COVID-19
Zero hour: Our region as it faces the pandemic
Coronavirus response must safeguard one of the most valuable global public goods in existence: people’s health and well-being.
Bachelor's in Biology and Master's in Public Administration, Harvard University; completed course work for a Master's in Ecology. Extensive experience in sustainable development includes posts with the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme; consultancies with the Inter-American Development Bank; and senior positions in the Government of Mexico and in various non-profit organizations. Former: Deputy Chef de Cabinet and Chef de Cabinet of Secretary-General Kofi Annan; Undersecretary-General for Management, United Nations Headquarters; Deputy Executive Secretary and Director, Environment and Human Settlements Division, ECLAC. Since July 2008, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
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Hora Cero: nuestra región de cara a la pandemia
Hace solo pocos meses, CEPAL estimaba que el 2020 vería un repunte tímido y que la tasa alcanzaría un alza de 1,3% del PIB. Hoy, América Latina y el Caribe registrará para este año un cre...
Cómo América Latina puede ayudar a alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Países de América Latina han mostrado un enorme compromiso con el desarrollo sostenible en su amplia participación en la Agenda 2030. Ahora deben demostrar su capacidad para liderar el ca...
Governance for Sustainability
How Latin America can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Latin American countries have displayed an extraordinary commitment to sustainable development in their extensive participation in the 2030 Agenda. They must now show their ability to lea...
Latin America
How can Latin America avoid being left behind?
Davos 2016: The region must deepen its economic and technological integration to get out of its current malaise.
Future of Economic Progress
Latin America is the world's most unequal region. Here's how to fix it
For evidence of the destructive impact that extreme inequality has on sustainable patterns of growth and social cohesion, look no further than Latin America and the Caribbean.
Latin America
Why 2015 is key for sustainable development
Latin America
Latin America’s challenges for 2015
Financial and Monetary Systems
Latin America needs a new relationship between state, market and society
Latin America