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This report of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean covers the period from 14 June 2008 to 1 June 2010 and comprises three sections. The first is devoted to issues requiring action by the Economic and Social Council or being brought to its attention; the second contains the report on the activities carried out by the Commission between January 2008 and December 2009, and the third concerns the thirty-third session of the Commission, held in Brasilia, from 30 May to 1 June 2010.
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To function as a centre of excellence charged with collaborating with member States in a comprehensive analysis of development processes geared to the design, monitoring and evaluation of public policies and the resulting provision of operational services in the fields of specialized information, technical cooperation services, training and support for regional and international cooperation and coordination.
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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is an institution committed to the development of Latin America and the Caribbean. We view development as a comprehensive process from and for the region, a process comprising economic, social and environmental sustainability dimensions which overlap and blend with one another. As an institution, ECLAC has contributed for more than 60 years to the building of a tradition of Latin American and Caribbean thought, through its capacity for analysis and generation of new ideas, combined with technical cooperation activities that have directly benefited the countries of the region.
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The ECLAC national offices were established to enhance the identification and analysis of the region’s development related problems and to support some Governments more closely. The Commission maintains national offices in Bogota, Brasilia, Buenos Aires and Montevideo and a liaison office in Washington, D.C.
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The Commission’s technical cooperation programme is of strategic importance for ECLAC and its member countries. From a substantive point of view, it represents an indispensable complement to the research work of ECLAC and makes it possible to analyse development issues in greater depth and take the lead in addressing emerging issues on which countries require ad hoc analysis with a regional focus or an immediate response to a pressing need in the areas of policymaking or technical cooperation services. Thus, through its technical cooperation programme, ECLAC significantly strengthens its support for policymaking and its impact on the development agendas of the countries of the region. From an operational standpoint, ECLAC is able to respond dynamically and flexibly to the many requests for assistance from Governments and authorities in the region through a wide range of technical cooperation services, which are described below.
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The 2008-2009 biennium saw a renewed push for the improvement of managerial skills aimed at strengthening the culture of results-based management at ECLAC. Continuous monitoring mechanisms, performance analysis and accountability are fundamental elements of this approach to management. Several initiatives helped to strengthen these elements at a strategic level and to enhance coordination between divisions, notably improvements in strategic planning processes and programme management, better coordination of flagship publications and enhanced resource management.
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