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17 October 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Member Countries Hold 37th Session of the Organization’s Committee of the Whole in New York
This body reports on the Commission’s activities in 2022 and enables analysis of its 2025 programme of work. The meeting was led by the United Nations regional institution’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
28 September 2023 | Press Release

Ricardo Hausmann Highlighted Relationship between Technology, Knowledge, Productive Development and Inequality, in Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
The prominent economist, Professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, made a special presentation as part of the activities commemorating the 75th anniversary of ECLAC, where he was received by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
25 February 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Celebrates 75 Years with a Commitment to Continue Working for a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future for Latin America and the Caribbean

The United Nations regional organisation, which has a variety of commemorative activities planned throughout the year, launched a website that explains its origins, the evolution of its thinking and its current institutional priorities.
3 October 2022 | Press Release

José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs Takes Office as the New Executive Secretary of ECLAC
The Costa Rican economist was appointed to the position by the UN Secretary-General, who highlighted his interest and passion for the analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of policies to promote development.
1 April 2022 | Press Release

United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Mario Cimoli as Acting Executive Secretary of ECLAC
The Argentine economist will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31 after nearly 14 years at the helm of ECLAC.
31 March 2022 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Concluded Her Mandate as Executive Secretary of ECLAC after Nearly 14 Years at its Helm
As of April 1, 2022, she will be succeeded on an interim basis by Mario Cimoli, the Commission’s current Deputy Executive Secretary.
15 October 2019 | Press Release

In ECLAC’s Committee of the Whole, Countries of the Region Analyzed the Prospects for Sustainable Development at the Current Economic Juncture
The Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena gave an overview of Latin America and the Caribbean’s economic and social situation and informed participants about the Commission’s priorities for tackling the region’s most pressing challenges.
26 September 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena is Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the National Autonomous University of Mexico
In her speech, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called for forging alternative paths and societal projects in which citizens are the subject, not just the object, of transformations that improve their conditions.
21 August 2019 | Press Release

Ha-Joon Chang at ECLAC: “A new international economic order is needed, along with the fight against weakening multilateralism”
The renowned economist from the University of Cambridge delivered the XVI Raúl Prebisch Lecture in Chile, where he was received by the Executive Secretary of this United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena.
28 January 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC is Accepting Applications for the 20th session of its Summer School on Latin American Economies
The academic program will take place between July 15 and September 30, 2019 at the headquarters of the United Nations regional organization in Santiago, Chile.
12 July 2018 | Press Release

Regional Action is Essential to Guaranteeing the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
In a special session in the framework of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development being held through July 18 in New York, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, underlined the role of the UN’s regional commissions.
27 April 2018 | Press Release

Caribbean Ministers Celebrate ECLAC 70th Anniversary with Focus on Holistic Approach to Development
The twenty-seventh session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) took place in Saint Lucia today and brought together senior decision makers from across the Caribbean.
26 February 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Turns 70 Years Old While Contributing to Forging Sustainable Development with Equality
The United Nations regional commission, founded on February 25, 1948, currently has 46 member States and 13 associate members.
10 January 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Its Commitment to Working for Development with Equality, Well-being and Environmental Sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean
The United Nations regional organization held a high-level seminar today in commemoration of its 70th anniversary.
25 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC’s 2017 Summer School Began with a Debate on Globalization and its Impact on the Region’s Economic Structures and Sociopolitical Conflicts
Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, headed a seminar in which prominent international specialists participated.
2 May 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary is Awarded the “Gustavo Martínez Cabañas” Medal for International Administrative Merit

Alicia Bárcena received this important distinction from Mexico’s National Institute of Public Administration for her contribution “to strengthening the country’s prestige abroad.”
9 December 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Updates its Digital Repository and Modernizes its Electronic Outreach

As of today, easier downloads of the United Nations Regional Commission’s documents.
29 August 2016 | Press Release

United Nations Building in Chile Turns 50 Years Old
The building that houses ECLAC’s headquarters was inaugurated on August 29, 1966 and is considered a landmark of modern Latin American architecture.
23 June 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Welcomes Signing of Agreement that Ends the War in Colombia
The Executive Secretary of the regional organization, Alicia Bárcena, issued a statement that describes the achievement as “one of the brightest chapters of diplomacy and multilateral commitment, with our best civilizing values.”
16 June 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Extends its Condolences over the Attack in Orlando
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary sent a letter to the President of the United States, Barack Obama.

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