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1 May 2017 | News

ECLAC report considers the use of blockchain technology to combat de-risking

Recent developments in the field of financial technology (FinTech) may offer potential solutions to some of the problems surrounding de-risking and the navigation of correspondent banking relationships.
Mesa inaugural
28 de April de 2017 | News

Las estrategias empresariales deben alinearse con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para el éxito de la Agenda 2030
Autoridades, funcionarios internacionales, altos ejecutivos y representantes de la sociedad civil analizaron el tema durante un evento paralelo al Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
28 April 2017 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirmed their Collective Commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as Forum Concluded in Mexico
Today the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, organized by the Mexican government with ECLAC’s sponsorship, came to a close.
La sesión especial sobre inteligencia artificial se realizó en el marco del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
27 April 2017 | News

Authorities and Specialists Agree that Latin America and the Caribbean Needs to Understand Emerging Technologies to Assess their Opportunities and Risks
A special session on artificial intelligence took place at the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, underway in Mexico City.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL y Carissa F. Etienne, Directora de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana.
27 de April de 2017 | News

CEPAL y Organización Panamericana de la Salud profundizan cooperación estratégica para el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030
En el marco del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe los organismos firmaron un convenio que busca apoyar a la región en la medición de los avances en materia sanitaria.
Evento paralelo sobre género
27 April 2017 | News

It is Imperative that the Gender Approach be Mainstreamed throughout the 2030 Agenda, Alicia Bárcena says
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in an event entitled Commitments and Roadmap Towards a 50-50 Planet by 2030, which was held on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
27 April 2017 | Press Release

Institutional Strengthening and Financing must be Priorities for Countries to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda
On the second day of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, government representatives presented their experiences regarding voluntary national reviews to achieve the worldwide initiative’s objectives.
27 April 2017 | Op-ed

Multilateralism is a Key Element in Promoting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la presentación del Informe anual sobre el progreso y los desafíos regionales de la Agenda 2030 en la región.
26 April 2017 | News

2030 Agenda and Multilateral Cooperation are Indispensable for Confronting Global Tensions: ECLAC
On the first day of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, the regional body’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the annual report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda.
26 April 2017 | Press Release

With a Call to Revitalize Multilateralism and Regional Integration, the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Began in Mexico
President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated the first meeting of the regional mechanism created in 2016 for follow-up on the 2030 Agenda today, in the National Palace, along with Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Luis Videgaray and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.
26 de April de 2017 | Speech

Inauguración del Primer Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe para el Desarrollo Sostenible
Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
26 de April de 2017 | Speech

Curso Regional sobre Derecho Internacional
Palabras de Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL.
26 April 2017 | Infographic

International Cooperation: Key to the 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), adopted in 2015, embody the consensus of governments and different stakeholders to work collaboratively towards a transformative vision of economic, social and environmental sustainability, by correcting asymmetries and building an open and stable international system. Complying with the Agenda will need to find a balance between employment and equality policies in each country with the restrictions imposed to national decisions by an open world system.
Group photo of the participants in the United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Latin America and the Caribbean.
26 April 2017 | News

Lawyers from 18 Countries in the Region Attend United Nations Course in International Law at ECLAC
The training is taking place in Santiago, Chile and is organized by the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, in collaboration with the Chilean government and ECLAC.
26 April 2017 | News

New skills for financial experts to improve financial transactions

On 27-28 April 2017, a Digital Financial Services (DFS) Workshop will be convened in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to update policy makers in the Caribbean about the latest trends in financial technology.
25 April 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Banks On Moving Toward a Knowledge-based Economy to Achieve the SDGs
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary gave a keynote speech at the Superior School of Economics of Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute, on the eve of the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
South-south cooperation meeting
25 April 2017 | News

ECLAC Calls for Strengthened South-South Cooperation to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals
In response to protectionist movements in the world, multilateralism will allow the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve development with equality and sustainability, says the organization.
Imagen de la testera durante la reunión con la sociedad civil en el marco de la primera reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
25 April 2017 | News

More Than 150 Civil Society Organizations Meet in Mexico Before the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Begins
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and Mexico’s Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Miguel Ruiz-Cabañas, inaugurated the gathering at a hotel in the capital.
24 April 2017 | Press Release

Combined Impact of Undernutrition and Obesity Costs Region’s Countries Millions of Dollars

A report by ECLAC and the World Food Programme indicates that malnutrition had an impact equal to 4.3% of GDP in Ecuador, 2.3% in Mexico and 0.2% in Chile.
24 April 2017 | Press Release

Economic Activity in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Expand 1.1% in 2017
ECLAC updated its growth projections for the region’s countries.

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