Hoy, en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, se inauguró el Foro Latinoamericano y del Caribe del Carbono (FLACC 2015). El evento cuenta con la participación de delegados de los sectores público y privado, así como de organismos multilaterales y agencias de Naciones Unidas.
En la reunión se discutirán diferentes mecanismos y fuentes que permitan apoyar los objetivos de desarrollo bajo en carbono, facilitar el acceso al financiamiento climático y promover la innovación y políticas sobre mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático. Los part…
This year, 2023, has seen the advent of increasingly powerful Artificial Intelligence systems becoming available to the public, and greater global discourse around the safety and accuracy of these systems. Caribbean countries are actively engaging with the question of how AI systems should be governed to ensure that this powerful technology is used safely, responsibly and ethically, with a focus on accountability, minimizing risks and maximizing benefits.…
Foreword Throughout the preparatory process for the World Summit on Sustainable Development and at the Summit itself, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002, discussions were dominated by one central concern: the need to define and reach consensus on concrete, quantitative goals, with fixed deadlines for implementation, which were to supplement the Millennium Development Goals and facilitate progress towards an effective transition to sustainable development. P…
I wish to thank DESA and the Permanent Mission on Singapore for inviting me and the Regional Commissions to this Special Lunch on SIDS for SIDS collaboration.
Thank you so much for this opportunity to showcase the support that we, the Regional Commissions, are providing at the regional and subregional levels in support to Small Island Developing States in the implementation, follow-up and review of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is the main regional think-tank and knowledge hub on sustainable development and the inter-gover…
Today, Brazil and many countries around the world are seeking to stimulate economic recovery and improve people’s quality of life. In this context, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations has been developing the Big Push for Sustainability, a renewed approach to support the efforts of the countries of the region to design more sustainable development models, by coordinating policies to promote investments that will transform existing models.
The ECLAC office in Brasilia and the Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE), in conjunction …
El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, visitó por primera vez la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, el 21 de noviembre en donde se reunió con todo el personal del organismo y de las agencias, fondos y programas de la ONU que trabajan en el país.
António Guterres fue recibido por el Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, y por la Coordinadora Residente del Sistema de la ONU en Chile, María José Torres Macho, quienes le dieron la bienvenida en nombre de todo el personal. En la reunió…
O Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, visitou pela primeira vez a sede central da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago, Chile, no dia 21 de novembro, quando se reuniu com todo o pessoal do organismo e das agências, fundos e programas da ONU que trabalham no país.
António Guterres foi recebido pelo Secretário Executivo da CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, e pela Coordenadora Residente do Sistema da ONU no Chile, Maria José Torres Macho, que lhe deram as boas-vindas em nome de todo o pessoal. Na reunião também intervieram Pamela Villalobos…
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, visited on November 21 the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile for the first time, meeting with the entire staff of the organization and of the UN agencies, funds and programs that work in the country.
António Guterres was received by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and by the Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Chile, María José Torres Macho, who welcomed him on behalf of all staff members. Other participants in the meeting include…
Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, where he will meet with the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, followed by a press conference.
Thomson, originally from Fiji, is scheduled to make an official visit to Chile August 6-9, during which he will meet with country authorities and participate in an array of activities related to his role as advocate for the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s oceans.
The press conference, which …
Government representatives from the 24 countries in the region that are negotiating a regional agreement on access to environmental information, participation and justice (Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development) will gather at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, to continue negotiations on an unprecedented legal instrument in this area.
The Eighth Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Principle 10 will take place from November 27 to December 1 at the United Nations or…
Townhall con el Equipo de ONU Chile con motivo de la visita del
Señor António Guterres, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas
Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de CEPAL
21 de noviembre, 2023 – Sala Raúl Prebisch, CEPAL, Santiago
Muy buenas tardes,
Estimado Señor António Guterres, Secretario General de Naciones Unidas
Estimada Señora María José Torres, Coordinadora Residente de Naciones Unidas en Chile
Estimadas
Pamela Villalobos, Presidenta del Consejo de Personal de la CEPAL
Loreto Flores, Presidenta del Consejo de Personal de la Organización Internacional …
El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, visitó por primera vez la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde se reunió con todo el personal del organismo y de las agencias, fondos y programas de la ONU que trabajan en el país.
Más información en https://bit.ly/3sNSMXp …
Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs,
Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL,
en ocasión de la visita de Santiago Peña,
Presidente de la República del Paraguay
7 de noviembre, 2023 – Sala Raúl Prebisch, CEPAL, Santiago
Su Excelencia Santiago Peña, Presidente de la República del Paraguay,
Señor Raúl Latorre, Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados
Señor Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores,
Señora Lea Giménez, Ministra Secretaria General y Jefa de Gabinete Civil de la Presidencia de la República,
Señor Antonio Rivas Palacios, Embajador de la República del Paraguay en …