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20 November 2018 | Press Release

Mining Ministries of the Americas Meet in Peru to Address the Sector’s Challenges and Opportunities with regard to Sustainable Development
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, was one of the main speakers at the IX Annual CAMMA Conference, which was held in Lima.
19 November 2018 | Press Release

Authorities and Experts from Various Latin American and Caribbean Countries Stress Importance of Mining Governance to Contribute to the Sustainability of Development and an Environmental Big Push
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, gave a presentation at a high-level seminar on mining opportunities and challenges in the region, which was held in the framework of the cooperation program with Germany’s BMZ.
Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, with Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
11 September 2018 | News

ECLAC and DESA Strengthen Their Cooperation With a View to Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda and Tackling Global Economic Challenges
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Liu Zhenmin, met with ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, in Santiago, Chile.
Portada informe nacional de eficiencia energética de México 2018
25 June 2018 | News

ECLAC Recognizes Mexico’s Progress on Energy Efficiency for Achieving the 2030 Agenda Goals
From 1995 to 2015, the residential sector reduced its energy consumption by 45.9%, according to the National Report on Monitoring Energy Efficiency 2018, recently published by the organization’s Subregional Headquarters in that country.
6 June 2018 | Infographic

Ports Ranking. The Top 20 in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017
ECLAC updates every year its ranking of container port throughput, which shows the cargo volume in containers in 120 ports of the region, based on data obtained directly from port authorities and terminal operators. In 2017 this activity rose 6.1%, with a total volume of approximately 50.6 million TEU. This infographic displays the first 20 ports of the ranking.
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.
28 May 2018 | Press Release

Cargo Container Throughput in Region’s Ports Rose 6.1% in 2017
ECLAC released today a new edition of its ranking of port traffic.
11 May 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Renews its Calling to Serve as a Pertinent and Effective Instrument for Regional Development
Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional commission, and Rodrigo Malmierca, Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, closed the thirty-seventh session of ECLAC held in Havana, Cuba.
9 May 2018 | Press Release

Countries Highlight ECLAC’s Leadership for the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
On the second day of its 37th session, ECLAC presented a report on activities carried out in the last biennial, as well as the projected work agenda through 2020.
Grupo de trabajo para el lanzamiento de los resultados del proyecto ECOSUD/Brasil realizada en las instalaciones de la ANEEL, en Brasil
16 March 2018 | News

Countries Agree to Create Forum to Promote a Sustainable Energy Future in the Region
Representatives gathered in Brazil took the first steps toward creating a Regional Technical Forum of Energy Planners.