Horizontes CEPAL – Capítulo especial: Entrevista a Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL

Because Another World is Possible, ECLAC Reaffirms that Equality and Sustainability Must Be at the Center of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development: Alicia Bárcena

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has put equality and sustainability at the center of the development of the region’s countries, convinced that another world is possible and that the post-pandemic recovery must be transformative, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, emphasized in a special chapter of the “ECLAC’s Horizons” multimedia program, available online as of today. During this interview, the senior official spoke in detail about the main accomplishments of and issues addressed at ECLAC’s thirty-eighth session, …

Porque otro mundo es posible, CEPAL reafirma que la igualdad y la sostenibilidad deben estar en el centro del desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe: Alicia Bárcena

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha puesto a la igualdad y la sostenibilidad en el centro del desarrollo de los países de la región, convencida de que otro mundo es posible y de que la recuperación pospandemia debe ser transformadora, subrayó Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas, en un capítulo especial del programa multimedia “Horizontes CEPAL”, disponible desde hoy en internet. Durante la entrevista, la alta funcionaria profundizó sobre los principales hitos y temas abordados en el trigésimo octavo período de sesione…

Porque outro mundo é possível, a CEPAL reafirma que a igualdade e a sustentabilidade devem estar no centro do desenvolvimento da América Latina e do Caribe: Alicia Bárcena

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) colocou a igualdade e a sustentabilidade no centro do desenvolvimento dos países da região, convencida de que outro mundo é possível e de que a recuperação pós-pandemia deve ser transformadora, sublinhou Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Regional das Nações Unidas, num capítulo especial do programa multimídia “Horizontes CEPAL”, disponível na internet. Durante a entrevista, a alta funcionária aprofundou os principais marcos e temas abordados no Trigésimo Oitavo Período de Sessões da CEPAL, realizado de 26 a 28 de outu…

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Afrodescendientes y la matriz de la desigualdad social en América Latina. Retos para la inclusión.

Afrodescendientes y la matriz de la desigualdad social en América Latina. Retos para la inclusión.

Dialogue, Cooperation and Solidarity are More Necessary than Ever Today, Civil Society Emphasizes

Representatives of civil society from Latin America and the Caribbean underlined that dialogue, cooperation and solidarity are more necessary than ever in the context of the crisis prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the region, during an event held in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which concluded yesterday, October 28. The panel was moderated by Christian Guillermet Fernández, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, and the participants were Mabel Bianco, representative of the Facilit…

El diálogo, la cooperación y la solidaridad son hoy más necesarios que nunca, subraya la sociedad civil

Representantes de la sociedad civil de América Latina y el Caribe subrayaron que el diálogo, la cooperación y la solidaridad son más necesarios que nunca en el contexto de la crisis provocada por la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) en la región, durante un espacio de diálogo realizado en el marco del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) que culminó ayer 28 de octubre. El panel fue moderado por Christian Gillermet Fernández, Vicecanciller de Relaciones Exteriores de Costa Rica. Participaron Mabel Bianco, representante del Grupo…

The Development Model Must Be Changed to Roll Back Latin America and the Caribbean’s Environmental Tragedy: Specialists

“Sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean is at risk. We will only be able to attain well-being by favoring ecology and the environment. The market does not actually perceive the environment’s dilemmas, it treats them as externalities. The urgency of the situation must lead us to a systemic view,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said during the Wednesday, October 28th launch of the book The environmental tragedy of Latin America and the Caribbean. The book, presented during the regional organization’s…

Urge cambiar el modelo de desarrollo para revertir la tragedia ambiental que vive América Latina y el Caribe: especialistas

“El desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe está en riesgo. El bienestar solo estará en nuestras manos si lo hacemos a favor de la ecología y el medioambiente. El mercado no percibe realmente los dilemas del medioambiente, lo trata solo como externalidades. La urgencia nos debe llevar a una visión sistémica”, dijo Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el lanzamiento el miércoles 28 de octubre del libro La tragedia ambiental de América Latina y el Caribe. El libro, presentado durante el trigésimo octavo período…

Demographic transition: Opportunities and challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean

The region of Latin American and Caribbean has witnessed rapid demographic, social, economic and political transformations in the last 50 years. Despite the reduction in poverty, the progress made in the provision of essential services to the population and the improvements in education, health and gender equality, many problems remain. In particular, levels of both inter- and intragenerational inequality are high. Also, in most cases, the demographic transition has outpaced societies’ ability to create conditions for sustainable development. Well-being measures vary by age, gender and other d…

Ending Racism is a Task for Everyone and is Central to Building Fairer, More Democratic and Egalitarian Societies

Ending racism is a task for everyone and constitutes a central aspect in building fairer, more democratic and egalitarian societies, authorities from the region expressed during the launch of the book Afrodescendants and the matrix of social inequality in Latin America: Challenges for inclusion, presented today in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The presentation of the document – produced by ECLAC and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at the request of the Government of Costa Rica – was led by Alicia B…

Poner fin al racismo es tarea de todos y constituye un aspecto central en la construcción de sociedades más justas, democráticas e igualitarias

Poner fin al racismo es tarea de todas y todos, y constituye un aspecto central en la construcción de sociedades más justas, democráticas e igualitarias, coincidieron autoridades de la región durante el lanzamiento del libro Afrodescendientes y la matriz de la desigualdad social en América Latina: retos para la inclusión, presentado hoy en el marco del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La presentación del documento, elaborado por la CEPAL y el Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA), a solicitud del Gobierno de Cost…

Discurso de cierre del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la CEPAL

Discurso de cierre del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la CEPAL Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL Santiago, 28 de octubre de 2020 Querido Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Dear Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary General, thank you for being with us today, Esteemed Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations and Chair of the Group of 77 and China, Distinguidos Cancilleres, Viceministros y delegados de los Estados miembros de la CEPAL, Señoras y señores miembros del Cuerpo D…

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Approve ECLAC’s Proposal to Fuel a Transformation of the Region’s Development in the Wake of COVID-19

The thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded this Wednesday, October 28, with countries’ recognition of the work carried out by the United Nations regional commission and their approval of the proposal presented in the document Building a New Future: Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability, in which the Commission calls for forging a new, post-COVID-19 future in the region through a transformative development recovery, with greater equality and sustainability. ECLAC’s most important biennial meeting – which was held…

Países de América Latina y el Caribe aprueban propuesta de la CEPAL para impulsar una transformación del desarrollo de la región pos-COVID-19

El trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) finalizó este miércoles 28 de octubre con el reconocimiento de los países a la labor de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas y su aprobación a la propuesta presentada en el documento Construir un nuevo futuro: una recuperación transformadora con igualdad y sostenibilidad, en donde llama a edificar un nuevo futuro pos-COVID-19 en la región mediante una recuperación transformadora del desarrollo, con mayor igualdad y sostenibilidad. El encuentro bienal más importante de la CEPAL -que s…

Países da América Latina e do Caribe aprovam proposta da CEPAL para impulsionar uma transformação do desenvolvimento da região, pós-COVID-19

O Trigésimo oitavo Período de Sessões da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) finalizou na quarta-feira, 28 de outubro com o reconhecimento dos países ao trabalho da Comissão Regional da ONU e a aprovação da proposta apresentada no documento: Construir um novo futuro: uma recuperação transformadora com igualdade e sustentabilidade, onde pede a construção de um novo futuro pós-COVID-19 na região mediante uma recuperação transformadora do desenvolvimento, com maior igualdade e sustentabilidade. A reunião bienal mais importante da CEPAL - que se realizou pela primeira vez d…

Presentación del documento de posición Construir un nuevo futuro: una recuperación transformadora con igualdad y sostenibilidad

ECLAC Calls for Building a New Future in Latin America and the Caribbean through a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability

The crisis prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is hitting the world and the region at a time when serious problems of low growth, inequality and environmental imbalances – created by an unsustainable development pattern – were already present. Political polarization, growing rivalry, conflict and loss of confidence in democracy were signs of these structural problems. The pandemic has created the need for urgent action. That is why the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposes in its new position document a set of policies that responds to the gravity…