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30 November 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC and ILO Call for Urgent Measures to Support the Labour Reintegration of Women and Youth

In a new joint report, the two UN organizations indicate that in the medium term it will be necessary to rebuild more resilient labour markets and foster formalization.

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary.

4 November 2021 | News

Public Policies Focused on Cooperatives Should Be Strengthened So They Can Contribute More Decisively to Forging a New Development Model

Alicia Bárcena participated today in the twenty-second Regional Conference of Cooperatives of the Americas.

8 October 2021 | News

The COVID-19 crisis has reaffirmed the importance of harnessing technological advances and exposing territorial inequalities to promote decent jobs in Latin America, underlined specialists at an event on informal labor

An international seminar organized by ECLAC on October 6-7 announced the key findings of a project financed by the United Nations Development Account.

29 September 2021 | News

New Report Highlights Paths for Generating Employment, Work and Income Based on Sustainable Investments in Brazil

ECLAC’s Office in Brazil, DIEESE and FES Brasil launched a report on The Big Push for Sustainability and the dynamics of employment, work and income: Work in the context of the Brazilian economy’s social and ecological transformation.

Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL

28 September 2021 | News

Fighting Illicit Flows and Tax Non-Compliance and Alleviating Debt are Key to Expanding Developing Countries’ Fiscal Space: ECLAC

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, stressed the importance of international cooperation to redistribute concessional funding to the nations most affected by the crisis, at a high-level event held in the framework of the UN General Assembly.

21 September 2021 | News

ECLAC Urges for Strengthening Welfare States and Moving Towards a Care Society for a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability

Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in the 14th National Dialogue for a Social Mexico: Development and Society after the Pandemic, organized by the UNAM’s University Program for Development Studies.

31 August 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Will Grow 5.9% in 2021, Reflecting a Statistical Carry-over Effect that Will Moderate to 2.9% in 2022

ECLAC’s new annual report warns that the crisis has worsened the region’s structural problems, forecasts a deceleration for next year, and affirms that in order to sustain inclusive, dynamic and sustainable growth, more investment and employment are needed.

24 August 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Will Present the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

One of the organization’s main annual economic reports will be unveiled by Alicia Bárcena at a virtual press conference, on Tuesday, August 31.

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC

6 July 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Report Will Present New Economic Projections for the Region’s Countries, More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic First Appeared

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will unveil the document during a virtual press conference on Thursday, July 8, held from the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

14 June 2021 | Press Release

Labor Markets in the Region Will Be Slow to Recover from the Severe Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

A new ECLAC-ILO joint publication warns that in order to reduce the high unemployment rates seen during the pandemic, significant efforts will be needed on employment policies aimed at the most vulnerable groups.

20 May 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality and Building Care Societies for a More Egalitarian, Sustainable and Resilient Future

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a virtual keynote lecture in the framework of a series entitled Post-2030: Women Leaders for a Sustainable Future, organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

29 April 2021 | Press Release

Economic Reactivation Needs Productive, Fiscal and Institutional Structural Reforms to Move Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Development Pattern in Latin America and the Caribbean

A special issue of the CEPAL Review on COVID-19’s economic and social effects in the region was presented during a webinar led by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary.

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27 April 2021 | Announcement

CEPAL Review Will Launch a New Special Edition on COVID-19 and the Socioeconomic Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

The United Nations regional organization’s main academic publication will hold a webinar on Thursday, April 29, led by Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena.

4 March 2021 | Press Release

Pandemic Prompts Rise in Poverty to Levels Unprecedented in Recent Decades and Sharply Affects Inequality and Employment

In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the total number of poor people rose to 209 million by the end of 2020, which is 22 million more people than in the previous year. In addition, it calls for creating a new welfare state.

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1 March 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present New Figures on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Poverty, Inequality and Employment in the Region

The annual report “Social Panorama of Latin America 2020” will be unveiled at a virtual press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Thursday, March 4.

3 February 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Special Report COVID-19 on the Economic Autonomy of Women in the Post-Pandemic Recovery

The regional organization's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document during a virtual press conference next Wednesday, February 10.