Regional dialogue to share experiences on fiscal responses to the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Caribbean perspective

COVID-19 Pandemic Calls on Us to Build a New Development Model and Strengthen Regional Integration to Confront the Crisis: ECLAC

The pandemic of the coronavirus (COVID-19) illness demands that we build a new development model, with more redistributive institutions that have greater concern for minorities, women and older persons, without forgetting about climate change either, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated this Monday during a high-level virtual seminar organized by the EU-LAC Foundation, headquartered in Hamburg (Germany). The highest authority of this United Nations regional commission also called on the European Commission to purs…

Pandemia del COVID-19 nos llama a construir un nuevo modelo de desarrollo y reforzar la integración regional para enfrentar la crisis: CEPAL

La pandemia de la enfermedad del coronavirus (COVID-19) nos demanda la construcción de un nuevo modelo de desarrollo, con instituciones más redistributivas que tengan mayor preocupación por las minorías, las mujeres y los adultos mayores, sin olvidar tampoco el cambio climático, señaló este lunes Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un seminario virtual de alto nivel organizado por la Fundación EU-LAC, con sede en Hamburgo (Alemania). La máxima autoridad de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas realizó también un…

COVID-19 Pandemic Puts Us at a Civilizing Crossroads: Either We Return to the Globalization of Concentration, or We Build a Different Future, Alicia Bárcena Indicates

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic puts us at a civilizing crossroads: either we return to a globalization of concentration that is authoritarian and to the same institutional design, or we build a different future, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a virtual seminar organized by the Carolina Foundation of Spain. The event entitled Multilateral Action in Ibero-America in the Face of COVID-19 was moderated by Cristina Gallach, the Spanish government’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and for Ibero-…

Pandemia del COVID-19 ofrece una encrucijada civilizatoria: o regresamos a la globalización concentradora, o construimos un futuro diferente, señala Alicia Bárcena

La pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) nos ofrece una encrucijada civilizatoria: o regresamos a la globalización concentradora, autoritaria, con el mismo diseño institucional, o construimos un futuro diferente, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un seminario virtual organizado por la Fundación Carolina de España. El evento titulado La acción multilateral en Iberoamérica frente a la COVID-19, fue moderado por Cristina Gallach, Secretaria de Estado de Asuntos Exteriores y para Iberoamérica y el Caribe del Gobi…

Alicia Bárcena Encouraged Caribbean Countries to Advance Towards Less Unequal and More Caring Societies, Leaving No One Behind

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, encouraged Caribbean countries to commit to social well-being, at a virtual meeting held today on the role of Caribbean Social Development Ministries in the crisis that the world and region are currently undergoing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting drew the participation of 18 representatives from English, French and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and territories: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, the Bahamas, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guadalupe, Guyana, the…

Alicia Bárcena alentó a los países del Caribe a avanzar hacia sociedades menos desiguales y más solidarias, sin dejar a nadie atrás

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, alentó hoy a los países del Caribe a comprometerse con el bienestar social, durante una reunión virtual sobre el rol de los Ministerios de Desarrollo Social caribeños frente a la actual crisis que está viviendo el mundo y la región producto de la pandemia del COVID-19. La reunión, que contó con la participación de 18 representantes de los países y territorios del Caribe de habla inglesa, francesa y holandesa – Anguila, Antigua y Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Curaçao, Dominica, Granada, Gua…

Launch of ECLAC's COVID-19 Special Report N⁰ 2

Lanzamiento Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2 de la CEPAL

Latin America and the Caribbean: Quantifying the impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation

América Latina y el Caribe: Dimensionar los efectos del COVID-19 para pensar en la reactivación

Observatory on Border Crossing Status due to COVID-19

The observatory is a joint effort of the Regional Commissions of the United Nations, to gather all the updated information on the limitations of the border crossing both in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and in the rest of the world due to the outbreak of COVID-19.…

Observatorio sobre el estado de cruce de fronteras debido a COVID-19

El observatorio es un esfuerzo conjunto de las Comisiones Regionales de las Naciones Unidas, para reunir toda la información actualizada sobre las limitaciones del cruce fronterizo tanto en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, como en el resto del mundo debido al brote de COVID-19.…

The Only Strategic Option in the Medium Term to Mitigate COVID-19’s Effects in the Region is to Move Towards a New Development Model through Greater Integration

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) affirmed that the region has no other strategic option but to move towards a more sustainable development model through greater integration in order to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, in a new document released today at its central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The report entitled Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 pandemic: Economic and social effects was unveiled at a virtual press conference (via video) by the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. Th…

La única opción estratégica en el mediano plazo para mitigar los efectos del COVID-19 en la región es avanzar hacia un nuevo modelo de desarrollo a través de una mayor integración

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas afirmó que la región no tiene otra opción estratégica que avanzar hacia un modelo de desarrollo más sostenible a través de una mayor integración para mitigar los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en la región, en un nuevo documento divulgado hoy en su sede central en Santiago de Chile. El informe titulado América Latina y el Caribe ante la pandemia del COVID-19: efectos económicos y sociales, fue dado a conocer en una conferencia de prensa virtual (vía video) por la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia…

A única opção estratégica no médio prazo para mitigar os efeitos do COVID-19 na região é avançar para um novo modelo de desenvolvimento por meio de uma maior integração

A Comissão Econômica para América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) das Nações Unidas afirmou que a região não tem outra opção estratégica a não ser avançar para um modelo de desenvolvimento mais sustentável por meio de uma maior integração para mitigar os efeitos da pandemia do COVID-19 na região, em um novo documento divulgado hoje em sua sede em Santiago, Chile. O relatório intitulado A América Latina e o Caribe diante da pandemia do COVID-19: efeitos econômicos e sociais, foi divulgado em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual (via vídeo) pela Secretária-Executiva do organismo, Alicia Bárcena. O relatór…

ECLAC Will Present Report on COVID-19’s Economic and Social Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Friday, April 3, a report entitled Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 pandemic: economic and social effects, in which it addresses this critical juncture, scenarios and projections ahead of 2030 in light of the current global pandemic crisis. The publication will be unveiled at a virtual press conference given by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, from Santiago, Chile, at 13:00 local time (UTC/GMT -3:00). The presentation will be transmitted live on the Internet via the institution’s we…

CEPAL presentará informe sobre los efectos económicos y sociales del COVID-19 para América Latina y el Caribe

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el viernes 3 de abril el informe América Latina y el Caribe ante la pandemia del COVID-19: efectos económicos y sociales, en donde aborda la coyuntura, los escenarios y las proyecciones hacia 2030 ante la presente crisis pandémica global. La publicación será presentada en una conferencia de prensa virtual ofrecida por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, desde Santiago, Chile, a las 13:00 horas locales (UTC/GMT -3:00). La presentación será transmitida en línea por internet a través del sitio web de la instit…

CEPAL apresentará relatório sobre os efeitos econômicos e sociais do COVID-19 para a América Latina e o Caribe

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na sexta-feira, 3 de abril o relatório A América Latina e o Caribe diante da pandemia do COVID-19: efeitos econômicos e sociais, onde aborda a conjuntura, os cenários e as projeções até 2030, diante da atual crise pandêmica global. A publicação será apresentada em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual, por Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, de Santiago, Chile, às 13h de Brasília. A apresentação será transmitida on-line pelo site da Instituição. Os jornalistas podem enviar suas perguntas com antecedência para o e-…

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Implementing Universal, Redistributive and Solidarity-Based Policies to Avoid Another Lost Decade

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called on the region’s countries to implement universal, redistributive and solidarity-based policies to avoid another lost decade, during a virtual meeting on the role of Social Development Ministries and equivalent agencies in the face of the crisis that the world and the region are undergoing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first gathering of this kind convened 13 Latin American countries, and the second one will be held with English- and French-speaking Caribbean countries. Bot…