Alicia Barcena Ibarra of Mexico on Tuesday took up the post of executive secretary of the Economic Comission for Latin America and the Carribean (ECLAC) under the United Nations (UN) to replace Jose Luis Machinea.
This is the first appointment given to a woman in ECLAC's history. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment in May.
During her presentation before ECLAC staff, Barcena outlined the priority issues for her tenure.
The issues include financing for development, particularly public and private investment; macroeconomic stability and ECLAC's support for member countries facing the problem of rising food and fuel prices; the need to revise global agreements within the UN framework; the need to move towards a society of knowledge and innovation; and the need to reinforce ties among economic development, social development and environmental sustainability.
Barcena first arrived at ECLAC as Director of the Environment and Human Settlements Division in 1999, and left in 2005 to assume the position as Chief of Cabinet for former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Later she was appointed as Under-Secretary-General for Management of the UN by Ban Ki-moon in 2007.
Barcena was also Regional Director of the National Research Institute on Biotic Resources of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
She has published several papers on sustainable development, economy and environment, natural resources conservation and management, ecology and public participation.
Alicia Barcena, 56, has a Master's degree in Public Administration at Harvard University and a Bachelor's degree in Biology, and has completed Master's studies in Ecology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Source:Xinhua
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