26th Session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Opening Statement Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC at the 26th Session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis 22 April, 2016 The Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation, Other Distinguished Ministers and Senior representatives of Government, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Representatives of the United Nations system, regional and international organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen, I extend a very warm welcome to you all to the 26th Meeting of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation C…

12th meeting of the operational activities for development segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Letter of condolences by ECLAC on the attacks occurred in France

François Hollande President of the Republic of France PRESENT Esteemed President, Shocked by the devastating attacks that occurred in Paris on the night of last Friday, November 13, those of us who make up the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) hope that you and, through you, all the citizens of France may receive our condolences and solidarity. Our thoughts accompany your nation and the families and friends of the 129 fatal victims of diverse nationalities and the 350 people wounded by the criminal horror committed by these cowards. We wish for you…

Conference “Overcoming world poverty and managing climate change” by Lord Nicholas Stern

Opening Remarks by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the Conference “Overcoming world poverty and managing climate change” by Lord Nicholas Stern Santiago de Chile October 9th, 2015 ECLAC Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished guests, Ambassadors and Members of the diplomatic Corps, Authorities and representatives from the London School of Economics, to whom I warmly thanks their partnership in order to make this encounter possible, Public authorities, Representatives from the private sector, LSE´s alumni, Colleagues from the ECLAC and the UN system, Dear friends, &nbs…

Women in Parliaments Forum (WIP)

It is undeniable that since the first World Conference on Women held in this city 40 years ago, there has been progress on gender equality. Nonetheless, despite increased participation, the low level of women’s representation in politics, economy and other general spheres of power continues to be alarming. Without the contribution of women, decisions do not reflect the interests of the peoples; they are not democratic and therefore are illegitimate. We have made progress, but much less than what was expected and needed. The review of the Beijing Action Plan, spearheaded by the Secretary-Genera…

Ceremony marking the full membership of the Kingdom of Norway in the Commission

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at the ceremony marking the full membership of the Kingdom of Norway in the Commission ECLAC headquarters, Santiago 4 October 2015 Dear Tone Skogen, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Dearest friend, Hege Araldsen, Ambassador of Norway to Chile, Members of the official delegation of Norway, Members of the diplomatic corps, Colleagues of the United Nations system, Colleagues of ECLAC, Friends, Receive our warmest welcome on this very special occasion, o…

High Level Launch of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data

Statement by Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary, ECLAC, United Nations High Level Launch of the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data Hosted by the Governments of the United States, Kenya, Mexico, and Colombia New York, 28 September 2015 Jose Angel Gurria, Secretary General of OECD Mahmoud Mohieldin, Corporate Secretary and President’s Special Envoy on Millennium Development Goals, World Bank Group Amina J.Mohammed, Special Advisor to the Secretary General on Post-2015 Development Planning Justine Greening, UK Secretary of State for International Dev…

Opening of the fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the opening of the fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico City, 5 August 2015 José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Alejandra Lagunes, Coordinator of the National Digital Strategy of Mexico, José Clastornik, Executive Director of the Agency of Electronic Government and Information Society Agency of Uruguay (AGESIC), Ambassador Benedicto Fonseca Filho, Director of the Dep…

ECOSOC dialogue with the executive secretaries of the United Nations regional commissions

Statement by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ECOSOC dialogue with the executive secretaries of the United Nations regional commissions Title: Managing the transition to the sustainable development goals: what it will take at the regional level Venue: ECOSOC Chamber Date: 9 July 2015 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Your Excellency, Martin Sajdik, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Your Excellency, Maria Emma Mejía, Vice-…

Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Caribbean Sustainable Development High-Level Symposium

Your Excellency the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, and Chair of the Caribbean Community, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Members of the Cabinet, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to join all of you for this High Level Symposium on sustainable economic development in the Caribbean. And it is a special honour to do so here. For Small Island Developing States, this space is hallowed ground. Twenty years ago, this very building was the site of the First Global Conference on SIDS that adopted the Barbado…

17th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the CDCC

Opening Statement by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the 17th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the CDCC June 26, 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Minister Arnaldo Brown, Chair of the CDCC, Jamaica Minister Winston Dookeran, Trinidad Ambassador George Talbot, Co-Chair of the Financing for Development process Other Distinguished Ministers and Senior Representatives of Government, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Representatives of the United Nations system, regional and international organizations, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends,…

Welcome remarks on the occasion of the visit by Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on the occasion of the visit by Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China Santiago, 25 May 2015 ECLAC Your Excellency, Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Your Excellency, Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, Professor Cheng Hong, Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Xu Shaoshi, Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, Gao Hucheng, Minister of…

Forum on the Future of the Caribbean

Welcome remarks by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF THE CARIBBEAN Port of Spain, 5-7 May 2015 Excellencies, academic staff, ladies and gentlemen, This is my first time in the Caribbean and it is a pleasure to be in Port of Spain and especially at the celebrated University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. Today, the Caribbean, like Latin America, is facing a future fraught with challenges and uncertainty. It is unclear whether the models and strategies that have d…

High-level seminar “Paths towards equality and development: dialogue between Latin America and Norway”

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the opening of the high-level seminar “Paths towards equality and development: dialogue between Latin America and Norway” Santiago, Chile 30 March 2015 Raúl Prebisch Conference Room ECLAC Kjersti Rodsmoen, Director of the Latin America Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hege Araldsen, Ambassador of Norway to Chile, Authorities and representatives of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, Friends, A very cordial welcome to E…

Opening of the seminar to support the CELAC Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the opening of the seminar to support the CELAC Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025 Santiago, 10 March 2015 Distinguished representatives of the Quartet of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Homero Arellano, Ambassador of Ecuador to Chile, José Joaquín Salazar, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica, Norma Rodríguez, Head of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of …

Secretary-General's remarks at High-level event on Women in Power and Decision-Making

Thank you very much for the chance to address this important meeting in beautiful Santiago de Chile. I am delighted to see so many dynamic leaders here. I am especially honoured by the presence of Her Excellency President Michelle Bachelet. We will always be grateful for her impressive legacy as the founding Executive Director of UN Women. I stand before you as someone who is keenly aware of the struggle for women’s human rights. My mother is 95 and still going strong. But when she came of age, she did not have the right to vote – like so many other women around the world at tha…

High-level round table "Towards a vision on natural resource governance for equality in Latin America and the Caribbean”

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the opening session of the high-level round table "Towards a vision on natural resource governance for equality in Latin America and the Caribbean” Santiago, 19 January 2015 Ministers and vice-ministers, Representatives of national authorities and international entities, Distinguished academics of Norway, Representatives of international cooperation agencies, Academics and members of non-governmental organizations, Representatives of the Economic Commission for Afric…

Conversation with Thomas Piketty, author of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

SPEECH BY ALICIA BÁRCENA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ECLAC), IN CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS PIKETTY, AUTHOR OF “CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY” Santiago, 15 January 2015 Mr.Piketty, Welcome to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the home of the United Nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Speaking for myself and on behalf of ECLAC, I would like to thank you for accepting our invitation to join us today and fitting us in to your extremely busy schedule. Allow me to congratulate you on the qu…

International Course on Strategies for Open Government in the Americas

Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en ocasión de la inauguración del Curso Internacional Estrategias para el Gobierno Abierto en las Américas Santiago, 1 de diciembre de 2014 Sala de conferencias Celso Furtado, CEPAL María Fernanda Trigo, Directora del Departamento para la Gestión Pública Efectiva de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), Gregorio Montero, Secretario General del Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (CLAD), Nicolás Dassen, Especialista en Modernización del Estado…

Forum on Sustainable Urban Development in China and Latin America and the Caribbean

Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en ocasión de la inauguración del Foro sobre Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible en China y América Latina y el Caribe Santiago, 26 de noviembre de 2014 CEPAL Wu Baiyi, Director del Instituto de Estudios de Latinoamérica de la Academia China de Ciencias Sociales (ILAS-CASS), Joseluis Samaniego, Director de la División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos de la CEPAL, Zhang Run, Encargado de Negocios de la Embajada de la República Popular China en Chile, Diego Jorrat…