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18 February 2010 | Press Release

Top United Nations Officials Discuss Climate Change, Millennium Goals and Political Situation in the Region
The Meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism of the United Nations system gathers the main organizations and agencies in the region.
17 February 2010 | Press Release

Region advances in environmental goals, but deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions keep rising
Latin America and the Caribbean has progressed in extending protected areas, reducing consumption of ozone-depleting substances and increasing coverage of water and basic sanitation services.
15 February 2010 | Press Release

Social Policies for Women and Children should be the Pillar of Haiti's Reconstruction
Nearly 60% of the child labour market in Haiti are girls who take care of others instead of going to school, says the study, now available online.
12 February 2010 | Press Release

U.N. to launch report on compliance of environmental goals in the region
The study reviews the advances and obstacles in attaining the Seventh Millennium Development Goal on the environment.
9 February 2010 | Press Release

Youths with Low Educational Levels are Trapped in Low-productivity Jobs
At a forum on social cohesion in Lima, the Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, outlined the problems youths encounter in entering the labour market.
4 February 2010 | Press Release

Statistical Yearbook Records Evolution of Economic, Social and Environmental Indicators in the Region
Over the past 60 years, the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean grew 4%, while the population rose 2.1% a year.
2 February 2010 | Press Release

"The region should bet on a long-term social protection system"
The Executive Secretary of ECLAC presented the report "Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2009" at the headquarters of the Ibero-American General Secretariat.
27 January 2010 | Press Release

Message on the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
The theme of this year's commemoration at UN offices around the world is the legacy of survival.
22 January 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC and IDB Collaborate in Studies of the Economics of Climate Change in South America
A regional and eight national reports will be completed during 2010 as a result of an agreement between both institutions.
20 January 2010 | Press Release

Authorities and Experts to Discuss Post-crisis Fiscal Policies
The XXII version of this forum will address the impact of the crisis on public finances, economic reactivation plans, social spending and inequality, among other issues.
14 January 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Urgent International Cooperation with Haiti
The enormous damage caused by the quake yesterday adds on to the losses for almost US$ 900 million caused by cyclones in 2008.
12 January 2010 | Press Release

Latin America Should Seek New Sources of Growth for a Sustainable Recovery
Ángel Gurría spoke at ECLAC about Chile's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and exit strategies for the global crisis.
7 January 2010 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Exports Fell 24% in 2009 Due to Crisis
The signs of economic recovery during the last quarter of 2009 portend greater regional trade this year.
7 January 2010 | Press Release

Secretary-General of the OECD to Speak at ECLAC
Angel Gurría will refer to Chile's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
4 January 2010 | Op-ed

FDI in the Region will Recover this Year after Sliding in 2009
Op-ed by Alicia Barcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary. Published in Inter-American Dialogue's
22 December 2009 | Speech

The United Nations and Education: the Special Needs of Medium-income Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
Remarks by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
17 November 2009 | News

Expert Group Meeting on Knowledge Management for Development
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is convening a Regional Expert Group Meeting on Knowledge Management for Development, which will be held at its Port of Spain Office on Tuesday 17 November 2009.
4 November 2009 | Speech

Visit of Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
28 October 2009 | Speech

Capacity Building for Improving Food Security and Rural Life in the Americas
Statement by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the opening session of the Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas.
23 October 2009 | Speech

Sixty-fourth Anniversary of the United Nations
Address by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

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