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18 April 2024 | Press Release

Eradicating Poverty and Hunger is an Indispensable Requirement for Achieving Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Authorities and delegates from the region’s countries concluded the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development with a firm commitment to accelerate the pace for achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
16 April 2024 | Press Release

Countries Call for Revitalizing the Commitment to the 2030 Agenda and Fostering Renewed, Bold Policies and Actions for Accelerating Fulfillment of the SDGs
The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today with the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.
11 April 2024 | Press Release

Special Edition of CEPAL Review Presents the Vision of the Organization’s Executive Secretary for Moving Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development Model
This exclusive issue of ECLAC’s main academic publication was unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs at a high-level online seminar that featured the participation of prominent scholars.
9 April 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC and CAF Call for Scaling Up and Improving Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Only in this way will the region be able to escape the low-growth trap in which it is caught, authorities and experts affirmed at the joint Annual Conference held by both organizations in Santiago, Chile.
4 April 2024 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Direct Science, Technology and Innovation Efforts Towards Addressing its Productivity Challenge
Colombian President Gustavo Petro led the inauguration in Bogotá of the Fourth Meeting of the ECLAC Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies.
26 March 2024 | Press Release

Peru Will Be the Host of ECLAC’s Fortieth Session
The country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Javier González-Olaechea Franco, and the United Nations regional economic commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, signed an agreement today in Lima establishing that this meeting will be held on October 8-11, 2024.
18 March 2024 | Press Release

Lant Pritchett, a Development Economist from the University of Oxford, Analyzed at ECLAC Education Policies for Achieving Transformative Growth
The renowned U.S. scholar was the ninth and final speaker to participate in the Keynote Lecture Series organized to commemorate the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
15 December 2023 | Press Release

New Investment Agenda Needed in Latin America and the Caribbean to Boost Growth, Job Creation and Sustainable Development
ECLAC, OECD, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the European Commission presented a new edition of their traditional annual report “Latin American Economic Outlook 2023: Investing in Sustainable Development”.
14 December 2023 | Press Release

Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean Continues to Exhibit a Low Growth Trajectory: ECLAC
The United Nations regional organization released today its last economic report for the current year, indicating that the region will grow 2.2% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024.
4 December 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents at COP28 Report that Stresses Climate Financing Needs for Latin America and the Caribbean in its Fight Against Global Warming
The document entitled “The Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023: Financing needs and policy tools for the transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies” was unveiled by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, during the global gathering that is taking place in Dubai.
24 November 2023 | Press Release

Santiago Levy in Lecture at ECLAC: The Labor Market’s Radical Transformation is an Essential Condition for Socially Inclusive Growth
The renowned Mexican economist and politician was the seventh lecturer to participate in the Keynote Lecture Series organized to commemorate the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
30 October 2023 | Press Release

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD: The World Desperately Needs Solidarity, Fraternity and Multilateralism
The prominent economist and former Vice President of Costa Rica, delivered the seventeenth Raúl Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC.
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.
26 September 2023 | Press Release

Official Statistics are an Indispensable Public Good for the Proper Functioning of Societies and Democracy
The Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
14 July 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Identifies Room and Areas of Opportunity for Cooperation and Investment Ahead of Summit Between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union
The new document analyzes 14 areas of opportunity for boosting growth and transforming development models.
5 June 2023 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs a Reactivation with Transformation to Move Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future
At the start of his official visit to Brazil, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in the inauguration of a seminar on “Financing for the Big Push for Sustainability,” which was held in Rio de Janeiro.
25 March 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents New Opportunities for Growth, Collaboration and Sustainable Development to Ibero-America’s Heads of State and Government
The document seeks to contribute to the debates of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit, which concludes today in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
19 January 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Cluster Policies to Escape the Current Low-Growth Trap in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the 2023 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, emphasized that the root cause of the low growth the region is experiencing now in a second lost decade is low productivity and lack of production diversification.
15 December 2022 | Press Release

Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean Will Decelerate in 2023 and Will Grow by 1.3%
In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC projects that regional growth next year will be a third of the rate forecast for 2022.

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