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…
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(30 July, 2012) The President of the Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE), Mariano Laplane, visited the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on Monday 30 July, where he met the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado. The representatives of both institutions signed a new cooperation agreement.
CGEE is a civil society organization in Brazil that promotes scientific and technological development. Mr. Laplane was accompanied by CGEE director, Gerson Gomes.
CGEE was set up in 2002…
(3 February 2011) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, met senior officials from the European Union (EU) this week in Brussels to exchange views on how to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between the two regions.
During her three-day visit to the Belgian capital, home to the main EU institutions, Bárcena met with the Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service, Pierre Vimont, highlighting the importance of renewing and strengthening the strategic relationship that began in 1999 with the first …
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met in Buenos Aires with Diana Mondino, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, with whom he agreed to deepen mutual cooperation and align efforts to accelerate the South American country’s progress towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development.
The meeting – held on Wednesday, April 3 at the Palacio San Martín – occurred in the context of an official visit by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary to Argentina, the country …
Liu Zhenmin, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General in charge of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), met today with the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, and the directors of all the Commission’s divisions, in the framework of his visit to Chile.
During the meeting, both UN entities reaffirmed the cooperation ties that unite them and renewed their pledge to continue working together to help the global organization’s member countries to advance on fulfilling the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Dev…
To promote public investment is crucial for sustaining economic growth in the region, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in Lima, Peru, where she participated in several high-level events.
Alicia Bárcena held a series of interviews with authorities of the Ministries of Economy and Finance of several countries of the region and will accompany the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, during his visit to Peru to attend the 2015 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) being he…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its commitment to productive, inclusive, and sustainable development in Brazil and throughout the region with a series of concrete initiatives for cooperation and technical assistance aimed at strengthening the South American country’s productive, technological, and institutional capacities.
During an official visit to Brasilia on 20 and 21 November, ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs highlighted Brazil’s role on the current global economic and geopolitical stage and reiterated the need to overc…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, and the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany, Norbert Barthle, reaffirmed today in Berlin the strategic cooperation ties between the United Nations regional organization and the German government, with a view to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the region.
In the framework of a three-day official visit to Germany, the senior representative of the United Nations also met with Christiane Bögemann-Hagedorn, the BMZ’…
Li Keqiang, the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, will give a keynote lecture on Monday, May 25, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he will be received by the Executive Secretary of the regional United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena.
The event will be held at 3:45 p.m., local time in Chile, in the Raúl Prebisch conference room. It will also be broadcast live on the Internet via ECLAC’s website: ://www.cepal.org/es/cepal-en-vivo
The senior official will visit Chile during a tour…
(18 June 2010) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, signed a protocol cooperation agreement yesterday with the Executive Director for Operations of the French Development Agency (AFD), Jacques Moineville, during a visit to that country.
The agreement establishes a framework for inter-institutional collaboration in benefit of Latin American and Caribbean nations through technical cooperation and the dissemination of information and publications of mutual interest.
This broad agreement focuses especially in areas such as …
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), met on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium with Neven Mimica, the European Union Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development, agreeing to renew the strategic alliance between ECLAC and the European Commission to support dialogue and bi-regional cooperation, particularly in light of the challenges posed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
At the beginning of her official visit to Brussels, which ends on Friday, Bárcena met with officials from the European Co…
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…
Representantes de alto nivel de varios países de América Latina visitarán Alemania del 20 al 24 de junio durante una gira técnica sobre energías sostenibles y eficiencia energética para una transición energética.…
Bangkok (ESCAP News) – Developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region continue to fare well in comparison to the rest of the world, but structural weaknesses constrain growth prospects, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in its latest regional macroeconomic outlook report released today, emphasizing that more inclusive economic growth is key to ensuring sustainable prosperity for all.
Growth in the region’s developing nations will increase only slightly, to 5.9 per cent in 2015 from 5.8 per cent last year, with no significant change expecte…
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…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, finalizó hoy una visita oficial de tres días a Brasil, que incluyó actividades en Río de Janeiro y Brasilia, donde se reunió con altas autoridades del país y participó en un seminario sobre Financiamiento para el Gran Impulso para la Sostenibilidad.
Durante su visita a Brasilia, Salazar-Xirinachs fue recibido en el Palácio do Planalto por Geraldo Alckmin, Vicepresidente de la República y Ministro del Desarrollo, de la Industria, Comercio y Servicios. En la reunión, realizada…
La visita que inicia esta semana el Primer Ministro de China, Li Keqiang, a Brasil, Chile, Colombia y Perú marca un nuevo hito en la profundización de las relaciones económicas, políticas y de cooperación entre América Latina y el Caribe y China.
La visita del Primer Ministro Li y el discurso que dirigirá a la región desde la CEPAL el 25 de mayo se enmarcan en un esfuerzo sostenido por parte de China de impulsar un camino conjunto, desde que en 2008 este país reconoció el carácter estratégico de la relaciones con nuestra región en su Libro Blanco (el documento formal donde consigna su pol…
O Secretário Executivo da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, concluiu hoje uma visita oficial de três dias ao Brasil, que incluiu atividades no Rio de Janeiro e em Brasília, onde se encontrou com altas autoridades do país e participou de um seminário sobre Financiamento para o Grande Impulso para a Sustentabilidade.
Durante sua visita a Brasília, Salazar-Xirinachs foi recebido no Palácio do Planalto por Geraldo Alckmin, Vice-Presidente da República e Ministro do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços. Na reunião realizada na qua…
(28 March 2012) On 23 March concluded the four-day visit of the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. During her visit, Bárcena met with high-level authorities of the Government of Brazil, with whom she discussed ECLAC's activities in the region (especially in Brazil), signed agreements and programmed future joint actions with Brazilian institutions.
Alicia Bárcena and ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, held substantive meetings with ministers of Foreign Affairs; Planning, Bu…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, concluded today a three-day official visit to Brazil, which included activities in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, where he met with high-level national authorities and participated in a seminar on Financing for the Big Push for Sustainability.
During his visit to Brasilia, Salazar-Xirinachs was received at the Palácio do Planalto by Geraldo Alckmin, the country’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services. At this meeting held on Wednesday, …