29 Jun 2021 - 20:00
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Evento (Conferencias y reuniones de órganos subsidiarios)
En los últimos años se han multiplicado los estudios sobre las cadenas globales de valor, las cuales permiten conocer cuan conectados están los países en términos de comercio y producción. Para contribuir con este objetivo la Comisión Económica y Social para Asia y el Pacífico (CESPAP) presentó la herramienta: Analizador de Integración Regional y Cadenas de Valor, RIVA (Regional Integration and Value Chain Analyzer), por sus siglas en inglés. Está iniciativa contó con la colaboración del Foro de Cooperación América Latina-Asia del Este (FOCALAE) y la Comisión Económica para Comisión Económica …
19 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:23
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Discurso
Evolving Development thinking and practices in
Latin America and the Caribbean: The role of ECLAC
Keynote Address by Dr Antonio Prado
Deputy Executive Secretary
18th CDCC Monitoring Committee
Port of Spain, 19 May 2017
I thank Diane for that very fitting introduction to my presentation here this morning. We have begun considering how best to commemorate 70 years of ECLAC’s work as a Regional Commission of the United Nations. As you have just seen, our support for development in the region has taken many different forms. However it is safe to say that our principal contri…
What: Twenty-ninth (29) session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
When: 14 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 9 am).
Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Background Information
Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th Session. Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countrie…
13 Oct 2021, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:27
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Noticias
La cooperación entre China y América Latina y el Caribe ofrece una oportunidad para reducir las asimetrías globales y apoyar una recuperación económica transformadora inclusiva que promueva el desarrollo sostenible en línea con la Agenda 2030, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la clausura del II Foro Académico de Alto Nivel CELAC-China y el VI Foro de Think Tanks China-América Latina y el Caribe.
“La crisis del COVID-19 ha agudizado las asimetrías globales entre los países desarrollados y los en vías de desarrol…
18 Oct 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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Comunicado de prensa
“Debemos trabajar seriamente para que América Latina y el Caribe, de la mano de China, avance hacia la revolución digital, la economía verde y en políticas sociales que estén conectadas con las políticas industriales para generar empleo y combatir la desigualdad”, declaró hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en el cierre del Primer Foro Académico de Alto Nivel CELAC-China, que se efectuó en la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile.
El evento, que incluyó también el Cuarto Foro de Think Tanks de América Latina y el Caribe y China, reunió durante dos días …
Mr. Representative of DESA
Mr. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Ms. Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Authorities and representatives of governments, international organizations and the United Nations System
Dear Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honour for me to be here today.
The agenda that brings us together is indeed ambitious. As other regions in th…
The proposal for development and integration in Central America put forward by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the basis of its considerable prior experience, is set out and updated in these infographics. The proposal emphasizes the need for a progressive structural change driven across various fronts: the social sector, energy, climate change challenges, infrastructure, fiscal coordination, trade, productive integration and innovation. It focuses on the importance of an environmental big push for equality and sustainability, supported by coordinated publ…
El Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Antonio Prado, se reunió el jueves 3 de marzo de 2016 con directivos de la Asociación de Industriales Latinoamericanos (AILA), con quienes acordó reforzar la colaboración y el intercambio de conocimientos, especialmente en áreas relacionadas con la integración regional como la energía, infraestructura, tecnología, transporte y logística.
El Presidente y Secretario General de la AILA, Fernando López y Javier Zepeda, respectivamente, visitaron hoy la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Sant…
30 Jun 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:22
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Columna de opinión
La visita que en los próximos días hará el Vicepresidente de la República Popular China, Xi Jinping, a varias naciones latinoamericanas representa una oportunidad para poner en el centro del debate regional la urgencia de repensar el vínculo estratégico entre América Latina y el gigante asiático.
Ya es hora de dar un salto de calidad en esa relación. Debemos diversificar las exportaciones a ese país, incorporándoles más valor y conocimientos, estimular alianzas empresariales, comerciales y tecnológicas, atraer más y mejores inversiones chinas y promover inversiones latinoamericanas en Ch…
16 Feb 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:23
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Comunicado de prensa
(16 February 2011) During a two days visit to Ecuador and Peru, which concluded yesterday night, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, called on both South American countries to further strengthen their democratic institutions and extend the benefits of development to the most disadvantaged populations, including indigenous peoples.
Officials accompanying Ban Ki-moon included the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Oscar Fernández-Taranco, as well as other senior UN representatives.
In Quito, the UN Se…
7 Nov 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:19
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Comunicado de prensa
In the framework of his official visit to Chile, the President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, gave a keynote lecture today at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, urging the region’s countries to dialogue in a context of mutual respect, putting the interests that unite them first and offering a continent of peace in a troubled world, plagued by conflicts that have affected all countries due to their magnitude.
The Paraguayan leader – who took office on August 15, 2023 – was received by the United Nation…
15 Nov 2021, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:22
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Comunicado de prensa
The Government of Peru and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation on distinct matters related to economic, social and environmental development, during an official visit lasting 24 hours that Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, made today to that country.
The senior United Nations authority led an official ECLAC mission to Lima, the first since President Pedro Castillo was sworn into office on July 28 of this year, with the aim of reaffirming the organization’s willingness to work jointly on those ar…
1 Feb 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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Comunicado de prensa
Turkey wants to broaden its political and trade relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a keynote lecture given today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in which he asked for international collaboration to cope with the crisis of Syrian refugees and the challenges to peace in the Middle East.
The Turkish Head of State arrived in Chile on Sunday, January 31 in the framework of a trip to the region that will extend until February 4, and which will include visits to Peru and Ecuador. He was…
31 Oct 2018, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:31
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Comunicado de prensa
The value of regional goods exports will rise 9.7% in 2018, registering a second straight year of growth after the notable decline seen between 2012 and 2016, according to the latest projections from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), released today in Mexico City.
This increase can be broken down into a 7.6% increase in prices and a 2.1% rise in volume, ECLAC indicates in its annual report International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2018, presented at a press conference by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Ali…
6 Oct 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:21
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Comunicado de prensa
San José, Costa Rica, October 6, 2023 (IICA). The strengthening of regional cooperation is vital today to address the challenges and opportunities created by the confluence of crises around the world, and to be able to promote sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The point is emphasized in the latest edition of The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-2024, a report prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food an…
The President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, in the framework of his state visit to Chile.
The Argentine leader will deliver a virtual keynote lecture starting at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00), speaking from the United Nations organization’s central headquarters, where he will be received by Alicia Bárcena, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary.
Also participating in the event, to be inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, will be Ennio Vivald…
30 Ago 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:25
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Comunicado de prensa
In the framework of an official visit to Chile, the Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, gave a keynote lecture today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, in which he advocated for deepening cooperation ties between the countries of the Caribbean and Latin America.
The senior official – the first Jamaican leader to visit this United Nations regional organization – was received by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, who welcomed him and highlighted the country’s commitment to moving ahead on achieving the goals of t…
7 Nov 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:19
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Comunicado de prensa
En el marco de su visita oficial a Chile, el Presidente de la República del Paraguay, Santiago Peña, realizó hoy una conferencia magistral en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago, en la cual hizo un llamado a los países de la región a dialogar en el marco del respeto mutuo, anteponiendo los intereses que los unen, ofreciendo un continente de paz en un mundo conturbado, asolado por conflictos que debido a su magnitud han impactado a todos los países del mundo.
El Mandatario paraguayo, quien asumió el cargo el pasado 15 de agosto de 2023, …
1 Feb 2016, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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Comunicado de prensa
Turquía desea ampliar sus relaciones políticas y comerciales con América Latina y el Caribe, según destacó su Presidente, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, en una conferencia magistral ofrecida hoy en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la que solicitó la colaboración internacional para hacer frente a la crisis de refugiados sirios y a las amenazas a la paz en Oriente Próximo.
El mandatario turco llegó a Chile el domingo 31 de enero en el marco de una gira por la región que se extenderá hasta el 4 de febrero e incluirá visitas a Perú y Ecuador. En la CEPAL fue reci…
15 Nov 2021, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:22
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Comunicado de prensa
El Gobierno de Perú y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmaron hoy su voluntad de fortalecer la cooperación en distintas materias vinculadas al desarrollo económico, social y ambiental, durante una visita oficial de 24 horas realizada por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, a ese país.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas encabezó una misión oficial de la CEPAL a Lima, la primera desde que el Presidente Pedro Castillo asumió su mandato el pasado 28 de julio, con el objetivo de reafirmar la disposición del organismo a trabajar de forma conjun…