(15 August 2012) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present to the region its proposal on structural change for equality during its thirty-fourth session that will take place in San Salvador, El Salvador, from 27 to 31 August.
The most important biennial meeting of this United Nations regional commission will be officially opened on Tuesday 28 August at 10.00 a.m. (El Salvador time zone) by ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, President of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, and the country's Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugo Martínez.
The session will be atte…
(21 June 2012) The Premier of China, Wen Jiabao, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday 26 June to deliver a lecture.
At 2.30 p.m., Wen Jiabao will speak on Chinese-Latin American relations. He will first be received by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, who will welcome him on behalf of this United Nations regional commission.
China's Ambassador in Chile, Yang Wanming, and other representatives from the accredited diplomatic corps, local authorities, officials and experts from interna…
(18 April 2012) In order to promote sustainable development in Latin America, it is necessary to transform industrial structures so that they include sectors related to knowledge and dynamic productivity, and to avoid those focusing on energy consumption, as stated in an ECLAC study published in the English edition of CEPAL Review Nº 105 - already available online.
In the article "The dynamics of industrial energy consumption in Latin America and their implications for sustainable development", ECLAC officials Hugo Altomonte, Nelson Correa, Diego Rivas and Giovanni Stumpo analyzed data from Br…
(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…
(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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(14 May 2012) Industrial development or upgrading and productive diversification are essential to maintain economies' competitiveness and promoting growth and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, stated high-level officials of ECLAC and the World Bank in Santiago, Chile.
Today, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Justin Yifu Lin delivered a conference entitled "China's Rise and Leaving the Middle-Income Trap in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries" at this United Nations regional commission. He was welcomed by Antonio Prado, Deputy Exec…
(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…
(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…
(5 December 2012) On the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, representatives from business, UN, government and other stakeholder groups engaged in discussions on the role of fiscal instruments in environmental policy-making with the objective of identifying principles for a framework for environmental taxation and environment-related tax measures that promote green, inclusive economies.
The official side event on this matter, which took place today, was organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Latin Am…
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(7 November 2012) The Forty-eighth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was opened today at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, in the presence of Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other government representatives in charge of gender equality policies in the region, as well as international officials and members of civil society.
The opening ceremony was led by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and Eleonora Menicucci, Ministe…
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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…
(27 June 2012) The fiftieth anniversary of ECLAC's Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) will be celebrated with an international seminar taking place from 2-3 July 2012. Authorities of the region, former directors of the organization and other officials are expected to participate in the event.
ILPES was founded on 2 July 1962 in the aim of supporting Latin American and Caribbean governments in the field of planning and public administration by providing training, consultancy and research services.
The seminar to commemorate the 50th anniversary of th…
(17 May 2012) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena concluded her official visit to the Republic of Korea on Wednesday, during which she met with authorities of this Asian country and participated in the 2012 High-Level Forum on Korea-Latin American and Caribbean Partnership.
The United Nations high-level official held a meeting with Keun Ho Jang, Director-General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea, as well as with other authorities, with whom she reaffirme…
(2 August 2012) According to the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, speaking in Peru: the State must play a more active role in reducing inequality using policies and social services with a rights-based approach.
The senior United Nations official was one of the main speakers at the Technical Meeting of High-level Officials and Experts on Social Policies and Human Development in follow-up to the UNASUR Declaration against Inequality: Towards an Agenda of Priority Social Actions, which is being held in Cusco and attended b…
(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 …
Statistical organizations of the Caribbean countries continue to face serious challenges posed by the increased demand for more relevant, accurate and timely statistical data. Tangible progress has been made in delivering key products in the area of economic statistics. The central banks of the subregion have assisted greatly in this respect. However, even in this branch of statistics there are still several glaring gaps. The situation is even worse in other areas of statistics including social and environmental statistics. Even though all countries of the subregion have committed to the Mille…
(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…