Gobiernos del Caribe adoptan en Guyana hoja de ruta sobre población, migración y desarrollo más allá de 2014

(12 de julio, 2013) Los representantes y funcionarios de gobiernos que asistieron a la decimosexta reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC) de la Comisión Económica para la América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el jueves 11 de julio, adoptaron un conjunto de recomendaciones sobre asuntos de prioridad identificados por los delegados que asistieron al Foro del Caribe sobre población, migración y desarrollo celebrado en Guyana el 9 y 10 de julio. El alcance de las propuestas incluyó acciones para reducir la pobreza y la desigualdad, promover y pr…

ECLAC and GIZ Signed Contract to Implement Joint Programme on Sustainable Development

See photo gallery (3 October 2012) Today, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, and the Director of the South America Department of the German Agency for International Cooperation (or GIZ, because of its name in German), Sabine Müller, signed the contract to implement the cooperation programme known as "Promoting low-carbon development and social cohesion in Latin America and the Caribbean". The ceremony was also attended by Jürgen Klenk, Resident Director of GIZ in Chile. The programme was agreed by ECLAC and the …

ECLAC Executive Secretary Meets Senior Cuban Authorities

(13 February 2013) As part of an official visit to Cuba from Monday 11 February to Friday 15, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, has held various meetings with senior government authorities to assess, inter alia, the support that the Commission will provide in 2013 to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which Cuba holds the pro tempore presidency. The delegation accompanying the most senior representative of ECLAC consists in Raúl García-Buchaca, Director of the Programme Planning and Operati…

Experts Analyse Policies for Overcoming Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

(17 December 2012) Why is Latin America and the Caribbean still the world's most unequal region, despite the fact that most of its countries are experiencing steady economic growth? The persistent inequality in the region and the apparent lack of specific policies aimed at reducing the income distribution gap are some of the issues tackled in the latest issue of the CEPAL Review, which is available online from today. This issue (Nº 108) of the main academic publication of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) includes 10 articles on various economic and social top…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL se reúne con altas autoridades cubanas

(13 de febrero, 2013) En el marco de una visita oficial a Cuba iniciada el lunes 11 de febrero, que se extenderá hasta el viernes 15, la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, ha sostenido diversas reuniones con altas autoridades gubernamentales para evaluar, entre otros temas, el apoyo que la institución brindará durante 2013 a la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), cuya presidencia pro témpore es ejercida por Cuba. La delegación que acompaña a la máxima representante de la CEPAL está integrada por Raúl Gar…

Mainstreaming the gender perspective in regional development: activities carried out by the Secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2013

Foro México 2013: Políticas Públicas para un Desarrollo Incluyente