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21 October 2010 | Press Release

Adopting New Technologies is Key to Reducing Inequality Gaps in the Region

Experts analyzed the contribution of information and communications technologies in the fields of education and health and their incorporation in social policies.

20 October 2010 | Press Release

Report Highlights Region's Achievements in the Development of Statistics

Government officials commemorated World Statistics Day with an event at Commission headquarters in Santiago, Chile.

8 September 2010 | Press Release

Inequality Hinders Compliance of Millennium Development Goals

Two weeks before the United Nations MDG summit in New York, representatives discussed the progress made in Latin America and the Caribbean.

8 September 2010 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Advance Towards Millennium Goals but Doubts Remain About Full Compliance

The volatility caused by the global crisis casts doubts on the achievement of some targets.

3 August 2010 | Press Release

"Women Are Better at Channelling the Benefits of Social Programmes"

The President of Brazil received delegates to the Eleventh session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in Brasilia.

1 July 2010 | Press Release

United Nations to Release Report On Progress of Millennium Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean

The document was prepared by 18 U.N. agencies and coordinated by ECLAC.

20 April 2010 | Press Release

Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas Opens Meeting

Nineteen countries analyze the development of statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean.

20 April 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Member Nations to Analize Development of Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas will meet in Santiago, Chile.

18 February 2010 | Press Release

Regional UN Officials Strengthen Commitment to Reinforce Interagency Cooperation

Organizations and agencies in the region highlighted the joint work to assess Latin America and the Caribbean's progress towards the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals. An interagency report will be launched in July.

18 February 2010 | Press Release

Top United Nations Officials Discuss Climate Change, Millennium Goals and Political Situation in the Region

The Meeting of the Regional Coordination Mechanism of the United Nations system gathers the main organizations and agencies in the region.

17 February 2010 | Press Release

Region advances in environmental goals, but deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions keep rising

Latin America and the Caribbean has progressed in extending protected areas, reducing consumption of ozone-depleting substances and increasing coverage of water and basic sanitation services.

12 February 2010 | Press Release

U.N. to launch report on compliance of environmental goals in the region

The study reviews the advances and obstacles in attaining the Seventh Millennium Development Goal on the environment.