(September 25, 2014) The Brazilian poet Thiago de Mello called on people throughout Latin America to work for cultural integration during a talk he gave on Wednesday, September 24, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
"I call on everyone, and particularly the ECLAC, to participate in working towards the cultural integration of all of our peoples, because we still don't know each other well," the prominent artist said to an audience of special guests that included scholars, officials from international organizations, dipl…
(21 August, 2014) Today the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, welcomed senior Chilean authorities including Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Ximena Rincón; President of the Senate, Isabel Allende; and Senator Hernán Larraín to the headquarters for the launch of Chile’s Action Plan for Open Government 2014-2016.
The most senior ECLAC official welcomed the fact that 15 of the region’s countries, including Chile, have adopted commitments to improve transparency and citizen participation within the Open…
(October 20, 2014) During the inauguration of the 70th General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena, and IAPA President Elizabeth Ballantine stressed today that freedom of speech is an essential value in democracy that must be accompanied by media independence and pluralism.
At the ceremony held at ECLAC's headquarters in Santiago, Chile, Michelle Bachelet said that freedom of speech is an "essential principle" in democracy and s…