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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.

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.

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 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.

10 May 2018 | Press Release

Equality Not Only Promotes Social Well-Being, but Also Contributes to an Economic System Propitious for Learning, Innovation, Productivity and Environmental Protection

Authorities spotlighted the proposal laid out in ECLAC’s document “The Inefficiency of Inequality,” which was presented today in Cuba by the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.

8 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Thirty-seventh Session Begins with a Call to Intensify the Fight Against Inequality

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena and the Chief of Staff of the Office of the President of Mexico, Francisco Guzmán, inaugurated the regional organization’s most important biennial meeting, being held through Friday, May 11 in Havana.

7 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC and Cuba Join in a Dialogue about its Path to Sustainable Development

Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in a session dedicated to the host country prior to the inauguration of the Commission’s thirty-seventh session.

6 May 2018 | Press Release

Inequality is Inefficient, Since it Constitutes an Impediment to Growth, Development and Sustainability

In the framework of its 37th session to be held in Cuba, ECLAC will present a new institutional document with its development proposal for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

4 May 2018 | News

How to Follow the ECLAC Session in Cuba

The invitation is to watch the live broadcast and to participate on the debates on social networks using hashtags #igualdadALC and #equalityLAC.

3 May 2018 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Hold its 37⁰ Session from May 7 to 11

The UN regional commission’s most important biennial meeting will take place in Cuba.

2 May 2018 | Infographic

ECLAC Session 2018

In 2018, ECLAC will hold its 37th session in Cuba, in which representatives from its 46 member-States and 13 associate members will debate the main challenges for implementing the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean.

27 April 2018 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its New Development Proposal to Countries of the Region in Cuba

The Commission’s thirty-seventh session, which is its most important biennial gathering, will be held on May 7-11 in Havana.

4 March 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Adopts Its First Binding Regional Agreement to Protect Rights of Access in Environmental Matters

Delegates from the countries attending the ninth meeting of the Negotiating Committee on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration approved the final text in Costa Rica.

4 January 2018 | Announcement

ECLAC Begins 70th Anniversary Commemoration with a High-level Seminar in Santiago

The event will be led by the institution’s top authority, Alicia Bárcena, and attended by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and four former Executive Secretaries of the Commission.