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Alicia Bárcena Calls for Rethinking the Model and Consolidating the Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development so as to Leave No One Behind

May 19, 2020

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary met with members of civil society from Latin America and the Caribbean, where she stressed the region’s commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda along with the importance of fulfilling it despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. (May 19, 2020) The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has exposed the economic model’s structural problems […]

ECLAC Reaffirms Commitment to Working with and for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Regional Cooperation and Integration to Tackle Current and Future Challenges in the Face of COVID-19

May 18, 2020

In a virtual meeting with Latin American and Caribbean countries’ permanent representatives to the United Nations, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the actions taken by the Commission in response to the COVID-19 crisis. (May 17, 2020) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, held on Friday a […]

ECLAC Proposes Moving Towards a Basic Income to Help the Most Vulnerable Population Overcome the Coronavirus’s Effects

May 13, 2020

The organization presented a new report on the social challenges of the crisis stemming from COVID-19. In a context of low growth, a significant increase in poverty, extreme poverty and inequality is foreseen in Latin America and the Caribbean. (May 12, 2020) To cope with the socioeconomic effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]

ECLAC Explores Role of Caribbean Ministries of Social Development During COVID-19

April 21, 2020

Social protection systems are coming under considerable pressure with the implementation of mitigation strategies to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Caribbean. Efforts to mitigate the negative effect of the pandemic on the well-being of those most at risk are now underway across the Caribbean. Attention is being given in particular to those most […]

IICA Participates in International Working Group Convened by OAS and PAHO to Coordinate Response to COVID-19

April 7, 2020

International bodies and credit agencies join forces with one fundamental premise: multilateralism and cooperation are essential to fighting this pandemic. San Jose, 7 April 2020 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) participated in a virtual meeting convened by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Director of the […]

Zero Hour: Our Region in the Face of the Pandemic

March 26, 2020

Alicia Bárcena Ibarra* Everything seems to be one gigantic mistake. We console ourselves by saying that everything has happened as it should not have happened. But it is we who are mistaken, not history. We must learn to look reality in the face; if necessary, we must invent new words and new ideas for these […]

New Policy Options for Economic Diversification in Trinidad and Tobago

February 11, 2020

The rise of exports in the agro-processing sector unlocks exciting opportunities for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). This, according to the latest policy brief published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled `Policy actions to facilitate upgrading of the agricultural sector in Trinidad and Tobago’. According to the […]

Overall Deceleration Persists in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 and Low Growth is Expected for 2020

November 11, 2019

ECLAC updated its growth projections for the countries of the region. (November 11, 2019) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) downwardly revised its projections for growth in the region’s economic activity in 2019, forecasting an average expansion of 0.1% in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Commission indicated today in a press […]

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Increased by 13.2% in 2018, Ending a Five-Year Downward Trend

August 15, 2019

In an international context of reduced flows and strong competition, national policies must attract FDI that contributes to creating local capacities and fostering sustainable development, ECLAC says in its annual report. (August 14, 2019) In contrast to the global trend, flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 13.2% in 2018 […]

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