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3 April 2020 | Press Release

The Only Strategic Option in the Medium Term to Mitigate COVID-19’s Effects in the Region is to Move Towards a New Development Model through Greater Integration
A new report by ECLAC warns that the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus illness could lead to a contraction of at least -1.8% in Latin America and the Caribbean’s GDP in 2020.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
2 April 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Implementing Universal, Redistributive and Solidarity-Based Policies to Avoid Another Lost Decade
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a virtual meeting on the role of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Social Development Ministries in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was organized by Mexico’s Secretariat of Welfare and the UN Regional Commission.
Invitation virtual press conference by Alicia Bárcena on April 3, 2020
2 April 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Report on COVID-19’s Economic and Social Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean
The UN regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a virtual press conference on Friday, April 3, from the organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
31 March 2020 | Op-ed

Zero Hour: Our Region in the Face of the Pandemic
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
19 March 2020 | Press Release

COVID-19 Will Have Grave Effects on the Global Economy and Will Impact the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, warned that the region’s economies will suffer the pandemic’s negative consequences via numerous channels.
Photo of the China-Latin America Forum
16 October 2019 | News

China and Latin America and the Caribbean Seek to Deepen Their Economic and Commercial Cooperation, amid Global Uncertainty
The Second High-Level China-Latin America Investment and Cooperation Forum was held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
foto grupal
27 September 2019 | News

ECLAC’s Summer School 2019 Concludes with the Participation of 40 Students from 19 Countries
On Monday, September 30, the 20th session of this academic program organized in Santiago, Chile each year since 2000 will come to a close.
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.
21 August 2019 | Speech

Ha-Joon Chang Lecture at the sixteenth edition of the Raúl Prebisch lecture series
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
Banner XVI Cátedra Prebisch Ha-Joon Chang
19 de August de 2019 | Announcement

Profesor de Universidad de Cambridge Ha-Joon Chang dictará XVI Cátedra Raúl Prebisch en la CEPAL
El destacado economista expondrá en la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile, el próximo miércoles 21 de agosto.
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena (al centro), acompañada por Rodrigo Yáñez, Subsecretario de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales de Chile (derecha), y Winfried Weck, Representante de la Fundación Konrad Adenauer en Panamá
7 de August de 2019 | News

CEPAL impulsa acción coordinada entre la Alianza del Pacífico y MERCOSUR de cara a la reforma de la OMC
Durante reunión de expertos realizada en Santiago, la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia Bárcena, reiteró la importancia de contar con un sistema multilateral de comercio abierto, transparente y no discriminatorio.
foto Peter Thomson
1 August 2019 | Announcement

United Nations Special Envoy for the Ocean to Visit ECLAC

On Wednesday, August 7, Peter Thomson will meet with Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization, and will hold a press conference afterwards at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
25 July 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents the Central America-Mexico Comprehensive Development Plan to the Government of Honduras

In the context of an official two-day visit, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, met with President Juan Orlando Hernández and participated in the inauguration of the National Commission on the 2030 Agenda.
19 July 2019 | Press Release

2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals: Uncertain Compliance Scenario for Latin America and the Caribbean
A mixed balance emerges for the region following this week’s UN 2019 High-Level Political Forum in New York, where ECLAC participated actively in various sessions.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la reunión sobre el apoyo a los Estados en el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030
17 July 2019 | News

States Require Integrated, Coordinated, Multilevel Support to Meet the 2030 Agenda

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led a meeting with representatives of Chile, Guatemala and Guyana on how the UN system can support countries on their path toward sustainable development.
Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto (el segundo de izquierda a derecha), durante su participación en uno de los seminarios del II Encuentro del Programa EUROsociAL+ en Colombia.
11 de July de 2019 | News

CEPAL participó en el II Encuentro del Programa EUROsociaAL+ realizado en Colombia
Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto, y otros funcionarios del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas intervinieron en diversos seminarios organizados en Cartagena de Indias por el programa de cooperación de la Unión Europea.
21 June 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: It is Vital to Carry Out a New, Inclusive Cooperation Model Where Middle Income Countries Fully Participate
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, concluded a two-day visit to Spain where she presented the report “Latin American Economic Outlook 2019” and held meetings with government authorities, among other activities.
19 June 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Proposes a Cooperation Narrative that is Inclusive of Middle Income Countries: Development in Transition
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke today on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in the European Development Days 2019, which were held in Brussels, Belgium, thereby concluding her participation in the event.
29 May 2019 | Press Release

The Digital Revolution Has Revitalized Democracy, but a Governance that Safeguards Citizens’ Interests is Imperative
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, concluded an official visit to Berlin, Germany today upon participating in the Future Affairs 2019 conference, where she addressed the future of democracy in the context of the digital revolution. Earlier in the day, she held a bilateral meeting with the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, with whom she discussed details of the regional commission’s next session, which will take place in May 2020 in San José.
Plantean reposicionar el debate sobre la cohesión social
28 de May de 2019 | News

Plantean reposicionar el debate sobre la cohesión social en la región con miras al cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030
CEPAL y AECID dieron inicio a proyecto de cooperación sobre el tema con seminario internacional organizado en la capital chilena.

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