The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, reaffirmed the importance of the regional dimension in the United Nations System and – particularly the role and added value provided by the UN regional commissions – in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, during a high-level meeting held on Wednesday, May 22 at the global organization’s headquarters in New York.
The international official, in her role as coordinator of the five UN regional commissions, was one of the main panelists at the fifth session…
“We find ourselves at a critical point; it is important to send a very clear message about what is truly needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region,” the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated this Friday, April 26, on the last day of the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
The senior United Nations official delivered a presentation in which she reviewed the degree of progress made by the region’s countries on implementing the Sus…
The third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will be officially inaugurated tomorrow Wednesday, April 24, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
More than a thousand people – including representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society – are already confirmed to attend the gathering, which will be held on April 22-26. The meeting will feature more than 50 side events. Participants will meet to …