Greater international financial cooperation is crucial for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to be able to expand their fiscal space to tackle the economic, social, productive and environmental vulnerability they have experienced for years, and which has been worsened by the crisis stemming from the coronavirus, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, indicated today.
The highest authority of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated this Tuesday, May 26, in a series of high-level virtual events in which she warned that the region’s co…
Una mayor cooperación financiera internacional es crucial para que los países de América Latina y el Caribe puedan aumentar su espacio fiscal para enfrentar la vulnerabilidad económica, social, productiva y ambiental que arrastran desde hace años, y que se ha visto agravada por la crisis derivada del coronavirus, señaló hoy la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena.
La máxima autoridad de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) participó este martes 26 de mayo en una serie de eventos virtuales de alto nivel en donde advirtió que los países de la región están viv…
This document provides key policy messages from the UN regional commissions and highlights the vital role of regional cooperation in an effective recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis has caused untold disruption to lives and economies. As the current patterns of globalization are being questioned, the regional level will become vital in dealing with crossborder problems. It is at this level that reconnecting economies, reversing the disruption of trade and transport links, and addressing transboundary risks offer more immediate benefits. The critical task of strengthening t…
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the world following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic demands of us more cooperation and regional integration, more multilateralism, new strategic sectors and greater productive integration, along with a universal social protection scheme with a basic income, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today.
The senior United Nations official led a virtual extraordinary meeting of the Practice Community of the region’s countries that will be presenting in 2020 their volun…
La Agenda 2030 para el desarrollo sostenible en el mundo post pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) nos exige más cooperación e integración regional, más multilateralismo, nuevos sectores estratégicos y mayor integración productiva, además de un régimen de protección social universal con un ingreso básico, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
La alta representante de las Naciones Unidas encabezó una reunión virtual extraordinaria de la Comunidad de Práctica de los países de la región que en 2020 presentan sus informes n…
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-…
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…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean through external and domestic factors, the combined effect of which will lead to the worst contraction that the region has ever undergone, exceeding those seen in 1914 and 1930. According to the latest estimates, an average regional contraction of -5.3% is forecast for 2020, ECLAC indicated today while launching a new report.
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, presented on this Tuesday, April 21, the COVID-19 Special Rep…
La pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) impacta a las economías de América Latina y el Caribe a través de factores externos e internos cuyo efecto conjunto conducirá a la peor contracción que la región ha sufrido desde 1914 y 1930. Según las últimas estimaciones, se prevé una contracción regional promedio de -5,3% para 2020, informó hoy la CEPAL durante el lanzamiento de un nuevo informe.
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, presentó este martes 21 de abril el Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2, titulado Dimensionar los efec…
A pandemia do coronavírus (COVID-19) impacta as economias da América Latina e do Caribe por meio de fatores externos e internos cujo efeito conjunto levará à pior contração que a região sofreu desde 1914 e 1930. Segundo as últimas estimativas, está prevista uma contração regional média de -5,3% para 2020, informou hoje a CEPAL durante o lançamento de um novo relatório.
A Secretária-Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, apresentou nesta terça-feira, 21 de abril, o Relatório especial COVID-19 N⁰ 2, intitulado Dimensionar os efeitos da COVID-19 …
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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 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 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…
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