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Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante su presentación.
14 de July de 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena: la pandemia del COVID-19 es un llamado a repensar el desarrollo urbano y avanzar hacia un futuro más sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó hoy en el evento virtual Acción Local para Compromisos Globales sobre la respuesta y recuperación inclusiva, resiliente y verde a la crisis del COVID-19 a nivel local, paralelo al Foro Político de Alto Nivel 2020.
Banner annoucemente Special Report COVID-19 No. 5 Alicia Bárcena
14 July 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Update Its Economic Growth Estimates for the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, a new Special Report COVID-19 that will include revised forecasts on employment, poverty and inequality levels in the region in 2020.
13 July 2020 | Press Release

It is Crucial to Propose a Social Compact Based on a Broad and Participatory Dialogue to Face the Present Contingency and Rethink the Post COVID-19 Reactivation
In the framework of the OECD-LAC Virtual Social Inclusion Ministerial Summit, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, called for promoting universal, redistributive and solidarity-based social policies to confront the crisis.
Foto de la transmisión online del evento
10 July 2020 | News

Amid this Harsh Pandemic and During the Recovery, We Cannot Lose Sight of the Enormous Environmental Challenge: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called on countries to promote an Environmental Big Push in the wake of COVID-19, where the economy, employment and sustainability go together, during an event organized by the OECD.
10 July 2020 | Press Release

Event with Latin American and Caribbean Countries Stresses the Importance of Guaranteeing a Universal Social Protection System

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a side event at the United Nations High-level Political Forum on COVID-19’s socioeconomic impacts in the region and policy responses for building back better.
Perspectiva feminista del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible 2020
9 de July de 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena: para reconstruir mejor después del COVID-19 será clave el rol de las mujeres

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó hoy en un evento que abordó la perspectiva feminista del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible 2020, donde instó a los sectores económicos a ver a las mujeres como sujetos del desarrollo y como parte clave en la elaboración de las políticas públicas.
9 July 2020 | Statement

Building Back Better Requires Transforming the Development Model of Latin America and the Caribbean
Message by the United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres, for the launch of policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean.
8 July 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents Five Proposals to Increase Fiscal Space in Caribbean Countries
In a special session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Small Island Developing States, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called for urgently providing concessional funds to address these countries’ vulnerabilities, regardless of their per capita income.
7 July 2020 | Press Release

The Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Requires a New Social Compact for a More Inclusive Welfare System: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in an event entitled “Sharing Economic Benefits: Social Protection as a tool for Building Back Better after COVID-19,” held on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2020.
7 July 2020 | Infographic

The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean
The path ahead – resignation or action?
6 July 2020 | Press Release

Fiscal Policy Must Play a Central Role in Mitigating the Social and Economic Impact Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Also Contributing to Propelling the Economic Reactivation
ECLAC launched its annual report, Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, in which it analyzes the region’s countries’ fiscal response to the human and economic crisis prompted by the coronavirus disease.
3 July 2020 | Speech

High-Level Meeting On Trends, Options And Strategies In Poverty Eradication Across The World
Statement by Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
2 July 2020 | Press Release

The Pandemic’s Impacts on the Hardest-Hit Production Sectors Will Affect One Third of Employment in the Region and One Fourth of GDP
ECLAC released a new Special Report COVID-19, in which it offers proposals for confronting the effects of the crisis on businesses and production sectors. The organization estimates that 2.7 million companies will close, most of them microenterprises, which would entail the loss of 8.5 million jobs.
1 July 2020 | Press Release

Deepening Regional Integration Must Be an Essential Component of Any Strategy for Emerging from the Crisis in Order to Move Towards More Sustainable and Resilient Trade
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated today in the LVI Ordinary Meeting of MERCOSUR’s Common Market Council.
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1 July 2020 | Announcement

New Special Report by ECLAC Analyzes COVID-19’s Impacts on Latin American and Caribbean Businesses and Production Sectors and Proposes Policies for the Emergency and the Reactivation
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document at a virtual press conference tomorrow, Thursday, July 2, from the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
30 June 2020 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Putting Poverty Eradication at the Center of Debate and Building Back Better with Equality and Sustainability
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a high-level virtual meeting on “Trends, Options and Strategies in Poverty Eradication Across the World,” an event that marked the inauguration of the United Nations’ Alliance for Poverty Eradication.
29 June 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Moving Towards a Big Push for Sustainability as a Strategy for Emerging from the Current Crisis
In a joint virtual seminar with the Federal Senate of Brazil, the commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, emphasized that a new development model will be needed after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Imagen Plataforma de los ODS - SDG Gateway
25 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Presents New Regional Knowledge Management Platform for the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean
Also known as the SDG Gateway, this online portal is the result of a joint effort by United Nations agencies, funds and programs in the region.
Covid-19 Observatory banner
25 June 2020 | News

ECLAC’s COVID-19 Observatory: An Instrument Supporting Latin America and the Caribbean in Times of Pandemic
In May 2020, this web tool created to support the region’s countries was among the 10 most viewed pages on ECLAC’s website, with more than 40,000 visits.
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24 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Supporting Caribbean Countries on Their Path Towards a Sustainable Recovery with Equality

The United Nations regional organization ratified its “Caribbean First” strategy in times of pandemic, during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

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