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Bogota, Colombia, 10 August 2009
Fifth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, read by Laura López, Secretary of the Commission.

Complete speech by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC Executive Secretary (PDF, 31 Kb.)

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Press release
Latin American and Caribbean Nations to Create Code of Good Practices for Handling Statistics
Governments agreed to improve the production of indicators and deepen their cooperation.
Statistical Data Is Vital for Strengthening Democracy
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe inaugurated the meeting, which gathers top statistics experts from the region.
Regional Authorities and Experts to Analyze Development of Statistics in Latin America
The meeting will be inaugurated in Bogota by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.

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Fifth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

Quinta reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)