Goal of Universal Birth Registration by 2015

(29 December 2011) According to the thirteenth issue of the bulletin Challenges launched today by ECLAC and UNICEF, it is estimated that 10% of children under the age of five in Latin America and the Caribbean are not registered, which infringes their ability to exercise their social, economic, civil and cultural rights. The article "A rights-based approach to birth registration in Latin America and the Caribbean", which is included in the latest issue of the joint publication, highlights that in total there are 6.5 million children without birth certificates in the region. It indicates that…

President of Ecuador Will Deliver Lecture in ECLAC

(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…

Brazil to Host Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning in 2012

(28 March 2012) On 23 March concluded the four-day visit of the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. During her visit, Bárcena met with high-level authorities of the Government of Brazil, with whom she discussed ECLAC's activities in the region (especially in Brazil), signed agreements and programmed future joint actions with Brazilian institutions. Alicia Bárcena and ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, held substantive meetings with ministers of Foreign Affairs; Planning, Bu…

Primer Ministro de China dictará conferencia magistral sobre las relaciones sino-latinoamericanas en la CEPAL

(21 de junio, 2012) El Primer Ministro de China, Wen Jiabao, visitará la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, el próximo martes 26 de junio donde dictará una conferencia magistral. Wen Jiabao disertará a las 14:30 horas sobre las relaciones sino-latinoamericanas. A su llegada el Primer Ministro será recibido por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, quien a nombre de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas le dará la bienvenida. Estará presente el Embajador de China en Chile, Yang Wanming, así como otros representante…

CEPAL y UNASUR impulsan integración regional con énfasis en la infraestructura

(8 de marzo, 2012) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, culminó anoche una visita a Quito, donde mantuvo una reunión con el Presidente de la República del Ecuador, Rafael Correa, y firmó un convenio de cooperación con la Unión Suramericana de Naciones (UNASUR). En su entrevista con el Presidente Rafael Correa en el Palacio de Carondelet, sede del gobierno de Ecuador, la alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas revisó el programa de cooperación que la CEPAL lleva adelante con el gobierno de Ecuador y las iniciativas conju…

Presidente de Irlanda llamó a compatibilizar inversiones y desarrollo sostenible

Ver galería de fotos (5 de octubre, 2012) El Presidente de Irlanda, Michael D. Higgins, realizó hoy una visita a la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde hizo un llamado para que las inversiones y el desarrollo sostenible estén basados en sólidos principios y respeten el bienestar y los derechos medioambientales de las comunidades locales. En el marco de su gira por Chile, Brasil y Argentina, el mandatario intervino en el Seminario sobre inversiones para el crecimiento económico, la inclusión social y la sostenibilidad ambienta…

Brasil será sede de reunión del Consejo Regional de Planificación de la CEPAL en 2012

(28 de marzo, 2012) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, culminó el viernes 23 de marzo una visita de cuatro días a Brasilia, capital de Brasil, en donde se entrevistó con altas autoridades del gobierno de ese país con quienes comentó sobre las actividades de la CEPAL en la región, particularmente en Brasil, firmó acuerdos y programó futuras acciones conjuntas con las instituciones brasileñas. Alicia Bárcena y el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, Antonio Prado, mantuvieron reuniones sustantivas con l…

CEPAL destaca oportunidades de cooperación entre América Latina y el Caribe y la República de Corea

(17 de mayo, 2012) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, finalizó el miércoles una visita oficial a la República de Corea, en la cual sostuvo encuentros con autoridades de ese país asiático y participó en el Foro de Alto Nivel para la Cooperación Corea-América Latina y el Caribe 2012. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas se entrevistó con Keun Ho Jang, Director General para Asuntos de América Latina y el Caribe del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Comercio de Corea, y otras autoridades con las que reafirmó el progra…

Presidente de Ecuador dictará conferencia magistral en la CEPAL

(24 de octubre, 2012) El Presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa, visitará la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, el próximo viernes 26 de octubre, en el marco de su visita oficial a Chile. El primer mandatario ecuatoriano ofrecerá a las 10:45 horas una conferencia magistral titulada "Desafíos de América Latina". Será recibido por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas. Como parte de sus actividades principales en Chile, el Presidente Correa participará también en la inauguración de la XXXII Feria…

Final evaluation report. Final report of the second phase of the in-depth evaluation of the role of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in the Caribbean.

Report of the activities of the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE), Population Division of ECLAC for the period 2012-2012

Report of the Expert Group Meeting to develop an action plan for sustainable statistical capacity development in the Caribbean

Employing knowledge networks as tools for the development of Caribbean Small Island Developing States

Expertise, skills, experiences, understandings and capabilities (knowledge) aid development, not just by informing decision-making, but also by providing ideas for actions and activities that can be taken. Due to their size, and economic and environmental vulnerabilities, Caribbean Small Island developing States (SIDS) faces special challenges when working towards their economic, social and environmental development goals. These challenges have contributed to the creation of knowledge gaps, and that which is already available is located in isolated pockets, throughout the Caribbean. Migration …

Fiscal Covenant, Improved Labour Productivity and Child Protection Policies Are Main Challenges for the Caribbean

(Georgetown, 31 May 2012) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ended its second Caribbean Development Rountable (CDR) meeting on Wednesday with calls for Governments to design a fiscal covenant to address the costs and benefits of fiscal consolidation. There was strong emphasis on the need of developing social policies in the sub-region designed to embrace all of the poor, while at the same time finding creative ways to raise resources for social protection. This includes creating more robust and dynamic buffers to cushion economic shocks. During the roundt…