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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.
#StopStreetHarassment
25 November 2019 | News

ECLAC Caribbean tackles street harassment in Trinidad and Tobago
Street harassment is a commonplace experience for women and girls in Trinidad and Tobago. Statistics do not exist on its prevalence, but women and girls report that it is a daily experience which is tolerated as a social norm.
25 November 2019 | Press Release

In 2018, At Least 3,529 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 25 Latin American and Caribbean Countries: ECLAC
The measurement of this scourge, and its regional comparability, is fundamental for implementing policies for prevention, reparation and sanction, the Commission sustains in the context of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Closing session of the tenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC.
21 November 2019 | News

Authorities Reaffirm Commitment to Statistical Development through Cooperation with the Regional and International Statistics Community
The tenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC concluded today in Santiago, 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.
19 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Breaking Statistical Silences and Seeking More and Better Data to Move Towards Sustainable Development with Equality
The United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Director of Chile’s National Institute of Statistics, Guillermo Patillo, inaugurated the Tenth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas today in Santiago.
Seminario de alto nivel sobre el futuro de las estadísticas económicas en ALC.
18 de November de 2019 | News

Destacados expertos instan en la CEPAL a repensar la pertinencia del sistema actual de estadísticas para afrontar los desafíos de la Agenda 2030
Seminario de alto nivel antecede a la Décima Reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas, que se celebrará del 19 al 21 de noviembre en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile.
UNITAR, DESA, ECLAC Workshop
15 November 2019 | News

Caribbean experts receive training on policies and policy coherence towards achieving sustainable development
Senior policy makers, including statisticians and economists, along with planning officers from various Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have benefitted from a just-concluded workshop aimed at strengthening their capacities for integrated planning and policy coherence in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the subregion.
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13 de November de 2019 | News

Se inauguró curso sobre sistemas de protección social en Paraguay con asistencia técnica de la CEPAL
El programa, dirigido a funcionarios públicos, entrega las bases conceptuales de la protección social a lo largo del ciclo de vida de las personas bajo un enfoque de derechos, con énfasis en la gestión del territorio.
11 November 2019 | Press Release

Overall Deceleration Persists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and Low Growth is Expected for 2020
ECLAC updated its growth projections for the countries of the region.
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.
31 October 2019 | Press Release

Bioeconomy, a Key to Rural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Costa Rica, ECLAC, FAO and IICA presented their most recent joint report on the agriculture and rural sectors in the Americas, during a conference that brought together the ministers of agriculture of the hemisphere.
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.
29 October 2019 | Press Release

Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Fall 2.0% in 2019 Due to the Complex International Context
Annual report by ECLAC on the region’s foreign trade shows significant heterogeneity by subregion. Imports will decline 3.0% this year.
28 October 2019 | Press Release

The Narrowing of Gender Gaps in the Labor Market is Crucial for Growth, Equality and Poverty Reduction in the Region
A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication indicates that women’s access to paid activities is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.
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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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23 October 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico its Annual Report on the Foreign Trade of Latin America and the Caribbean
Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, will hold a press conference on Tuesday, October 29, at the Commission’s subregional headquarters in Mexico City.
23 October 2019 | News

New funding opportunities for disability projects discussed at ECLAC
ECLAC training demonstrates the latest ICTs available for people with disabilities and the opportunities they create for people with different types of disabilities.
Fotografía del panel de la reunión.
18 de October de 2019 | News

Destacados expertos analizaron en la CEPAL la evolución del pensamiento ambiental y el panorama regional ante la crisis climática

El encuentro “Pensadores Fundacionales del Desarrollo Sostenible” fue inaugurado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas, y Nicolo Gligo, Director del Centro de Análisis de Políticas Públicas de la Universidad de Chile.

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