Latin American and Caribbean regional preparatory meeting of international migration experts on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

The aim of the meeting will be to generate inputs that the governments will use in negotiations on the global compact.…

Launch of the South American and Andean Subregional Input-Output Matrix

On August 23, 2017, as part of the 90-year celebration of the creation of the Central Bank of Ecuador, ECLAC presented the South American Input-Output Matrix for 2005 and the Andean Subregional Input-Output Matrix for 2005 and 2011 in Quito, Ecuador. These tools will enable policymakers and analysts to identify productive chains and analyze the effects of changes in the final demand for goods and services on production and employment. During the event, the Central Bank of Ecuador presented the Ecuadorian Social Accounting Matrix for 2007 and 2014.…

Peru: Latin American and Caribbean seminar promoting financial inclusion though development bank financial innovation policies

ECLAC and the Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE) are co-organizing a seminar to promote financial inclusion of SMEs through development bank financial innovation policies.…

Seminar on the potential impacts of climate change on coffee and possible responses in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has found itself exposed to more frequent droughts and flooding in recent years, along with higher temperatures and various hurricanes, placing numerous Dominican families in greater vulnerability. Climate change represents a threat to food security and nutrition, living conditions, and rural population incomes because it affects agricultural activity, including basic foods and exports such as coffee. Thus, the challenge is to transition to more sustainable and inclusive agriculture to protect both the farm-based rural poor, as well as city-based food consumers. Th…

Seventh meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean (Principle 10)

Seminario Globalización en Latinoamérica: estructuras, conflictos y estrategias

Este seminario, desarrollado en conjunto por la División de Desarrollo Productivo y Empresarial de la CEPAL, por la Corporación de Fomento de la Producción de Chile, CORFO, e InvestChile, busca generar un espacio de discusión e intercambio de ideas del impacto de la globalización sobre las políticas de desarrollo en América Latina, enfatizando sus aspectos tecnológicos, financieros, comerciales y de economía política. Apunta a entender las alternativas y el espacio para las políticas macroeconómicas, industriales y tecnológicas en la región. En este sentido, contará con la participación de de…

Intersessional meeting (virtual) of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean (Principle 10)

The meeting will focus on articles 11 to 25 of the compilation text as a whole and the administrative, financial and budgetary implications of the future agreement. Deadline to register: Monday, 10 July 2017.…

Inter-regional workshop “Strengthening statistical capacities for building macroeconomic and sustainable development Indicators in Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific countries

Organized jointly by the Statistical Divisions of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia, ESCAP.…

Fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons

The Conference is taking place within the framework of the third cycle of the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing. The main aim to assess the progress made in the implementation of the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Conference will also seek to identify key actions for expanding the protection of the human rights of older persons in the next five years, specifically those that facilitate the implementation of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older …

First Technical Meeting of the International Comparison Program (ICP) - 2017 Round

Organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and CARICOM…

Disaster assessment methodology training

ECLAC Caribbean will deliver a disaster assessment methodology training to the benefit of the Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA).…

Consulta regional sobre el proyecto de directrices sobre la puesta en práctica efectiva del derecho a participar en los asuntos públicos

La consulta regional tiene por objetivos principales i) recoger los puntos de vista de las partes interesadas en las Américas sobre el contenido del proyecto de directrices, y ii) lograr una mejor comprensión de las leyes, la jurisprudencia, las políticas y las buenas prácticas en la región con respecto a la puesta en práctica efectiva del derecho a participar en los asuntos públicos. Las discusiones sostenidas durante la consulta deberían ayudar al ACNUDH en la preparación del proyecto de directrices.…

Caribbean preparatory meeting for the Fourth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons

As set out in Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 2015/5, the third regional review and appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (2002) takes place in 2017 to be followed by a global review by the United Nations Commission for Social Development in early 2018. In line with Resolution 2015/5, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will facilitate the review and appraisal exercise within the region.…

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

The fifty-fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers was held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 25 to 26 May 2017.…

BIEE Programme Launch in the Caribbean & Capacity Building Workshop on Energy Efficiency Indicators

ECLAC, with the support of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) is currently developing a Database for Energy Efficiency Indicators (BIEE) for the Caribbean.…

Intersessional meeting (virtual) of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean (Principle 10)

The meeting will focus on articles 11 to 25 of the compilation text and the administrative, financial and budgetary implications of the future agreement.…

Eighteenth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene in Port of Spain for the 18th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.…

Workshop to accelerate SDG implementation in the Caribbean

ECLAC Caribbean is organizing a one-day workshop to accelerate SDG Implementation in the Caribbean as an avenue to discuss practical steps towards establishing national institutional frameworks for SDG implementation in the Caribbean.…

LAC Regional Workshop on Environmental Accounting: Sustainable Development Agendas: How energy and emission accounting can contribute to policy design and decision making

This workshop is organized jointly by ECLAC, World Bank-led global partnership Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services Partnership (WAVES) and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)…

International Fair Trade Meeting in the Plurinational State of Bolivia

The International Fair Trade Meeting for the Andean countries was held from May 10 to 11th, 2017 in La Paz, Bolivia (P.S. of) on the theme "Fair Trade: an alliance for sustainable development". More than 40 Fair Trade producer organizations from the host country, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and the Dominican Republic participated, as well as representatives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation for Agriculture (IICA), and the Bolivian Ministry of Productive Development and Plural Economy. The mai…