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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.

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ECLAC Participates in Forum on Sustainable Development in Europe in the Run-up to Regional Meeting in Mexico

The Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, outlined the topics to be addressed during ECLAC’s next session, in Mexico, at a gathering organized by the IDDRI.

Degelates attending the thirty-fifth session of ECLAC in Lima in 2014. Photo: Daniel Malpica/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.

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More Than 30 Ministers from the Region Will Attend ECLAC’s Meeting in Mexico

The thirty-sixth session of the United Nations regional organization will be held on May 23-27.

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ECLAC's Committee of the Whole Successfully Concludes Process of Consultations for the Creation of the Sustainable Development Forum

The Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in New York in the gathering that was attended by ambassadors from the Member States and Associate Members of the United Nations regional organization.

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ECLAC Highlights the Priorities for Implementing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs in the Region

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in New York in a meeting of the United Nations Development Group for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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ECLAC Will Present in Mexico Reflection on Future Development of Latin America and the Caribbean in Light of the 2030 Agenda

The United Nations’ organization will celebrate its thirty-sixth session on May 23-27.

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Mariana Mazzucato: The State Does Not simply Correct “Market Failures,” It is also the Creator of Wealth and Engine of Innovation

The Italian economist was the first woman to deliver the Prebisch Lecture at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile, where she was welcomed by Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary.

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South-South Cooperation is a Key Tool for Achieving the 2030 Agenda’s Goals

Authorities and international experts analyzed at ECLAC the challenges of regional integration and financing for development.

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary, with the President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina.

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ECLAC’S Executive Secretary Reiterates the Organization’s Technical Support to the Work of CELAC

Alicia Bárcena met with the President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, and at a meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers, she presented an economic and social overview of the region and its prospects in light of the 2030 Agenda.

ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena

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ECLAC Supports Region’s Countries in the Definition of the 2030 Agenda’s Indicators

The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, inaugurated in Mexico the third meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group, which is in charge of proposing a framework of reference for measuring progress on compliance with the SDGs.