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30 April 2024 | Press Release

The Next Summit for Social Development is an Opportunity to Improve Social Conditions in the World, Accelerate Progress on the 2030 Agenda and Strengthen International Cooperation
A session for reflection, organized by ECLAC and the ILO, featured the participation of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed; the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren; and the heads of seven United Nations organizations, among other high-level representatives.
11 April 2024 | Press Release

Special Edition of CEPAL Review Presents the Vision of the Organization’s Executive Secretary for Moving Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Development Model
This exclusive issue of ECLAC’s main academic publication was unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs at a high-level online seminar that featured the participation of prominent scholars.
9 April 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC and CAF Call for Scaling Up and Improving Productive Development Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Only in this way will the region be able to escape the low-growth trap in which it is caught, authorities and experts affirmed at the joint Annual Conference held by both organizations in Santiago, Chile.
26 March 2024 | Press Release

Peru Will Be the Host of ECLAC’s Fortieth Session
The country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Javier González-Olaechea Franco, and the United Nations regional economic commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, signed an agreement today in Lima establishing that this meeting will be held on October 8-11, 2024.
22 March 2024 | Press Release

Regional Dialogue is Indispensable for Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Region, Authorities and Specialists Stressed
A high-level dialogue on inclusive social development policies was inaugurated by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and senior officials from Costa Rica, Chile and Honduras.
4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
7 November 2023 | Press Release

At ECLAC, Paraguay’s President Calls for Dialogue among Latin American and Caribbean Countries to Offer a Continent of Peace in a World Plagued by Conflict
In the framework of his official visit to Chile, the Paraguayan leader gave a keynote lecture at the United Nations regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago.
3 October 2023 | Press Release

Strengthening the Social Institutional Framework and Governance is Fundamental for Making Progress on Eradicating Poverty and Reducing Inequality in the Region
The Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean – organized by ECLAC, the Government of Chile and the UNDP – was inaugurated today in Santiago, Chile.
5 June 2023 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs a Reactivation with Transformation to Move Towards a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future
At the start of his official visit to Brazil, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in the inauguration of a seminar on “Financing for the Big Push for Sustainability,” which was held in Rio de Janeiro.
24 October 2022 | Press Release

It is Time to Raise the Level of Ambition and Promote Transformative Actions for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
With the presence of Argentina’s President, Alberto Fernández, authorities inaugurated the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC today in Buenos Aires.
23 October 2022 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Redouble Efforts to Transform Development Models and Put Policies for Productive Transformation and Diversification at the Center
At its thirty-ninth session, which begins this Monday, October 24 in Buenos Aires, ECLAC will present the region’s countries with its proposal for driving higher, more sustained growth and sustainable and inclusive development.
8 September 2022 | Press Release

UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The report highlights that while achievement with the education goals established in SDG4 of the 2030 Agenda was not assured before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is much less so now. The agencies emphasize that the targets will not be met without a change in the direction of policies and resource allocation for education.
9 March 2022 | Press Release

Eradicating Poverty in All its Forms is the Greatest Challenge Today and Constitutes an Indispensable Requirement for Sustainable Development
At the conclusion of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, representatives from the region committed to redoubling efforts to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda. Authorities and delegates also paid a heartfelt tribute to Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
2 December 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean: Time for Reforms to Address Long-Standing Challenges, Says New Report
The Development Centre of the OECD, ECLAC, CAF and the European Commission launch today their joint report Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2021.
15 November 2021 | Press Release

Peru and ECLAC Reaffirm the Strengthening of Cooperation on Economic, Social and Environmental Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, made an official visit to Lima today, where she met with President Pedro Castillo and members of his Cabinet.
28 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Reaffirmed the Importance of Safeguarding the Region’s Progress on Social Development and Preventing Setbacks amid the Crisis Unleashed by the Pandemic
Today marked the close of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with support from the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
26 October 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Social and Fiscal Compacts to Transform and Provide Financial Sustainability to its Social Protection Systems, with the Aim of Confronting the Current Overall Context of Disasters
Authorities from Antigua and Barbuda and Mexico along with representatives of ECLAC and UNDP participated in the inauguration of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually through Thursday, October 28.
23 September 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Called for Changing the Development Paradigm to Overcome Profound Global Asymmetries and Foster Equality and Inclusion
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level event sponsored by the Leaders Network Reinforcing Multilateralism Together and Pathfinders, on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly.
17 September 2021 | Press Release

Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico Welcome the Comprehensive Development Plan, Prepared by the UN and Presented by ECLAC, and Commit to Efforts to Move Forward on its Implementation
The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, officially submitted the proposal addressing the structural causes of migration to high-level authorities from these countries.
18 March 2021 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Building Forward Better
At the conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development, government representatives reaffirmed the dire urgency of building fair, sustainable societies that would tackle inequality and guarantee citizenship and rights, and of acting together as a region to ensure access to vaccines for the entire population.

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