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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.
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8 October 2021 | Announcement

Specialists Will Debate Opportunity to Restructure Education in Latin America and the Caribbean after the Prolonged COVID-19 Crisis

The First Regional Seminar on Social Development will take place October 13-15. Organized by ECLAC, the seminar will focus on the subject of education.
30 September 2021 | Press Release

The Care Society as a Horizon for Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality Will Be the Main Theme of the 15th Regional Conference on Women, which will take place in Argentina in 2022
This was one of the agreements reached at the Sixty-first Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
29 September 2021 | Press Release

Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean is Urgent for Achieving a Transformative and Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality
Authorities and representatives of civil society and international organizations participated in the first day of the Sixty-first Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
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27 September 2021 | Announcement

Ministers and Senior Authorities from Mechanisms for Women’s Advancement Will Debate the Importance of Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
On September 29-30, the Sixty-first Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place virtually, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
24 September 2021 | Op-ed

Scale up carbon dioxide removal to achieve climate targets, urge United Nations regional leaders
In a joint statement, the Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Regional Commissions have called for enhanced regional cooperation to develop nature-based and technological solutions for capturing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere and ensuring its long-term storage.
23 September 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Called for Changing the Development Paradigm to Overcome Profound Global Asymmetries and Foster Equality and Inclusion
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level event sponsored by the Leaders Network Reinforcing Multilateralism Together and Pathfinders, on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly.
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23 September 2021 | News

UN Regional Commissions Launch Policy Brief on Transforming Food Systems
"We urge our member countries to devote more resources to research, development and innovation, incentivize science and evidence-supported nature-based solutions and reward good agri-environmental practices,” ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena said.
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22 September 2021 | News

Investment in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Primary Health Systems is Urgently Needed for a Transformative Recovery in the Region: ECLAC
The United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a virtual event held on the sidelines of the 59th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary.
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.
18 September 2021 | Press Release

Countries of CELAC Unanimously Approve Lines of Action and Proposals for Plan for Self-Sufficiency in Health Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean and Give ECLAC a Mandate to Further its Implementation
The initiative was presented by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, during the regional bloc’s 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government, which was held in Mexico City.
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14 September 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC to Officially Present Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico
In representation of their governments, high authorities from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico will receive the document they requested from the United Nations regional commission to address the structural causes of migration.
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.
26 August 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC: Indigenous Peoples Hold the Master Key to a Transformative Recovery Based on their Knowledge, their Collective Conscience and their Worldview
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated today in a high-level forum organized by FILAC, where she stressed the urgency of reaffirming the centrality of indigenous peoples’ rights and of making the “Good Living” paradigm a reality.
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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.
20 August 2021 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Give Impetus to Creation of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
The proposal, which seeks to strengthen the region’s institutional framework in the area of cooperation, will be submitted to ECLAC’s Committee of the Whole for consideration in November.
19 August 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs to Have a Common Position to Face the Current Crisis and Promote Renewed International Cooperation
High-level authorities from the region are participating in the Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation of ECLAC, which was inaugurated today.
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18 August 2021 | Announcement

High-level Authorities from the Region Will Examine the Opportunities and Challenges of International Development Cooperation in the Context of the Post-Pandemic Recovery
On August 19-20, an extraordinary meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation, which is a subsidiary body of ECLAC, will take place virtually.
17 August 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Reaffirms Seriousness of the Climate Crisis in the Region and Urges the International Community to Prioritize Financing of Adaptation Measures
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the launch of the State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 Report, produced by the World Meteorological Organization.
5 August 2021 | Press Release

Amid the COVID-19 Crisis, Latin America and the Caribbean Received in 2020 the Lowest Amount of Foreign Direct Investment in a Decade
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to channel FDI flows – which are expected to hold steady in 2021 – towards activities that generate greater productivity, innovation and technology.

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