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Thursday 1 december 2016

To Take on the Challenges of Globalization:

President of Peru Calls for Building More Egalitarian Societies

-During a keynote speech In this regard, he stressed ered a greeting on behalf
given at ECLAC’s head- that integration in Latin of the Executive Secretary,
quarters, Pedro Pablo Kuc- America is fundamental Alicia Bárcena.
zynski urged countries in and that mechanisms like In his speech, Antonio Pra-
the region to defend mul- the Asia-Pacific Economic do recalled that in the re-
tilateralism. Cooperation (APEC) forum cently released annual re-
and the Pacific Alliance port entitled Latin America
SANTIAGO, CHILE - Peru- are crucial contributions in and the Caribbean in the
vian President Pedro Pablo that sense. World Economy, ECLAC af-
Kuczynski called on Latin The leader acknowledged firms that we are facing a
American countries to that the new global con- crisis of hyper-globalization,
build more egalitarian soci- text will entail changes that that is, globalization that
eties that will allow them to Latin America must be pre- lacks the necessary gov-
face the challenges of glo- pared for, but stated that ernance to mitigate its dis-
balization, during a speech he was optimistic regard- ruptive effects in social and
today at the headquarters The President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, was welcomed to ing the region’s potential. economic realms.
of the Economic Commis- ECLAC by Antonio Prado, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the “Latin America has been “To overcome the defi-
United Nations regional body.
sion for Latin America and (ECLAC Photo/Carlos Vera) through so many difficult ciencies of current global-
the Caribbean (ECLAC) in journeys and disappoint- ization, we must all work
Santiago, Chile. ments that its people are together to build agree-
The Peruvian leader said tries in the region to defend as climate change, “the courageous, and there is a ments and institutions that
that social reform must be multilateralism rather than only solution is multilateral- young population in most promote effective macro-
implemented with educa- the economic and human ism, because if we cannot countries. These condi- economic coordination, a
tion and the elimination of protectionism that has agree with each other on tions help adaptation,” he change in the patterns of
racism as central elements been promoted by some this, we will not progress.” remarked. The President production and consump-
and to confront the deep industrialized countries. President Kuczynski called of Peru was welcomed to tion in order to achieve
inequality levels affecting He emphasized that, in on the region to send a ECLAC by Antonio Prado, sustainability, and fair rules
the region. the face of the challenges message to the world and the Deputy Executive Sec- for trade and investment,”
During his speech, the Peru- posed by globalization and “show that multilateralism is retary of the United Nations the senior ECLAC official
vian president urged coun- other phenomena such strong and does work.” regional body, who deliv- stated. q