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7 August 2024 | News

Relations with China are Important for Latin America and the Caribbean to Move Towards More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development
At a seminar organized by ECLAC and China’s Embassy in Chile, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, stressed the importance of the strategic and historical relationship between the region and the Asian country.
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5 August 2024 | Announcement

ECLAC’s New Annual Economic Report Will Update Growth Projections for the Region’s Countries in 2024 and 2025
The “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024” will be presented at a press conference by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, next Tuesday, August 13 in Santiago, Chile.
1 August 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC: Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Fell by 9.9% in 2023, but Amount Received is Above the Average in the Last Decade
To promote FDI’s positive effects on the region’s economies, a new report proposes a series of guidelines for formulating and strengthening policies to attract investment and for building territorial strategies integrated into productive development policies.
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during his presentation.
29 July 2024 | News

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary: Accurate, Up-to-date and Comprehensive Data are Crucial for Measuring Development Gaps and Traps
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs represented the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, at Brazil’s National Conference of Data Producers and Users.
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25 July 2024 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Updated Figures on Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean and Proposals for Increasing It
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will lead the launch of a new edition of this annual report on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL hablando en el podio
22 July 2024 | News

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Presented in Spain a Special Edition of the CEPAL Review with his Vision for a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs gave a keynote lecture at Casa de América in Madrid on the exclusive 75th anniversary issue of the organization’s main academic publication.
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19 July 2024 | News

ECLAC Participated in Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on Care and Support Systems
During the event, which featured remarks by Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the first document prepared by the United Nations system to amplify the promotion of comprehensive care systems was launched.
ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs participated in the HLPF 2024.
17 July 2024 | News

ECLAC Reaffirms its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation to Hasten Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, actively participated in various of the global forum’s events held at the United Nations headquarters, sharing his vision for moving towards a more productive, inclusive and sustainable development model.
16 July 2024 | Speech

HLPF side-event Critical Energy Transition Minerals to accelerate progress towards the SDGs
Inaugural remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the HLPF side-event co-led by UN Regional Economic Commissions, gathered in the UN Working Group on Transforming Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development.
15 July 2024 | Speech

Scaling up debt-swaps and outcome-based innovative financing mechanisms for climate, nature and food
Remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at HLPF side-event organized by the Permanent Mission of Colombia at the United Nations.
12 July 2024 | Speech

A key to achieving SDGs: Rights holders’ meaningful engagement and strengthening regional processes in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda
Remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the side-event of the United Nations' High-Level Political Forum 2024.
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12 July 2024 | News

Seminar: Teaching and Doing Research on Macroeconomics with a Gender Perspective
The gathering in Montevideo, organized by ECLAC, UNDP and UDELAR, featured a keynote lecture by Professor Özlem Onaran of the University of Greenwich (United Kingdom).
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12 July 2024 | News

Experts Address Financing for Biodiversity Protection
Seminar held in Bogotá, organized by ECLAC, the IDB and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia.
11 July 2024 | Speech

HLPF Plenary session. Middle-income countries: Overcoming barriers in achieving the SDGs
Statement by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the HLPF Plenary session on Middle-income countries.
11 July 2024 | Speech

Implementing the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport
Opening remarks of the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, at the HLPF side-event organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), together with the UN Regional Commissions, and hosted by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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11 July 2024 | News

SIDS4: Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity for Islands… and the World

The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) was held in Antigua and Barbuda, on 27 May to 30 May 2024.
10 July 2024 | Speech

HLPF Side Event: Global Energy Interconnectivity and Transition for SDGs
Remarks by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at HLPF side-event organized by Global Energy lnterconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) and co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of China to the UN, UNESCAP, UNECE, UNESCWA, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) and OLADE.
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5 July 2024 | News

Exports Between MERCOSUR Countries Showed Resilience Amid a Fall in the Rest of the Bloc’s Sales Abroad
A new edition of the bloc’s Foreign Trade Bulletin, prepared by ECLAC, indicates that the challenges for 2024 will be linked to low dynamism in global demand and the downward trend in prices, amid persistently high interest rates.
4 July 2024 | Press Release

The Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development Contributes to Laying the Foundations for People-Centered Sustainable Development in the Region, with Equality and a Human Rights Perspective
The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
3 July 2024 | Press Release

Authorities Reaffirm the Relevance of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, a Regional Road Map for Achieving More Inclusive, Productive and Sustainable Development
Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries, of regional and international organizations, academia and civil society inaugurated the Fifth Regional Conference on Population and Development today in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

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