In the current world context, the countries of the Caribbean must focus on closing the structural gaps they still have, particularly with regard to gender equality, financial and fiscal sustainability (due to their high debt level), and mitigating the effects of climate change, in order to meet the commitments adopted under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and its 17 Goals (SDGs). This was pointed out by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) during an event held in New York.
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In the context of a tour through China, ECLAC’s Director of the Production, Productivity and Management Division and Officer-in-Charge of its International Trade and Integration Division, Mario Cimoli, met this Thursday, November 9, with government authorities from that country and participated as the main speaker in the China-Latin America and the Caribbean International Exposition (CLAC Expo), one of the biggest business gatherings between both areas.
The official from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – who traveled to China in representation of Alicia Bárc…
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), met on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium with Neven Mimica, the European Union Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development, agreeing to renew the strategic alliance between ECLAC and the European Commission to support dialogue and bi-regional cooperation, particularly in light of the challenges posed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
At the beginning of her official visit to Brussels, which ends on Friday, Bárcena met with officials from the European Co…