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30 July 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC and PAHO: Controlling the pandemic requires convergence and coordination between health, economic, social and productive policies

New joint report states that economic recovery will only be possible by flattening the curve of contagion. It proposes three phases to control the pandemic, reactivate the economy with protection, and rebuild in an inclusive and sustainable way.
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27 July 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC and PAHO Present Joint Report on Health and the Economy in the Context of COVID-19
A new report will be launched virtually on Thursday, July 30, in a simultaneous press conference by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Director of PAHO, Carissa Etienne.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL
23 de July de 2020 | News

CEPAL destaca oportunidades y áreas para estrechar la cooperación entre África y América Latina y el Caribe frente a los efectos de la crisis global

Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, participó en el IX Encuentro del Triángulo Estratégico América Latina-Europa-África, organizado por el Instituto para la Promoción de América Latina y el Caribe (IPDAL), de Portugal.
23 July 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Urgent Regional Cooperation beyond the Pandemic to Foster More Integration and Avert a Food Crisis
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission, participated today in a conference organized by CELAC and FAO’s regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
22 July 2020 | News

The Region Requires a New Political Compact that Ensures Universal Social Protection and Resolves Structural Problems in the World of Work
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated today in the book launch of The future of work: Trade unions in transformation, published by the Bureau for Workers’ Activities of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
22 July 2020 | Press Release

Equality Reinforces Economic Efficiency, Fostering Productivity, Growth and Diversification: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary highlighted the positive effects of equality for a better recovery in the wake of the pandemic, during a high-level event organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Portada del documento.
20 de July de 2020 | News

Revista de población de la CEPAL examina en su nueva edición la evolución de la población y sus implicancias en los procesos de desarrollo económico y social de la región
El número 110 de las Notas de Población, la revista de Carmen Miró, está disponible para su descarga gratuita en el sitio web de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas.
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20 July 2020 | News

Tourism Will Be One of the Economic Sectors Most Affected by COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new document by ECLAC indicates that the decline in this sector could lead to a drop in GDP growth of 8 and 1 percentage points, respectively, in the Caribbean and Latin America.
15 July 2020 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Reaffirm their Commitment to Sustainable Development and Urge for an Articulated Response to Counteract the Pandemic’s Profound Effects
Rodrigo Malmierca, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba, in his capacity as chair of ECLAC’s Committee of the Whole, spoke today during a segment on “Regional Forums: Key Messages,” held in the framework of the High-level Political Forum 2020.
Evento especial del Foro Político de Alto Nivel
15 de July de 2020 | News

SDG Gateway y Observatorio COVID-19: dos portales que ayudan a visibilizar las particularidades y especificidades regionales frente a la pandemia
En evento especial del Foro Político de Alto Nivel, Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, resaltó la importancia de integrar la experiencia que las cinco Comisiones Económicas de la ONU tienen sobre economía, contextos sociales y medioambiente, y colocarla en primer plano a través de sus portales.
15 July 2020 | Press Release

Contraction of Economic Activity in the Region Intensifies Due to the Pandemic: It Will Fall -9.1% in 2020
ECLAC updated its growth projections for Latin American and Caribbean countries today. It underscores that both the external and domestic shocks have been stronger than what was foreseen last April, which led to a downward revision of the figures.
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.
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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.
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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.

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