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4 November 2021 | Press Release

The High Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean is Exacerbating the Pandemic’s Impact and Hindering the Subregion’s Progress Towards Sustainable Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Camillo Gonsalves, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, led a seminar on this issue prior to the 20th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
photo of the policy brief cover
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.
foto de los participantes en el evento
15 July 2021 | News

Authorities and Specialists Addressed Challenges and Opportunities for Building More Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in the Region
ECLAC and FAO, in collaboration with other United Nations entities present in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized a regional dialogue prior to the Food Systems Summit 2021.
Foto evento paralelo FAO-CEPAL en el Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible 2021
17 March 2021 | News

UN Agencies and Experts Call on Latin America and the Caribbean to Unite Visions Ahead of Food Systems Summit
At a side event to the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development 2021, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, urged the region to act with a single voice to promote healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems.
23 July 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Urgent Regional Cooperation beyond the Pandemic to Foster More Integration and Avert a Food Crisis
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission, participated today in a conference organized by CELAC and FAO’s regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
16 June 2020 | Press Release

FAO and ECLAC: Millions of People May Slide into Extreme Poverty and Hunger in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean due to the Pandemic’s Impact
New joint report proposes ten measures to prevent the current health crisis from becoming a food crisis.
Banner FAO-ECLAC report
12 June 2020 | Announcement

FAO and ECLAC Present Recommendations to Prevent the Pandemic from Turning Into a Food Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new joint report will be launched virtually on Tuesday, June 16 at a simultaneous press conference by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and FAO’s Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Julio Berdegué.
24 April 2017 | Press Release

Combined Impact of Undernutrition and Obesity Costs Region’s Countries Millions of Dollars

A report by ECLAC and the World Food Programme indicates that malnutrition had an impact equal to 4.3% of GDP in Ecuador, 2.3% in Mexico and 0.2% in Chile.
2 August 2016 | Press Release

Climate Change Threatens the Basis of Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Agriculture
According to a report by FAO, ECLAC and ALADI, climate change will affect crop yields, local economies and food security in Northeastern Brazil, Central America and parts of the Andean region.
1 de August de 2016 | Speech

Reunión de trabajo para avanzar en la implementación del Plan para la Seguridad Alimentaria, Nutrición y Erradicación del Hambre 2025 de la CELAC
Palabras de Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL.
Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, en la inauguración de la reunión de trabajo en Santiago de los Caballeros.
1 de August de 2016 | News

CEPAL reafirma su apoyo a la CELAC para la erradicación del hambre en la región
Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo regional, participó en reunión de trabajo en Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana.
28 September 2015 | Press Release

FAO-ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Is Exemplary in the Fight Against Hunger
The region is the only one that has halved the number of people suffering hunger since 1990, but there are still gaps that must be closed.
Imaagen de una finca cafetera en Costa Rica.
24 de August de 2015 | Announcement

Seminario en CEPAL abordará soluciones ante los retos que plantea el cambio climático para la agricultura
El encuentro se celebrará los días 26 y 27 de agosto y se centrará en los temas de adaptación y mitigación, seguridad alimentaria y financiamiento.
10 July 2015 | Statement

World Population Day
"Not since the end of the Second World War have so many people been forced from their homes across the planet", Ban Ki-moon says.
17 June 2015 | Statement

World Day to Combat Desertification
"In 10 years, two out of every three people in the world could be living under stressed water conditions", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns.
Usuario registrandose en ReDeSoc
8 de April de 2015 | News

ReDeSoc, una red virtual para difundir conocimiento sobre desarrollo social en América Latina y el Caribe

La Red está dirigida a académicos, especialistas, tomadores de decisiones de política e instituciones públicas, privadas y de la sociedad civil.
10 March 2015 | Speech

Opening of the seminar to support the CELAC Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025

Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
6 de June de 2014 | Press Release

"La sostenibilidad ambiental es impostergable y requiere de amplios acuerdos"
Alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas dictó conferencia magistral en México con motivo del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente.
26 September 2013 | Press Release

Family Farming Has a Key Role in Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean
The three agencies presented an annual report on agriculture in the region at the 2013 Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas in Buenos Aires.
2 de September de 2013 | Speech

Seminario Internacional Agricultura familiar y circuitos cortos: nuevos esquemas de producción, comercialización y nutrición
Por Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL

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