Third meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2019

Seminar on "Advances of the Northern Triangle Customs Union: Impact and Benefits for the Region"

The seminar "Advances of the Northern Triangle Customs Union: Impact and Benefits for the Region" will take place in the city of San Salvador on March 29th. The event will include the participation of the Minister of Economy, Dr. Luz Estrella Rodríguez, as well as Mr. René Salazar, Director of Trade Policy. The event was conceived with the objective of publicizing the results of the study carried out by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): "Evaluation of the effects of the deepening of the Customs Union between the countries of the Northern Triangle".…

Eighteenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

At this meeting will analyze from different perspectives the strategic challenges and priorities for the region’s statistical development. These priority areas and the expected outcomes will serve to guide the preparation of the Working Groups’ programs of activities for the 2020-2021 period.…

Seminar "Analysis of Value Chains from the sub-regional Andean Input-Output Table: The case of intraregional and Asia-Pacific trade"

The seminar "Analysis of Value Chains from the Andean subregional Input-Output Table: The case of intraregional trade and that of Asia Pacific" will be held in the city of Bogotá on March 26. During the Seminar, the methodology followed by ECLAC to assemble the South American Input-Output Tables for 2005 and 2011 will be presented, as well as the Input-Output Table of the Andean Community in both its 2005 and 2011 versions. Likewise, ECLAC will present results related to intra-Andean value chains, as well as trade relations with extra-regional Asia-Pacific partners. The sem…

International Seminar "Technical and Vocational Education and Training for labour inclusion and greater equality in Latin America and the Caribbean"

The seminar seeks to bring together government representatives and renowned specialists in order to establish a dialogue about inclusion challenges presented by the present and the future of work with a gender perspective; the articulation of the education and technical vocational system and its role as an instrument of inclusion; the identification and anticipation of skills demands, the dissemination of information about the labour market; and technical education and training financing.…

50th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

The Statistical Commission consists of 24 member countries of the United Nations, elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years.…

Informative Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, 2019

The meeting is held within the framework of the fiftieth session of the Statistical Commission.…

Meeting of International Cooperating Partners in Support of the Deep Integration Process of the Northern Triangle Countries

In December 2014, the Governments of the Republics of Guatemala and Honduras announced their willingness to advance in the deepening of the economic integration process, in accordance with the provisions of the Central American legal instruments. The investment for the establishment of the Customs Union model between Guatemala and Honduras began in 2016, and the Customs Union between Guatemala and Honduras was officially launched on June 26, 2017. In 2018, El Salvador signed the Adhesion to the Process of Deep Integration towards the Free Transit of Goods and of Natural Persons between the Rep…

Fifty-Eighth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The 58th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women was held on January 22 and 23, 2019, in Santiago, Chile.…

First Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon

The event, organized by ECLAC in the framework of the EUROCLIMA+ programme, will present the results of five studies related to the social cost of carbon implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Regional Workshop: Public Policies for Disaster Risk Management

The workshop seeks to learn more about Colombia's experience in the design, construction and implementation of municipal and departmental public policies related to climate change and to disaster risk.…

Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Andean Product Subregional Input Output Table (IOT) and the South American IOT 2005-2011

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the 2005 and 2011 versions of the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as that corresponding national IOT. Similarly, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the Andean Community subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and Andean Community IOTs as tools for economic analysis. In addition, the seminar included presentations by the Institute of Advanced Studies in Development, the National Institu…

UNFCCC COP24 Side Event "Voices from the Climate Frontlines: Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable (and furthest behind)"

Organized by OHCHR, UN Women, UNICEF, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN HABITAT, ILO and ECLAC, the side event will analyse how the Paris Agreement Work Programme can and should ensure the right to participation, particularly for persons living in poverty that are disproportionately affected by climate change, and discuss concrete examples of how employing a participatory human rights based approach to climate action promotes sustainable development and the eradication of poverty. Speakers will reflect on the role of the recently adopted Escazú Agreement and the Aarhus Convention, as specific tools to mainstre…

UNFCCC COP24 Side Event: Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions in Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC will participate in one of the two events organized by the EUROCLIMA+ Programme during the 24th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP24) that will take place in Katowice, Poland, from December 2 to 14.…

Seminar: Analysis of Value Chains from the Mercosur Subregional Input Output Table

This seminar presented the methodology followed to assemble the 2005 Subregional South American Input Output Table (IOT), and the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, 2005 and 2011 versions, as well as that of each corresponding national IOT. Likewise, ECLAC presented a set of results obtained from the MERCOSUR Subregional IOT, as well as methodological details that allow for the use of the South American and MERCOSUR IOTs as tools for economic analysis. The seminar also included a panel discussion on regional integration, infrastructure, and value chains. The course was held at the Institute o…

First regional dialogue in Latin America and the Caribbean “On the road to equality”: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Organized by ECLAC and UNICEF…

Positive Community, Positive Role Models

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the UN system and several civil society organisations will gather at the Enterprise Government Primary School on 24 November 2018 to present the event 'Positive Community, Positive Role Models'.…

Regional conference: Challenges in an interconnected world, cross-border data flows, data protection and cybersecurity

High-level representatives from governments, academia, the private sector and civil society will participate in the event to analyze the tension between the cross-border nature of the internet and national jurisdiction. As connectivity and Internet penetration increase around the world, tensions over jurisdiction and normative coherence also increase. Maintaining the global nature of the Internet and guaranteeing respect for rights requires innovative cooperation mechanisms. Addressing these challenges is critical to preventing legal gaps that can be detrimental to the Internet and its i…

Workshop for government officials on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional Seminar on Green Fiscal Policy Instruments, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

The Regional Seminar on green fiscal policy instruments, climate change and fiscal sustainability held in San Jose, Costa Rica on November 7 and 8, 2018, aimed to provide an updated view of management and actions taken by the Treasury or Finance Ministries of the SICA countries internationally, in terms of fiscal and environmental sustainability, particularly in terms of green fiscal instruments, robust public investment in climate risks and budgetary classifiers, among others. Likewise, it sought to obtain elements to strengthen the priority lines of action of the COSEFIN Ministries, consider…