Earthquake in Haiti: ECLAC Calls for Urgent International Cooperation with Haiti The enormous damage caused by the quake yesterday adds on to the losses for almost US$ 900 million caused by cyclones in 2008. Cooperation agreement: ECLAC and IDB collaborate in studies of the economics of climate change in South America A regional and eight national reports will be completed during 2010 as a result of an agreement between both institutions. ECLAC Report: Latin American and Caribbean Exports Fell 24% in 2009 Due to Crisis The signs of economic recovery during the last quarter of 2009 portend greater regional trade this year. ECLAC report at Copenhagen Summit: Climate Change Will Cost 137% of Current GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean By 2100 The study projects that without international mitigation efforts, the region could suffer important losses in agriculture and biodiversity, strong pressures on infrastructure and a growing intensity of extreme weather events. Kalim U. Shah, Maria Hinostroza, Georgina Núñez (Coordinator) Promoting corporate social responsibility in small and medium enterprises in the Caribbean: methodology report New document ECLAC-CAF: Good Corporate Governance Is Foundation of Financial Development, Say Experts Analysts met at ECLAC to examine the pending challenges in post-crisis corporate practices. During Copenhagen summit: ECLAC Report Examines Impact of Climate Change in the Region's Economies The study, to be presented in Denmark on December 16, outlines the environmental and economic consequences of global warming in Latin America and the Caribbean. To foment innovation: Broadband Internet Should Be a Global Public Good, Says ECLAC The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Alicia Bárcena, participated in the XIX Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government and the V Ibero-American Business Meeting in Portugal. New report released today: ECLAC Projects Economic Recovery in the Region to Be Faster than Expected, with 4.1% Growth in 2010 The U.N. body warns, however, that this recovery may not be sustainable over time. December 2009 Capital Flows to Latin America: Recent Developments Arturo C. Porzecanski Latin America: the missing financial crisis ECLAC/ Kellogg Contest awards: Brazilian Civil Observatory Wins International Competition On Social Innovation Brazil won first place, followed by Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile and Argentina. Report Social Panorama of Latin America 2009: ECLAC Estimates that Nine Million People Will Fall in Poverty in 2009 Due to Crisis This year, the number of poor and indigent in Latin America will rise by 1.1% and 0.8%, respectively, with regard to 2008. Ron Knutson and Tim Josling A New Generation of Standards: Implications for the Caribbean and Latin America Experts caution during meeting in Santiago, Chile: Inequality Is the Most Chronic Challenge in Latin America Experts assessed the achievements and challenges 15 years after the International Conference on Population and Development in a seminar inaugurated today. Second joint bulletin on labor: ECLAC and ILO Forecast 8.5% Unemployment for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2009 The global economic crisis continues to impact labor markets, but signs of recovery are expected at the end of the year. ECLAC and Kellogg Foundation programme: Thirteen Projets From Latin American And Caribbean On Their Way To Social Innovation Fair In Guatemala Community projects in education, youths, health, rural development and income generation seeking to overcome poverty will participate. Meeting at ECLAC: Experts Analyze Role of Public-Private Partnerships in the Region Over 200 State and business representatives examined the role of corporate social responsibility from an economic, social and political perspective. Meeting aims to encourage common positions: ECLAC Hosts Second Latin American Dialogue for Negotiations on Climate Change The meeting is attended by government ministers, vice foreign ministers and representatives of Environment, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Economy ministries. ECLAC Executive Secretary: "We Shouldn't Lower Our Guard On Social Protection, Despite Recovery" Alicia Bárcena participated in New York in the launching of the Inter-American Social Protection Network, an initiative of the OAS. ECLAC Report: Latin America Should Take More Advantage of Trade Relations With China China has become the top trading partner of several countries in the region, surpassing the United States and the European Union. Report released today: Regional Trade Will Fall 13% in 2009, Says ECLAC The U.N. commission set forth proposals for regional cooperation in seven areas to mitigate the effects of the crisis on trade and the economy in general. Workshop "Transport facilitation: an agenda to identify and solve obstacles" Lima, Peru, June 10, 2009 The ECLAC Washington Office along with the Division of Natural Resources and Infrastructure, and in collaboration with the Ministry of International Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) of Perú organized a workshop on transport facilitation (only in spanish). Inés Bustillo and Helvia Velloso The global financial crisis: what happened and what's next Raquel Artecona y Fernando A. Flores Observatorio del control aduanero a las importaciones de Estados Unidos: estándares técnicos June 2009 Capital Flows to Latin America: Recent Developments 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1120 - Washington, D.C. 20006 - U.S.A. 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