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World Day of Social Justice:20 February 2012
20 February 2012
"We have a chance to rethink development strategies and business practices so that they point us toward a more sustainable and equitable future", states Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

From 6 to 8 February:
Alicia Bárcena met with senior government authorities and gave a magisterial conference on regional integration processes at the University of Havana.
Executive Secretary of ECLAC:
While average investment in the region is 20% of GDP, in some countries in Asia Pacific it is 40%, stated Alicia Bárcena.
According to a new report published by ECLAC, CIAT and OECD:
The average tax to GDP ratio in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC) rose from 14.9% in 1990 to 19.2% in 2009.
Executive Secretary of ECLAC:
Alicia Bárcena and the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Dirk Niebel, took part in a roundtable on climate change.
Available on the Internet:
Publication provides facts, for example, on the decline in fertility and increase in unemployment among women.
In a joint publication:
Almost 6.5 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean are not registered at civil registries in their countries.
According to ECLAC publication:
Organization warns that if the situation in the Eurozone gets worse, the international context could deteriorate.
According to ECLAC publication:
The Organization predicts that the region will close this year with three million people less living in poverty.

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