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4 December 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Stresses the Urgency of Transforming Privileges into Rights to Put an End to Inequality
In the framework of the SICA Regional Forum 2019, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a keynote speech in which she sustained that inequality, poverty and migration are the basis of the widespread social disenchantment affecting the region.
29 de November de 2019 | Press Release

Destacados expertos hacen llamado urgente a cambiar el paradigma de desarrollo en materia social y ambiental
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL; Ennio Vivaldi, Rector de la Universidad de Chile y Luis Pinto, Rector de la Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, encabezaron la ceremonia de lanzamiento del Informe País: Estado del Medio Ambiente en Chile 2018, que fue presentado por el académico Nicolo Gligo.
28 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Region Has Underestimated Inequality
The economic commission noted that the upward trend for poverty in Latin America held firm and called for resuming the construction of comprehensive and universal social compacts, during the launch of its Social Panorama 2019 report today in Chile.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante su presentación.
21 de November de 2019 | News

Alicia Bárcena: la desigualdad en América Latina y el Caribe es estructural y constituye un obstáculo para el desarrollo
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó, vía videoconferencia, en la reunión del equipo directivo regional de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo que se celebró en Lima, Perú.
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21 November 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present New Poverty and Inequality Figures and an Analysis of Middle-Income Strata in the Region
On Thursday, November 28, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will launch in Chile the Social Panorama of Latin America 2019 report.
6 November 2019 | Op-ed

The Time for Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean Has Arrived: With Urgency and Without Delay
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
30 October 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Reinforces Call to Promote Structural Change for Equality and Environmental Sustainability in the Region

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote lecture today at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, in which she urged for creating new social compacts and reworking the conversation between the State, the market and society.
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24 October 2019 | News

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Redoubling Efforts to Forge Proposals that Allow for Lifting the Burden of Inequality in the Region
In the framework of United Nations Day, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary sent a message in which she reaffirmed the importance of multilateralism for moving towards sustainable development.
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17 de October de 2019 | News

CEPAL participó en mesa de diálogo sobre igualdad e inclusión realizada en México
Convocada por el Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación (CONAPRED), la actividad contó con la asistencia de representantes de Gobierno y de la sociedad civil mexicana.
10 October 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Deepening Regional Cooperation and Achieving a Truly Collective and Simultaneous Commitment to Addressing the Climate Emergency, at the PRE COP 25’s Closing Session
At the conference’s closing session, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, recognized Costa Rica for its decarbonization plan and its emphasis on nature-based solutions.
8 October 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms at PRE COP 25 the Urgency of Moving Towards a New Development Paradigm that Allows for Preserving Economic, Social and Environmental Heritage
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, participated in the opening session of the preparatory meeting for the Conference of the Parties, being held in Costa Rica.
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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.
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10 de September de 2019 | News

Mejorar la gobernanza de los incentivos tributarios es clave para contribuir al desarrollo sostenible e inclusivo en la región

Nueva publicación conjunta CEPAL-OXFAM recalca que los países de América Latina y el Caribe deben avanzar hacia regímenes tributarios que sean atractivos para la inversión y al mismo tiempo aseguren recursos para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible.
30 August 2019 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Stress Importance of Designing Coherent Public Policies with the Aim of Strengthening Planning for Development
The XVII Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning concluded today in Montevideo, Uruguay with a call to strengthen the practice of planning in Latin America and the Caribbean.
29 August 2019 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms the Importance of Moving Towards Modern Planning with a Long-Term Vision for Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
Senior authorities from countries in the region inaugurated today the XVII Meeting of the Regional Council for Planning, which is being held through Friday, August 30, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
28 August 2019 | Press Release

Countries from the Region Call for Embracing Long-Term Planning through a Paradigm Shift in the Development Model
ECLAC’s XVI Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL
26 de August de 2019 | News

“Desenredar las raíces de la desigualdad y mejorar su medición es clave para abordar los desafíos de los países en transición”: Alicia Bárcena
Durante seminario de la Escuela de Verano 2019, la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL reiteró que la igualdad es un instrumento de desarrollo, ya que es el sustento para una buena economía.
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.
16 July 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Addressing Inequality at the Local Level is Essential to Achieving Sustainable Development
In the context of the 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary took part in different sessions in which she addressed the importance of local action, combating inequality in the 21st century and the role played by regional commissions in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
11 July 2019 | Statement

World Population Day 2019
"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization."

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