Inequality is the structural cause of social unrest in the region. For that reason, we need to move from a culture of privileges to a culture of equality and social inclusion, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed at the meeting of the World Economic Forum 2020, which concluded today in Davos, Switzerland.
The senior United Nations official participated throughout the week in numerous sessions of the global Forum, addressing the origins and persistence of inequality in the region’s countries as well as the impact th…
La desigualdad es la causa estructural del malestar social en la región. Por ello, necesitamos avanzar de la cultura de los privilegios a la cultura de igualdad y la inclusión social, afirmó Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la reunión del Foro Económico Mundial 2020 que culminó hoy en Davos, Suiza.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó durante la semana en diversas sesiones del Foro global, en las que abordó el origen y la persistencia de la desigualdad en los países de la región, así como el impacto…
A desigualdade é a causa estrutural do mal-estar social na região. Por isso, precisamos passar da cultura dos privilégios à cultura da igualdade e inclusão social, afirmou Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), na reunião do Fórum Econômico Mundial 2020, realizada em Davos, Suíça.
A alta funcionária das Nações Unidas participou de diversas sessões do Fórum global, nas quais abordou a origem e a persistência da desigualdade nos países da região, bem como o impacto que a desigualdade, associada ao baixo crescimento, tem sobre o desen…
El programa académico fue impartido del 20 al 23 de enero de 2020, en San José, Costa Rica, por el Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).…
On 27 January 2020, the Hernán Santa Cruz Library (HSC), in conjunction with the Division of Gender Affairs, ECLAC and Wikimedia Chile, will organize an Editatón, as a side event within the framework of the fourteenth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Santiago, Chile from the 27th to 31st January 2020.
Researchers and experts on gender issues will meet in the HSC Library to produce a Wikipedia article on the regional conference, the main intergovernmental forum on women's rights and gender equality in the region. The article will contain t…
El 27 de enero de 2020, la Biblioteca Hernán Santa Cruz (HSC), en conjunto con la División de Asuntos de Género, CEPAL y Wikimedia Chile, organizarán una Editatón, evento paralelo en el marco de la decimocuarta Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer en América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizará en Santiago entre el 27 y el 31 de enero.
Autoridades y expertas en temas de género se reunirán en la Biblioteca HSC para producir un artículo de Wikipedia sobre la conferencia regional, principal foro intergubernamental sobre los derechos de las mujeres y la igualdad de género en la región. El artículo …
En el presente documento se comparan los regímenes de inversión extranjera directa (IED) en dos países de Asia oriental y sudoriental (la República de Corea y Tailandia) y tres de América Latina (Argentina, Colombia y Perú).
En los últimos años se ha pasado de una visión predominantemente cuantitativa de la IED a otra de tipo más cualitativo, donde los beneficios dependerán crucialmente del sector de destino y del tipo de inversión. Los dos países asiáticos aquí analizados no solo han recibido cuantiosas inversiones en una amplia variedad de sectores, sino que también se han convertido en impo…
Social protection is the first axis of the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development, which was recently adopted at the third session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Mexico City in October 2019. This Agenda, through which the countries aim to make progress with the implementation of the social dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, acknowledges the progress the region has made since the turn of the century, when most of the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean —at different times, according to thei…
The data revolution for sustainable development has heralded a renewed focus on evidence-based policymaking in policy planning and implementation, but the legal foundation for the production of official statistics to inform these processes has lagged among most Caribbean countries.
By incorporating and supporting the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (UNFPOS) in national statistical legislation, Caribbean countries will improve the quality of and timeliness in the dissemination of official statistics. This can be achieved by revising current statistical laws or crea…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, emphasized today in Davos, Switzerland the key role of public, private and foreign direct investment for bolstering productive diversification, infrastructure, and the integration of countries in the region.
In the context of her participation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the senior United Nations official spoke at a session entitled Strategic Outlook: Emerging Markets on the outlook for emerging markets in 2020, where she presented an economic and social …
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, resaltó hoy en Davos, Suiza, el rol clave de la inversión pública, privada y de la inversión extranjera directa para potenciar la diversificación productiva, la infraestructura y la integración de los países de la región.
En el marco de su participación en la reunión anual del Foro Económico Mundial, la alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas intervino en la sesión Strategic Outlook: Emerging Markets (Perspectiva Estratégica: Mercados emergentes) sobre el horizonte de los mercados emergent…
The Vice Presidents of Colombia (Marta Lucía Ramírez), Costa Rica (Epsy Campbell), and El Salvador (Félix Ulloa), along with twenty-odd ministers of women’s affairs and senior authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement, as well as officials from other areas of government, will gather at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on January 27-31 to participate in the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the foremost intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality in the region.
The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin Americ…
Las Vicepresidentas de Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez, y de Costa Rica, Epsy Campbell, y el Vicepresidente de El Salvador, Félix Ulloa, junto a una veintena de ministras de la Mujer y altas autoridades de los mecanismos para el adelanto de las mujeres, además de representantes de otras carteras, se darán cita del 27 al 31 de enero en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, para participar en la XIV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, el principal foro intergubernamental sobre los derechos de las mujeres y la igualdad de género en la región.
En encuentro, organizad…
This document presents the consensus recommendations for the inclusion of a human rights-based approach in environmental impact assessments of mining projects by the mining companies and human rights thematic group of the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsman (FIO by its Spanish acronym). These recommendations were validated by the group in the meeting that took place on September 2nd and 3rd 2019 in the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), within the framework of the activities of the Regional cooperation for the sustainable mana…
Inequality and low growth are teaming up and conspiring against development, innovation, inclusion and productivity, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today while participating in the World Economic Forum (WEF), which will be held through Friday, January 24 in the Swiss city of Davos.
On Tuesday, January 21, the senior United Nations official acted as the moderator of a panel entitled Strategic Outlook: Latin America, which addressed the domestic pressures being faced by governments and the challenges for attainin…
La desigualdad y el bajo crecimiento se asocian y conspiran contra el desarrollo, la innovación, la inclusión y la productividad, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en una intervención en el Foro Económico Mundial (WEF, por sus siglas en inglés) que se celebra hasta el viernes 24 en la ciudad suiza de Davos.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó el martes 21 como moderadora en el panel Strategic Outlook: Latin America (Perspectiva Estratégica: América Latina), que abordó las presiones internas que enf…
En Costa Rica, CEPAL, FAO e IICA presentaron su más reciente informe conjunto sobre la agricultura y ruralidad de las Américas, durante la conferencia de los ministros hemisféricos del sector.…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, will participate this week in distinct sessions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020, where she will address issues such as the persistence of inequality and social discontent in the region, as well as the scope of the Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and south-southeastern Mexico, among other matters.
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting will take place on January 21-24, 2020 in the Swiss city of Davos under the theme of “Stakeholders for a …