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Ministers and high representatives of the region participated in the ECLAC’s meeting in Mexico.

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Authorities Establish the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

Authorities gathered at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session in Mexico decided to establish this Forum as a regional mechanism to follow-up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the region.

The VII summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

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Summit of Caribbean States Embraces ECLAC’s Proposal for Debt Relief

The United Nations regional organization’s initiative proposes a Caribbean resilience fund for the countries that benefit from debt reduction.

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Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Region Highlight Relevance of ECLAC’s Proposals at the End of its Biennial Meeting in Mexico

Authorities praised the proposals of the Commission’s document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” and acclaimed the establishment of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.

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Regional and global dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for sustentainable development

Forum of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.

The panel about social policies took place during the regional organization’s gathering in Mexico City. (Photo: Jorge Nájera/ECLAC)

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Senior Authorities Call for Combating Poverty and Reducing Inequality with Integrated Policies Aligned with 2030 Agenda

Mexico’s Secretary of Social Development, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, headed a panel about social policies during the regional organization’s gathering in Mexico City.

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Progressive structural change with a 2030 horizon

Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (May 2016).

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A Renewed Equation between State, Market and Society is Needed to Build a New Development Pattern in the Region

Authorities and scholars highlighted ECLAC’s proposal contained in the document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” which was presented today in Mexico by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary.

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ECLAC’s Committee on South-South Cooperation Will Contribute to the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda

In the framework of the United Nations regional organization’s thirty-sixth session, the Committee’s member countries agreed upon lines of action to 2018.

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Argentine Foreign Minister and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Highlight Region’s Potential for Applying the 2030 Agenda

Authorities and senior officials also stressed the importance of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will be approved during ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, currently being held in Mexico.

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The European Union Reaffirms Strategic Association with Latin America and the Caribbean

The European High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, participated as a special guest in ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, which is being held in Mexico.

ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena and President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto. (Photo: Presidency of Mexico)

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Enrique Peña Nieto: “Today I Ratify Mexico's Commitment to Integration and Sustainable Development"

The President inaugurated along with ECLAC's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and other senior authorities the regional organization's thirty-sixth session, which is being held through Friday in Mexico.

ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Mexican Foreign Minister, Claudia Ruiz Massieu

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ECLAC Recognizes Mexico’s Leadership in the Forging and Follow-up of the 2030 Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated in the first segment of the Commission’s 36th session, which was dedicated to the host country.

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Horizons 2030

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ECLAC Proposes a New Development Pattern for Latin America and the Caribbean

The document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development” holds that the current development model is unsustainable and that the region requires progressive structural change if it wants to effectively achieve fulfillment of the sustainable development goals by 2030.