What: Seventh (7th) meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable.
When: 12 to 13 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 8 am).
Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Background Information
The Caribbean Development Roundtable brings together regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policymakers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia, and civil society, including the private sector, as well as o…
Since the global crisis of 2008-2009, there has been less confidence in the primacy of markets to lead sustainable development among developing countries in general and small island developing States (SIDS) in particular. It is acknowledged that markets need discipline and an institutional context that can support private gains while reducing social costs and delivering less inequality. Prompted by declining competitiveness in leading sectors, and a commitment to addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments in the subregion have been developing long-term plan…
El Alto Representante de la Unión Europea para Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad, Josep Borrell, y el Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Mario Cimoli, subrayaron hoy la importancia de fortalecer y profundizar los lazos de cooperación birregional ante el complejo contexto global provocado por el conflicto bélico entre Rusia y Ucrania, durante un encuentro bilateral celebrado en la sede central del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago de Chile.
En la reunión, Josep Borrell y Mario Cimoli intercambiaron visione…
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Argentine economist Mario Cimoli, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to serve as the institution’s Acting Executive Secretary starting on April 1, 2022 and until further notice.
Mario Cimoli will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31, after nearly 14 years at the helm of this UN regional commission.
Cimoli, a PhD from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and Full Professor of Political Economy at the Ca' Fos…
El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, ha designado al economista argentino Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la institución a partir del 1 de abril de 2022 y hasta nuevo aviso.
Mario Cimoli reemplazará a la diplomática mexicana Alicia Bárcena, quien el 31 de marzo culminó su gestión de casi 14 años al mando de la Comisión regional.
PhD de la Universidad de Sussex en Reino Unido y Profesor titular de Economía Política de la Universidad Ca Foscari de Venecia …
O Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, nomeou o economista argentino Mario Cimoli, Secretário-Executivo Adjunto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretário-Executivo Interino da Instituição a partir de 1 de abril de 2022 e até novo aviso.
Mario Cimoli substituirá a diplomata mexicana Alicia Bárcena, que em 31 de março encerrou sua gestão de quase 14 anos à frente da Comissão Regional.
Doutor (PhD) pela Universidade de Sussex no Reino Unido e Professor titular de Economia Política na Universidade Ca Foscari de Veneza na Itália, Cimoli conta c…
Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena concluded her mandate as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) today, after nearly 14 years of stewardship characterized by the hallmark of equality and its key impact on countries’ development processes and human progress.
“Today I conclude this fruitful cycle as the highest authority of ECLAC. This has been the brightest phase of my professional career. For nearly 14 years, I have contributed to giving weight, influence and opportunity to the body of transformative, progressive and egalitarian convictions th…