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12 December 2019 | Press Release

The 2014-2020 Period Will Mark the Lowest Growth in the Last Seven Decades for Latin American and Caribbean Economies: ECLAC

According to a new annual report by the United Nations regional organization, the region will grow 0.1% in 2019 and 1.3% in 2020.
Cover book Climate Change and Human Rights
9 December 2019 | News

ECLAC and OHCHR Warn about the Grave Human Rights Impact of Climate Change
In a joint publication, the organizations highlighted the Escazú Agreement as a valuable regional contribution for ensuring that actions related to the environment and climate respect, protect and effectively fulfill human rights and basic democratic principles.
Portada publicación CEPAL Uruguay
9 December 2019 | News

Policy to Incentivize Replacing the Automobile Fleet with Electric Vehicles Is Seen Affecting Tax Collection in Uruguay
A study by ECLAC’s office in Montevideo simulates distinct scenarios for growth in the market share of this kind of vehicle, and estimates their impact on national and subnational tax revenue.
foto del lanzamiento del sitio web de la campaña por un buen trato
9 December 2019 | News

A Week of Inclusion Took Place at ECLAC with the Participation of People with Disabilities in Diverse Activities
A highlight was the launch of the website of the global campaign for the good treatment of girls, boys and adolescents with disabilities, an initiative led by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, María Soledad Cisternas.
Portada inversión mexicana en Centroamérica
9 December 2019 | News

Mexico Continues to Be One of the Main Investors in Central America, but Its dynamism is Waning
Since 2011, Colombian FDI has surpassed the amount of Mexican investments accumulated in the region.
CEPAL en 25 Conferencia de las Partes
6 de December de 2019 | Announcement

CEPAL profundiza en la COP 25 su propuesta de gran impulso ambiental para avanzar hacia un nuevo paradigma de desarrollo
Una delegación del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas participa activamente en más de cuarenta eventos de la 25 Conferencia de las Partes que se realiza hasta el 13 de diciembre en Madrid, España.
Ministros y representantes de FAO y CEPAL que asistieron al lanzamiento de PLACA
6 de December de 2019 | News

COP 25: América Latina y el Caribe propone la colaboración Sur- Sur para la acción climática conjunta

FAO y CEPAL participaron en Madrid del lanzamiento de la Plataforma de Acción Climática en Agricultura (PLACA).
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5 December 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC will Deliver Its Final Report on the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019

The Commission’s last report of the year will be unveiled in Chile in a press conference by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, on Thursday, December 12.
4 December 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Stresses the Urgency of Transforming Privileges into Rights to Put an End to Inequality
In the framework of the SICA Regional Forum 2019, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a keynote speech in which she sustained that inequality, poverty and migration are the basis of the widespread social disenchantment affecting the region.
foto de la mesa inaugural
4 de December de 2019 | News

Se lanzó en CEPAL sitio web de la campaña global para el buen trato de niñas, niños y adolescentes con discapacidad
María Soledad Cisternas, Enviada Especial del Secretario General de la ONU sobre la discapacidad y la accesibilidad, y Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión, encabezaron el evento que contó con la participación de un grupo de niños, niñas y adolescentes con discapacidad de Chile.
29 de November de 2019 | Press Release

Destacados expertos hacen llamado urgente a cambiar el paradigma de desarrollo en materia social y ambiental
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL; Ennio Vivaldi, Rector de la Universidad de Chile y Luis Pinto, Rector de la Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, encabezaron la ceremonia de lanzamiento del Informe País: Estado del Medio Ambiente en Chile 2018, que fue presentado por el académico Nicolo Gligo.
28 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Region Has Underestimated Inequality
The economic commission noted that the upward trend for poverty in Latin America held firm and called for resuming the construction of comprehensive and universal social compacts, during the launch of its Social Panorama 2019 report today in Chile.
#StopStreetHarassment
25 November 2019 | News

ECLAC Caribbean tackles street harassment in Trinidad and Tobago
Street harassment is a commonplace experience for women and girls in Trinidad and Tobago. Statistics do not exist on its prevalence, but women and girls report that it is a daily experience which is tolerated as a social norm.
25 November 2019 | Press Release

In 2018, At Least 3,529 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 25 Latin American and Caribbean Countries: ECLAC
The measurement of this scourge, and its regional comparability, is fundamental for implementing policies for prevention, reparation and sanction, the Commission sustains in the context of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Closing session of the tenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC.
21 November 2019 | News

Authorities Reaffirm Commitment to Statistical Development through Cooperation with the Regional and International Statistics Community
The tenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC concluded today in Santiago, Chile.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante su presentación.
21 de November de 2019 | News

Alicia Bárcena: la desigualdad en América Latina y el Caribe es estructural y constituye un obstáculo para el desarrollo
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó, vía videoconferencia, en la reunión del equipo directivo regional de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo que se celebró en Lima, Perú.
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21 November 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present New Poverty and Inequality Figures and an Analysis of Middle-Income Strata in the Region
On Thursday, November 28, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will launch in Chile the Social Panorama of Latin America 2019 report.
19 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Breaking Statistical Silences and Seeking More and Better Data to Move Towards Sustainable Development with Equality
The United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Director of Chile’s National Institute of Statistics, Guillermo Patillo, inaugurated the Tenth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas today in Santiago.
Seminario de alto nivel sobre el futuro de las estadísticas económicas en ALC.
18 de November de 2019 | News

Destacados expertos instan en la CEPAL a repensar la pertinencia del sistema actual de estadísticas para afrontar los desafíos de la Agenda 2030
Seminario de alto nivel antecede a la Décima Reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas, que se celebrará del 19 al 21 de noviembre en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile.
UNITAR, DESA, ECLAC Workshop
15 November 2019 | News

Caribbean experts receive training on policies and policy coherence towards achieving sustainable development
Senior policy makers, including statisticians and economists, along with planning officers from various Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have benefitted from a just-concluded workshop aimed at strengthening their capacities for integrated planning and policy coherence in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the subregion.

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