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Portada documento racismo en Guatemala
10 December 2018 | News

New Public Policies Are Proposed to Eradicate Racism and Discrimination in Guatemala
The study, requested to ECLAC by the Presidential Commission on Discrimination and Racism against the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (CODISRA), offers recommendations that would allow for moving toward social equality while also promoting cultural diversity.
7 December 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Equality Must Be the Driver of Regional Development and the Strategy for Closing Structural Gaps
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the 13th International Conference on Development of the French Development Agency, held in Paris.
7 December 2018 | Op-ed

Latin America and the Caribbean vis-à-vis the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
28 November 2018 | Press Release

First Dialogue Between Authorities, Experts and Young People, Organized by UNICEF and ECLAC, Reaffirms the Urgency and Relevance of Guaranteeing, Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Boys, Girls and Adolescents
The event “On the road to equality: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child” was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
27 November 2018 | Press Release

Young People from the Americas Urge for Breaking the Cycle of Inequality with a View to Achieving the 2030 Agenda
In the framework of the Concausa 2030 initiative, organized by ECLAC, UNICEF and América Solidaria, some 50 adolescents from 16 countries in the Americas unveiled today their proposals for overcoming poverty and protecting the environment in the region.
21 November 2018 | News

ECLAC Caribbean and partners celebrate International Men’s Day

ECLAC and partners join forces to highlight the important role that men and boys can and should play in societies.
29 October 2018 | Press Release

Development, Integration and Equality Must be Central America’s Responses to the Complex Global Context: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote speech in the framework of the colloquium “Central America and Mexico at a crossroads today,” organized by the United Nations regional organization, The College of Mexico and the Central American Integration System (SICA).
18 October 2018 | Press Release

The City is an Opportunity for Structural Change with Equality and an Economic Policy Instrument for Countries
The Second Cities Conference concluded with a call to strengthen public-private dialogue for urban sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean.
30 August 2018 | Press Release

Countries Reaffirm the Importance of Planning as a Mechanism for Tackling Structural Inequality in the Region

Representatives of 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries participated in the twenty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
29 August 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Equality as the Fundamental Value for Driving Sustainable Development
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the document “The Inefficiency of Inequality” during a keynote speech made at UNAM, in Mexico City.
29 August 2018 | Press Release

Adopting Territorial Dimension is Key Perspective for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Representatives from 17 countries of the region are participating in a seminar on the policy challenges facing the territorialization of the 2030 Agenda, starting today in the Dominican Republic.
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26 August 2018 | Announcement

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Address Progress on Planning for Development and Its Challenges
The twenty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning will be held August 30, 2018 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and preceded by a high-level seminar on territorialization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region.
20 August 2018 | Press Release

Humanity Has Exceeded Four of the Planet’s Nine Ecological Boundaries: ECLAC
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, gave a keynote speech today at the Ibero-American University, Mexico City, where she warned that the development model is tapped out and called for creating a culture of equality with sustainability.
20 August 2018 | News

Caribbean Gender Experts say fostering gender equality and women’s rights is indispensable for the region’s sustainable development
Fifty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded in Santiago, Chile, with a reinforced commitment to address persistent obstacles faced by women in order to achieve sustainable development with equality
9 August 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms the Montevideo Consensus as the Road Map for Action on Population and Development Matters
The third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today in Lima, Peru.
27 June 2018 | Press Release

Equality is a Necessary Condition for the Growth of Productivity, Investment and Environmental Sustainability: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary inaugurated a meeting today at which a joint document produced by the five United Nations regional commissions was presented.
19 June 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Receives Recognition of Excellence from the Powerful Women Forbes Forum 2018
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was awarded for her work against inequality and poverty and for women’s economic empowerment.
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6 June 2018 | News

ECLAC Announces Winners of International Short Essay Contest about the Future of Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
The competition was held in the framework of the commemoration of the regional organization’s 70th anniversary, taking place in 2018.
31 May 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Peace Process is Achievement of Colombians, Demonstrating Relevance of Multilateralism and Value of the Region’s Constructive and Respectful Support
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level event at the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, in which the Colombian peace process was analyzed.
29 May 2018 | Press Release

To Achieve Sustainable Development, It is Necessary to Equalize to Grow and Grow to Equalize: Alicia Bárcena, at Latin America and the Caribbean week in France and at the OECD Forum
During a visit to Paris, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean and in the OECD Forum 2018, among other events.

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