(19 March 2012) The agenda of multi-lateral bodies needs to be broadened in order to include not only global financial and economic topics, but also specific areas that are of particular interest to developing countries and Latin America and the Caribbean, as noted by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC Alicia Bárcena.
The UN High-level Official elaborated on the balance and prospect of the Latin American and Caribbean economy for 2011-2012 at the event Reunión de Altas Autoridades Económicas. Modelos de Desarrollo en América Latina. Búsqueda de Convergencias y Complementariedades (High-level Eco…
(21 October 2011) To mark 66th anniversary of the United Nations, authorities and representatives of agencies of the United Nations System in Chile will celebrate United Nations Day on Monday 24 October, at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago.
United Nations Day 2011 will be dedicated to the memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, the former Secretary General of the United Nations (1953-1961) 50 years since his death. Hammarskjöld died on 18 September 1961 while on an official mission in the Congo.
The event will take place at 11 a.m. and will be le…
(29 June 2011) Today the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, met with President Fernando Lugo to discuss matters of interest to Paraguay and the region as a whole, ahead of the 41st MERCOSUR summit meeting in Asunción.
The most senior representative of ECLAC, who has been invited to take part in this bi-annual meeting of MERCOSUR Heads of State, described Paraguay's economic situation as very good.
According to the senior United Nations official: "Last year the economy grew by over 15% and this year it is expected by grow…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented today in Spain a recent special edition of the CEPAL Review, the organization’s main academic publication, published on the occasion of the Commission’s 75th anniversary (celebrated in 2023), in which he offers his vision regarding the major transformations needed for the region to move towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model.
The senior United Nations official gave a keynote lecture based on his own article published in the Rev…
(17 September 2013). The United Nations General Assembly officially opened its 68th session on Tuesday 17 September 2013, at its New York Headquarters, in a ceremony attended by at least 130 Heads of State and Government.
Over the next few days, world leaders will discuss an agenda including topics such as sustainable development, health, climate change and the fight against hunger, as well as assessing fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals.
At the press conference, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, stated that Syria is the main challenge for peace and security: "Let us be …
(13 February 2013) As part of an official visit to Cuba from Monday 11 February to Friday 15, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, has held various meetings with senior government authorities to assess, inter alia, the support that the Commission will provide in 2013 to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which Cuba holds the pro tempore presidency.
The delegation accompanying the most senior representative of ECLAC consists in Raúl García-Buchaca, Director of the Programme Planning and Operati…
(4 March 2010) The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, will arrive in Santiago on Friday, 5 March to express solidarity and sympathy with the people and government of Chile following the 27 February 8.8 magnitude earthquake and to assess the humanitarian assistance effort and the scale of the disaster for himself.
The Secretary-General is expected to meet on Friday with President Michelle Bachelet and President-elect Sebastián Piñera, as well as senior government officials in charge of national disaster and emergency humanitarian assistance.
He will also reiterate that the Un…
(24 October 2011) Today, directors and representatives of agencies of the United Nations in Chile, together with local authorities, ambassadors and international officials, celebrated United Nations Day with a tribute to the former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, who died 50 years ago.
The commemoration ceremony of the 66th anniversary of the international organization was held at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago and was dedicated to the memory of the former Swedish diplomat who led the United Nations between 1953 and 1961.
"Dag H…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, led a ceremony today to pay tribute to the memory and legacy of Carmelo Soria Espinoza, a Spanish economist and diplomat and official of the United Nations regional organization who was kidnapped, tortured and later murdered by agents of the dictatorship in Chile on July 16, 1976.
The ceremony was held at the Soria Plaque, a memorial in remembrance of Carmelo Soria Espinosa located at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Participating in the ceremony along wit…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) welcomed today the Chilean Supreme Court’s final conviction in the homicide of Carmelo Soria, a Spanish economist and diplomat and official of the United Nations regional organization who was kidnapped, tortured and later murdered by the dictatorship’s agents on July 16, 1976.
Six former agents of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), which was the secret police under Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990), are among those convicted along with two former members of the Army.
The verdict by Chile’s highest court af…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) continues strengthening its electronic outreach platform to expand access to its vast academic assets among the Member States and the population in general. Its two main electronic communications tools —the www.cepal.org website and the Digital Repository— are now more tightly integrated and their capacity has been expanded, offering easier navigation and access to and downloads of the Commission’s publications and official documents.
An updated version of the Digital Repository —which houses more than 37,000 documents publish…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, expressed her solidarity and sent condolences to the people and the Government of the United States after the attack that took place on Sunday 12 June, 2016 in the city of Orlando.
In a letter to President Barack Obama, the United Nations senior official expressed her grief and concern over the fatal victims and her sincerest wishes for a speedy recovery for the more than 50 wounded survivors.
The complete text of Alicia Bárcena’s letter appears below.
Letter from Alicia Bárce…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its most important biennial meeting in Mexico City from May 23 to May 27, 2016, where officials will present its 45 member and 13 associated states a report on its activities and will offer governments a reflection upon development strategies in the context of the commitments contained in the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, indicated that in the thirty-sixth session participants will debate the region’s economic, social and environmenta…
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(16 September 2011) Today, various agencies of the United Nations system headquartered in Santiago welcomed representatives of the National Coordinating Committee of Chilean Secondary School Students (CONES) for a dialogue.
The students, who were from different regions in the country, made thematic presentations and they shared their national demands with the international officials.
The young people were given advice on some international instruments and mandates which include matters relating to education, work, development and rights by representatives fr…
(6 July 2010) The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, participated this weekend in the 31st Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and held high-level meetings with several presidents of the subregion.
Bárcena was part of the official delegation of the UN Secretary-General, who was a special guest to the meeting held in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Ban recognized the commitment and support provided by Caribbean nations to Haiti after the d…
(24 March 2010) José Miguel Insulza, reelected today as Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), will deliver a lecture at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Tuesday, March 30 during a visit to Chile.
Insulza will be welcomed at Commission headquarters by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena at 11 a.m. before delivering the lecture "The Inter American System: Governance and Democracy".
Government officials, members of the diplomatic corps in Chile, academics and representatives of international organizations and civil society are …
(01 March 2010) The 15 bodies and agencies of the United Nations System in Chile met with representatives of the Chilean government today to coordinate the assistance requested by Chilean officials after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country on February 27.
During a meeting convened today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) by its Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, Chilean Foreign Ministry representative Gastón Sarmiento informed the directors of U.N. agencies and bodies of the government's main requirements in international assi…
The President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, will deliver on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. local time (GMT-3), a keynote lecture at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, in the framework of his official visit to Chile.
The Paraguayan leader, who took office on August 15, 2023, will be received by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Costa Rican economist José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
Santiago Peña Palacios – born on November 16, 1978 in Asunción, capital of the Republic of …
On Monday March 6, 2023, government officials and experts will come together at two high-level events organized by the CAF-development bank of Latin America- and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Among other topics, participants will debate the challenges related to taxation and decentralisation in the region and the role of public policies and cooperation for gender equality.
Both in-person events will be held at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago to coincide with the CLXXVII meeting of the CAF board of directors scheduled for March 6-9 in Chile.
The first, …
Recognizing the invaluable contribution made by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to advancing the equitable and sustainable development of the sub-region over the past seventy years, Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials emphasized today in Saint Lucia the need for a holistic approach to development that encompasses resilience-building and vulnerability reduction.
The twenty-seventh session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), which took place in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on 27 April, brought tog…