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17 September 2014 | News

Unasur's Secretary General Ernesto Samper Visited ECLAC
17 September 2014 | Announcement

Seminar Analyzing Global Trends by 2030 Brings International Experts Together at ECLAC
The event, organized by ILPES with the support of the Korean Government, will be broadcast live via Internet.
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17 September 2014 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch in New York Its Latest Report on Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present this document on 22 September at a press briefing, where she will also explain the latest contributions of the regional organization to the debate on climate change.
10 September 2014 | Press Release

Region's Countries Analyze Access Rights in Environmental Matters
ECLAC organizes two events in San José in its role as technical secretariat of the process to implement Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
5 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Commitment to Support Caribbean SIDS into the Post 2015 Development Agenda
Building resilience to external shocks and addressing vulnerability of island States are key issues to attain sustainable development, the UN Commission stated.
4 September 2014 | Press Release

The Norwegian Experience Can Contribute to the Process of Structural Change for Equality in the Region
In a lecture at the University of Oslo, ECLAC's Executive Secretary presented the organization's proposals included in the "trilogy of equality."
3 September 2014 | Press Release

Authorities Analyzed Vulnerability of Caribbean SIDS at ECLAC Event during the Samoa Conference
Ministers from several Caribbean countries addressed the challenges posed as a result of small size and limited capacity.
2 September 2014 | Press Release

Authorities and Experts Advocate for Diversifying Trade and Investments between China and Latin America
Increasing cooperation and dialogue between both sides is key to building a fairer economic and social order for developing countries, they indicated.
2 September 2014 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Received Honoris Causa Doctorate from University of Oslo
At the award ceremony, the Executive Secretary said that the distinction recognizes ECLAC's contribution to greater equality and social inclusion.
1 September 2014 | Op-ed

Explosion of Social Innovations in Latin America and the Caribbean
Op-ed by María Elisa Bernal, Social Affairs Officer at ECLAC, published in ECLAC Notes Nº 81 (September 2014).
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1 September 2014 | News

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Surged in the First Half of 2014
The region’s international bond sales reached a half-year record of US$ 84 billion in the first six months of the year, according to a new report by ECLAC’s Office in Washington D.C.
ganado en Uruguay
1 September 2014 | News

Uruguay's Agricultural Sector, An Example of Structural Change
Report indicates that, even though Uruguay’s economy heavily depends on exports based on natural resources, changes made to the agricultural sector have improved the country’s competitiveness and its social indicators.
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1 September 2014 | Announcement

Vulnerabilities of Caribbean Small Island Developing States Will Be Analyzed at International Conference
The Third International Conference on SIDS will take place from 1-4 September 2014 in Apia, Independent State of Samoa. ECLAC will also participate in two main side events during the event.
discapacidad
1 September 2014 | News

Report Urges Region to Incorporate International Guidelines to Measure Disabilities
More than 70 million people are estimated to have lived with a disability in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2001 and 2013.
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1 September 2014 | Announcement

Natural Resources Governance and Energy Efficiency Will Be Analyzed at Two Events
A political dialogue on energy efficiency and a high-level roundtable on natural resources will be held in October and November, respectively.
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1 September 2014 | Announcement

Region's Countries Will Review Progress on Women's Rights 20 Years after the Beijing Conference
At the 51st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in November in Santiago, Chile, a special session will be held to review the achievements and challenges on gender issues in the region.
climate change
1 September 2014 | News

ECLAC Research Contributes to Knowledge on Climate Change in the Region
For more than a decade the organization has been studying this phenomenon’s effects in Latin American and Caribbean countries, with special emphasis on the economic dimension.
1 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Present Report on Indigenous Peoples at World Conference in New York
Document brings together updated information about progress on the rights of indigenous groups in Latin America.
29 August 2014 | Infographic

Women’s Participation in Politics
Five female presidents govern today in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and the number of women legislators, judges and mayors has increased in recent years. But these leaders represent no more than 26% of the total, on average, according to data from ECLAC’s Gender Equality Observatory. The Commission provides here the latest data on women’s participation in different spheres of political power.
28 August 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Hosts a Regional Consultation on Accountability for the Post-2015 Agenda
A strengthening of existing regional mechanisms is advocated, with a broad participation of actors to support the development agenda from 2015.

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