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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.
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.
22 May 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Stresses the Value of the Regional Dimension as a Bridge to Connect the Global Processes and New National Realities Prompted by COVID-19 with regard to the Challenge of Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level virtual meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to review progress on reform of the United Nations Development System and its response to the pandemic.
11 May 2020 | Press Release

In the Post-COVID-19 World, the 2030 Agenda Demands More Cooperation and Regional Integration, More Multilateralism and Greater Productive Integration: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary led today an extraordinary meeting of the Practice Community of the Latin American countries that will present their Voluntary National Reviews before the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2020.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
5 May 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Moving Towards a More Democratic Globalization, with a New Development Paradigm that Recognizes Social, Environmental and Economic Interdependence
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a virtual seminar organized by the Spanish organization Casa de América and focused on how to face the crisis caused by the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean.
27 April 2020 | Press Release

COVID-19 Pandemic Calls on Us to Build a New Development Model and Strengthen Regional Integration to Confront the Crisis: ECLAC
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in an EU-LAC Foundation webinar, urging for a “new green deal” to be forged with Europe for a more democratic, less unequal and more sustainable world.
3 April 2020 | Press Release

The Only Strategic Option in the Medium Term to Mitigate COVID-19’s Effects in the Region is to Move Towards a New Development Model through Greater Integration
A new report by ECLAC warns that the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus illness could lead to a contraction of at least -1.8% in Latin America and the Caribbean’s GDP in 2020.
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC's Executive Secretary, during her presentation.
2 April 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Implementing Universal, Redistributive and Solidarity-Based Policies to Avoid Another Lost Decade
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a virtual meeting on the role of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Social Development Ministries in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was organized by Mexico’s Secretariat of Welfare and the UN Regional Commission.
Invitation virtual press conference by Alicia Bárcena on April 3, 2020
2 April 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Report on COVID-19’s Economic and Social Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean
The UN regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a virtual press conference on Friday, April 3, from the organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
31 March 2020 | Op-ed

Zero Hour: Our Region in the Face of the Pandemic
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary.
19 March 2020 | Press Release

COVID-19 Will Have Grave Effects on the Global Economy and Will Impact the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, warned that the region’s economies will suffer the pandemic’s negative consequences via numerous channels.
Photo of the China-Latin America Forum
16 October 2019 | News

China and Latin America and the Caribbean Seek to Deepen Their Economic and Commercial Cooperation, amid Global Uncertainty
The Second High-Level China-Latin America Investment and Cooperation Forum was held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
foto grupal
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.
21 August 2019 | Press Release

Ha-Joon Chang at ECLAC: “A new international economic order is needed, along with the fight against weakening multilateralism”
The renowned economist from the University of Cambridge delivered the XVI Raúl Prebisch Lecture in Chile, where he was received by the Executive Secretary of this United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena.
21 August 2019 | Speech

Ha-Joon Chang Lecture at the sixteenth edition of the Raúl Prebisch lecture series
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
foto Peter Thomson
1 August 2019 | Announcement

United Nations Special Envoy for the Ocean to Visit ECLAC

On Wednesday, August 7, Peter Thomson will meet with Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization, and will hold a press conference afterwards at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
25 July 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents the Central America-Mexico Comprehensive Development Plan to the Government of Honduras

In the context of an official two-day visit, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, met with President Juan Orlando Hernández and participated in the inauguration of the National Commission on the 2030 Agenda.
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.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la reunión sobre el apoyo a los Estados en el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030
17 July 2019 | News

States Require Integrated, Coordinated, Multilevel Support to Meet the 2030 Agenda

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led a meeting with representatives of Chile, Guatemala and Guyana on how the UN system can support countries on their path toward sustainable development.
21 June 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: It is Vital to Carry Out a New, Inclusive Cooperation Model Where Middle Income Countries Fully Participate
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, concluded a two-day visit to Spain where she presented the report “Latin American Economic Outlook 2019” and held meetings with government authorities, among other activities.

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