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25 October 2016 | Press Release

XIII Regional Conference on Women Opens with Strong Condemnation of Gender Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
The President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the opening session of the inter-governmental conference being held through Friday, October 28 in Montevideo.
24 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Taking Innovative and Effective Measures to Guarantee Women’s Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a new study released today, the regional organization details the enormous inequalities that are keeping women from exercising their physical, economic and political autonomy.
21 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union Must Move Towards Consumption and Production Levels that are Compatible with Environmental Sustainability
ECLAC and the EU-LAC Foundation will present a new document during the next Meeting of Foreign Ministers of CELAC and the European Union, which will take place in Santo Domingo on October 24-26.
20 de October de 2016 | Press Release

Tarja Halonen: Implementación de agenda de género es la base para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible
La ex Presidenta de Finlandia dictó una conferencia magistral en la CEPAL, donde fue recibida por el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo regional, Antonio Prado.
19 October 2016 | Press Release

Labor Indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean Continue to Deteriorate Amid Regional Economic Contraction
ECLAC/ILO report indicates that urban unemployment rose during the first half of 2016 and could average 8.6% this year, with notable heterogeneity among countries and subregions.
19 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Offers Ministers of Housing Support for the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda
During the Habitat III Conference, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, attended a meeting of the Forum of Ministers and High-level Authorities of the Housing and Urban Development Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI).
18 October 2016 | Press Release

At Habitat III, ECLAC Urges Harnessing the Data Revolution to Drive Sustainable Urban Development
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, attended a side event at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development.
17 October 2016 | Press Release

At Habitat III, ECLAC Outlines Major Urbanization Trends in the Region
At an event organized by the United Nations regional commissions, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, expressed the Organization’s commitment to supporting the countries of the region in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.
13 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Productivity remains the “Achilles’ heel” of the region’s economies

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations body, opened the first high-level meeting of the OECD Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean.
12 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Economy to Contract by -0.9% in 2016 and Grow 1.5% in 2017
ECLAC has updated its growth projections for the countries of the region.
4 October 2016 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Meet at ECLAC to Examine Progress in the Implementation of Measures on Population and Development
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean hold their third meeting at ECLAC headquarters from 4 to 6 October.
28 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Encourages the Region to Promote a New Governance to Create Global Public Goods
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary offered a keynote lecture at the closing session of a seminar on public planning and administration held at the organization’s headquarters.
28 de September de 2016 | Press Release

Pactos fiscales y acuerdos tributarios son fundamentales para fomentar el crecimiento y la igualdad en la región

Nuevo libro de CEPAL/BID analiza la sostenibilidad fiscal y las reformas tributarias recientes realizadas en varios países de América Latina.
26 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Accompany Colombia in its Consolidation of Peace and its National Development Project
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in Cartagena in the signing ceremony of the agreement that ended more than five decades of armed conflict.
23 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Advocates for Renewed Global and Regional Governance for Sustainable Development
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in two events held in the framework of the 71st session of the General Assembly.
22 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Urges for Access to Big Databases to Achieve Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development
At a high-level side event, in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary said that putting this information at the service of the public can bolster adaptation to climate change, saving human lives and avoiding economic losses.
21 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes a Global Fiscal Compact to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
During a side event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena said that the regional organization can support Latin American and Caribbean countries to better measure tax evasion and avoidance.
20 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Digitalization of SMEs Would Contribute to Reducing Inequality in the Region
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke at a side event in the framework of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
14 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region Must Respond to the Challenge of Sustainable Growth with a Big Environmental Push

In the framework of the inauguration of the Latin American Conference on a Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary called on the region to plan investment and spending with sustainability.
13 September 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC: Long-Term Sustainable Growth Will Only Be Achieved by Digitalizing the Economy
The second session of the Conference on Science, Innovation and ICTs of ECLAC concluded today in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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