Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional organization, led the launch of a report on the economics of climate change that was commented upon by Marcelo Mena, Chile’s Minister of the Environment, and Andrés Rebolledo, the country’s Energy Minister. (December 13, 2017) The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must change their development paradigm, […]
The Concausa seminar, held at ECLAC, was opened by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. (December 2, 2017) Young people from eleven Latin American and Caribbean countries presented their proposals for meeting the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals and for overcoming child poverty, in a seminar held at the Economic Commission for Latin America […]
The ninth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas concluded on Thursday in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico. (November 17, 2017) The countries participating in the ninth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held in Mexico, urged governments of the region […]
In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist. (October 19, 2017) The low economic growth experienced by Latin American and Caribbean countries in the last few years will continue affecting the region’s labour market performance […]
ECLAC’s XV Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today in Lima, Peru. (October 11, 2017) Planning is a space for the convergence of equality and sustainability and a key element for regional integration with a view to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the representatives […]
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, made a presentation at the IV Regional Conference on Prospects for Triangular Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Lima, Peru. (September 27, 2017) Triangular cooperation, suited to national development priorities, can contribute to giving an environmental push to the economies of Latin America and the […]
ECLAC holds its projection for average regional growth at 1.1% and stresses the importance of macroeconomic policies to regain economic dynamism. (August 3, 2017) The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 1.1% on average in 2017 after two consecutive years of contraction, thanks to an international context that shows improved growth expectations […]
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the regional organization, participates in the annual session of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development inaugurated today at United Nations headquarters in New York. (July 10, 2017) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) underscored today the political commitment by the region’s countries to the 2030 […]
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. (April 27, 2017) The strengthening of institutions, especially through improved construction and measurement of national statistics systems’ indicators, as well as […]
