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20 December 2017 | Press Release

Poverty Increased in 2016 in Latin America and Reached 30.7% of the Population, a Percentage Seen Holding Steady in 2017
In Mexico today ECLAC launched its report Social Panorama 2017, which includes an update to the methodology used to estimate monetary poverty in the region.
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18 December 2017 | Announcement

In a New Report, ECLAC Analyses Trends in Regional Poverty and the Situation of the Pension Systems in Latin America
The United Nations organization will unveil its report Social Panorama 2017 at a press conference in Mexico on Wednesday 20 December.
29 November 2017 | Press Release

Integration between Statistics and Geography Must Contribute to Implementing the 2030 Agenda
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in the Fifth High Level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).
16 November 2017 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Call for Bolstering Commitment to Sustainability and Strengthened National Statistics Systems
The ninth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas concluded on Thursday in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Alicia Bárcena, durante su presentación en el coloquio internacional realizado en la sede de la UNAM en México
15 November 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena Reaffirms Need for a New Development Model at High-level Forum alongside Noam Chomsky and Nobel Prize Winner Mario Molina
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in Mexico City in the international forum “The Siege Upon Civilization: From Wall to Wall,” held at the UNAM’s main campus.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL (parada a la izquierda), encabezó la inauguración del seminario en el marco de la Novena Reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA).
14 November 2017 | News

Specialists Underscore Importance of Integrating Statistical and Geospatial Information and Discuss Priorities for Regional Strategic Plan
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, led the inauguration of a seminar on the issue in the framework of the Ninth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which is being held in Mexico.
14 November 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: Independent, Timely, Pertinent Statistical Information is an Essential Condition for States to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda

The ninth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was inaugurated today in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Ninth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
10 November 2017 | Announcement

Mexico will be Host to the Ninth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC
The gathering will take place in the city of Aguascalientes on November 14-16, 2017.
20 September 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “The Eradication of Poverty is a Moral Imperative for our Societies”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary moderated a high-level event in New York convened by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her government, in which leaders and authorities from Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines and Spain participated.
El evento de alto nivel se realizó en el marco del 72 período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la ONU en Nueva York.
19 September 2017 | News

ECLAC Advocates for the Combined Use of Traditional Statistics and Big Data for Measuring SDGs
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, spoke at a high-level event on the use of data and technology that was held in the framework of the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session.
7 June 2017 | Infographic

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29 May 2017 | Press Release

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Visits ECLAC’s Headquarters in Santiago
Keith Rowley met with the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, agreeing to increase bilateral cooperation.
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24 May 2017 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Social Panorama of Latin America 2016
The United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a press conference on May 30 in Santiago, Chile.
Imagen grupal de los asistentes a la reunión entre el Comité Ejecutivo de la CEA-CEPAL y UN-GGIM Américas.
5 April 2017 | News

ECLAC Hosts Regional Meeting, the First of its Kind Globally, between the Statistics and Geospatial Communities of Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC Hosts Regional Meeting, the First of its Kind Globally, between the Statistics and Geospatial Communities of Latin America and the Caribbean
4 April 2017 | Press Release

Region’s Statistics Chiefs Meet at ECLAC to Review Indicators for the 2030 Agenda
The meeting will also analyse the progress made by the working groups of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA), the Executive Committee of which is holding its sixteenth meeting on 4 to 6 April.
3 April 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Advocates for Boosting the Use of Geospatial Information to Move the 2030 Agenda Forward
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke today at a seminar organized by Chile’s Government and the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM Americas).
22 February 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Publishes Revamped Edition of Statistical Yearbook with Relevant Data on the Region’s Situation
The 2016 version has a new design that incorporates graphic elements and digital links related to a select set of indicators for Latin American and Caribbean countries.