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2 June 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Highlights at OECD Forum Importance of the 2030 Agenda for Integration and the Change Towards a New Development Pattern
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, emphasized in Paris the similarities between both institutions for supporting country implementation of this agenda.
27 May 2016 | Press Release

Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Region Highlight Relevance of ECLAC’s Proposals at the End of its Biennial Meeting in Mexico
Authorities praised the proposals of the Commission’s document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” and acclaimed the establishment of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
27 May 2016 | Press Release

Senior Authorities Call for Combating Poverty and Reducing Inequality with Integrated Policies Aligned with 2030 Agenda
Mexico’s Secretary of Social Development, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, headed a panel about social policies during the regional organization’s gathering in Mexico City.
26 May 2016 | Press Release

A Renewed Equation between State, Market and Society is Needed to Build a New Development Pattern in the Region
Authorities and scholars highlighted ECLAC’s proposal contained in the document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” which was presented today in Mexico by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary.
25 May 2016 | Press Release

Argentine Foreign Minister and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Highlight Region’s Potential for Applying the 2030 Agenda
Authorities and senior officials also stressed the importance of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will be approved during ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, currently being held in Mexico.
17 May 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Presents the Region’s Challenges Regarding the 2030 Agenda in the Run-up to ECLAC’s Session
The Executive Secretary was one of the main speakers at a regional seminar organized by the European Commission in Havana, Cuba.
28 April 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Highlights the Priorities for Implementing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs in the Region
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in New York in a meeting of the United Nations Development Group for Latin America and the Caribbean.
22 April 2016 | Speech

26th Session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Opening Statement by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
22 April 2016 | Press Release

Senior Government Officials Address Sustainable Development Priorities of the Caribbean
The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, opened the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Foto del zócalo de México
21 April 2016 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico Reflection on Future Development of Latin America and the Caribbean in Light of the 2030 Agenda
The United Nations’ organization will celebrate its thirty-sixth session on May 23-27.
Argentina’s Minister of Social Development Carolina Stanley (left) and ECLAC's Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena signed the agreement in Santiago, Chile.
18 April 2016 | News

ECLAC and Argentina’s Ministry of Social Development Sign Cooperation Agreement

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, met with Minister Carolina Stanley in Santiago, Chile.
18 de April de 2016 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL cumple 40 años de contribución al pensamiento económico de América Latina y el Caribe
Para conmemorar este aniversario publicó hoy una edición especial que recoge 12 artículos de destacados especialistas.
6 April 2016 | Press Release

Uruguay Will Host the Next Regional Conference on Women
Acting Foreign Minister of Uruguay, José Luis Cancela, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, signed an agreement to organize this intergovernmental meeting on October 25-28 in Montevideo.
1 April 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC’S Executive Secretary Reiterates the Organization’s Technical Support to the Work of CELAC
At a meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers, Alicia Bárcena presented an economic and social overview of the region and its prospects in light of the 2030 Agenda. She emphasized the need to give the economy a big environmental push with new technology and investment paradigms, within a horizon of equality and sustainability.
24 March 2016 | Statement

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
"It is imperative that we work together for equal opportunity, justice and sustainable development for people of African descent", Ban Ki-moon says.
22 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Protecting Progress and Preventing Social Rollbacks in Light of Potential Increase in Regional Poverty
According to projections by the United Nations regional organization, 175 million people were living in situations of poverty in late 2015 in Latin America.
Portada de informe Panorama Social 2015.
17 March 2016 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Social Panorama of Latin America 2015
The regional Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a press conference on Tuesday 22 March in Santiago, Chile.
7 March 2016 | Infographic

Situation of unpaid work and gender in the Caribbean
The unpaid care work performed primarily by women, underpins all societies, contributing to well-being, social development and economic growth. Care work involves a variety of domestic tasks, such as the preparation of food, cleaning, washing and ironing of clothes, the collection of water and fuel for cooking, as well as, the care of mostly dependant family members, including children, older persons and persons with disabilities. The time-use survey is the only available tool for measuring unpaid care work and is also a more cost effective method of collecting timely and accurate data on the gender division of labour within households and the interdependence of the paid and unpaid work undertaken by women and men.
3 March 2016 | News

Mobile phone signals assist Caribbean in containing spread of Chikungunya
ECLAC has called on Caribbean countries to develop a Big Data Strategy to ensure that they take full advantage of the data revolution for sustainable development.
Banner 36 Session of ECLAC
1 March 2016 | Announcement

Mexico Will Be the Venue of ECLAC’s Most Important Gathering
Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, signed an agreement regarding the organization’s thirty-sixth session, which will be held on May 23-27.

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