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13 October 2014 | Statement

International Day for Disaster Reduction 2014
"This year's commemoration of the International Day for Disaster Reduction is an opportunity to recognize the role of older men and women in fostering resilience", the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
9 October 2014 | Press Release

Reaching a Global Climate Agreement is More Urgent Every Day, ECLAC says
At the inauguration of two events, the organization's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called for combining forces to achieve results at the next conference on climate, which will be held in Lima in December.
8 de October de 2014 | Speech

Taller sobre Perspectivas del Cambio Climático en América Latina y el Caribe
Palabras de bienvenida de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
24 September 2014 | Press Release

Foresight Provides the Long-Term Vision Needed to Create Public Policies
The United Nations organization hosts a seminar that brings together specialists in global trends from the United States, Europe, China and the Republic of Korea.
22 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Addresses the Paradoxes and Challenges of Climate Change's Economic and Social Impact in the Region
The Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, said in a statement that the economic costs of climate change could total between 1.5 % and 5 % of the annual GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the case that the temperature rises an additional 2.5 °C.
10 September 2014 | Press Release

Region's Countries Analyze Access Rights in Environmental Matters
ECLAC organizes two events in San José in its role as technical secretariat of the process to implement Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
5 September 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms Commitment to Support Caribbean SIDS into the Post 2015 Development Agenda
Building resilience to external shocks and addressing vulnerability of island States are key issues to attain sustainable development, the UN Commission stated.
4 September 2014 | Press Release

The Norwegian Experience Can Contribute to the Process of Structural Change for Equality in the Region
In a lecture at the University of Oslo, ECLAC's Executive Secretary presented the organization's proposals included in the "trilogy of equality."
3 September 2014 | Press Release

Authorities Analyzed Vulnerability of Caribbean SIDS at ECLAC Event during the Samoa Conference
Ministers from several Caribbean countries addressed the challenges posed as a result of small size and limited capacity.
2 de September de 2014 | Speech

Ceremonia de entrega del Doctorado Honoris Causa de la Universidad de Oslo a la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL

Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
2 September 2014 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Received Honoris Causa Doctorate from University of Oslo
At the award ceremony, the Executive Secretary said that the distinction recognizes ECLAC's contribution to greater equality and social inclusion.
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1 September 2014 | Announcement

Vulnerabilities of Caribbean Small Island Developing States Will Be Analyzed at International Conference
The Third International Conference on SIDS will take place from 1-4 September 2014 in Apia, Independent State of Samoa. ECLAC will also participate in two main side events during the event.
climate change
1 September 2014 | News

ECLAC Research Contributes to Knowledge on Climate Change in the Region
For more than a decade the organization has been studying this phenomenon’s effects in Latin American and Caribbean countries, with special emphasis on the economic dimension.
28 August 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Hosts a Regional Consultation on Accountability for the Post-2015 Agenda
A strengthening of existing regional mechanisms is advocated, with a broad participation of actors to support the development agenda from 2015.
20 August 2014 | Press Release

Family Farmers and Indigenous Peoples Are the Key to Adapting to Climate Change
The 5th Regional seminar on agriculture and climate change, which ends tomorrow, is being organized by ECLAC and FAO, and supported by French Cooperation.
9 August 2014 | Statement

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2014
"The interests of the indigenous peoples must be part of the new development agenda in order for it to succeed", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
7 August 2014 | News

The Vulnerability of Caribbean SIDS at High Level Panel Discussion in Samoa

The vulnerability of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will be the topic of discussion at the Third International Conference on SIDS, that will take place from 1 – 4 September 2014 in Apia, Independent State of Samoa.
10 de July de 2014 | Announcement

Autoridades y expertos en cambio climático y desarrollo bajo en emisiones se reúnen en la CEPAL
18 June 2014 | Infographic

Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin American and Caribbean countries are exposed to extreme natural events that can unleash disasters, depending on the vulnerabilities of each. The sectors most at risk are those with high social vulnerability.
17 de June de 2014 | Statement

Día Mundial de Lucha contra la Desertificación y la Sequía
Necesitamos administrar la tierra de manera sostenible, evitar que siga degradándose y recuperar la que ha sido dañada, dice Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas.

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