Fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean held their fifty-second meeting from 30 to 31 July 2015 in Santo Domingo.…

Twenty-second Meeting of the Specialized Agencies and Other United Nations System Organizations on the Advancement of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Summoned in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on July 29, the meeting aims to analyze the activities of the United Nations System agencies to achieve the advancement of women in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to prepare the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Launch of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch its Economic Survey of Latin American and Caribbean 2015.…

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)

Expert Meeting on Challenges and Opportunities for Food and Nutritional Security in SICA Countries

According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition from FAO, WFP, and IFDA, Mexico and Central America have shown a trend towards hunger reduction. The region has achieved a decline in hunger from 12,6 million to 11,4 million persons from 1990 to 1992, according to the initial 2014-2016 estimate. This represents a decline in persons affected by hunger from 10,7% to 6,6% of the population in the timeframe of the analysis. In terms of fulfilling Millennium Development Goal 1C, the region has achieved 77% fulfillment (between 1990 and 2015 the proportion of people who suffer from hunger has be…

2nd Academic Seminar of the Latin America and Asia Pacific Observatory: Exploring spaces for productive integration between Latin America and Asia Pacific

Seventeenth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee

“There is no question that the Caribbean is shouldering an unsustainable debt burden which compromises the capacity of the economies for sustained growth and restricts the options available to governments to introduce important social and welfare programmes” the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, said via video conference in opening the 17th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)…

Second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 24 to 26 June 2015. The Presiding Officers serve as a link between the governments of member States and ECLAC Secretariat, in order to provide regional follow-up on issues related to population and development such as ageing, international migration, indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants, among others.…

Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals for the Caribbean within the Post-2015 Development Agenda

ECLAC subregional headquarters will facilitate the consideration of Caribbean sustainable development goals (SDGs) at a technical meeting of key stakeholders including intergovernmental organizations and civil society.…

The Inter-American System Joins forces to tackle the leading cause of deaths in the Americas: Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)

The Director of the ECLAC Washington Office, Inés Bustillo participated in the Launch of the Inter-American Task Force on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) at OAS Headquarters, Washington, D.C.…

Fifth LAC Tax Policy Forum 16-17 June 2015, Costa Rica

The fifth LAC Tax Policy Forum will build on the dialogue launched in Panama in 2010, continued in Colombia in 2012, in Uruguay in 2013 and in Mexico in 2014, on key fiscal drivers for inclusive and sustainable economic growth for the region.…

World Environment Day in Trinidad and Tobago

ECLAC Caribbean staff members worked side by side with communities in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to protect and preserve the local environmental heritage, in a special commemoration of the United Nations World Environment Day 2015.…

Launch of the Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean

The ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will launch the flagship publication Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

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

At this meeting, the Executive Committee reviewed the status of implementation of the Biennial programme of regional and international cooperation activities 2014-2015, adopted by the Statistical Conference of the Americas at its seventh meeting by virtue of resolution 8(VII), and the agreements adopted at the thirteenth meeting of the Executive Committee. The Committee will also discuss the proposed Strategic Plan, 2015-2025, of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC. As a special item at this meeting, the Executive Committee will elect the countries that will participate in the …

Workshop on "Tax Base Protection for Developing Countries"

La Oficina de Financiación para el Desarrollo (FfDO) del Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de las Naciones Unidas realizó, en colaboración con el Centro de la OCDE para la Política y Administración Tributaria (CTPA) un taller sobre "Protección de la base tributaria para países en desarrollo", con la participación de representantes de países en desarrollo. Esta reunión forma parte de un proyecto, llevado a cabo por FfDO, que se centra en el fortalecimiento de la capacidad de los países en desarrollo para aumentar su potencial de movilización de los ingresos nacionales a través de la…

First 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)

Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism to consider integrating the Samoa Pathway into the sustainable development goals and post 2015 agenda

The Caribbean’s perspective on integrating the SIDS Accelerated Modalities for Action (SAMOA) Pathway into the Sustainable Development Goals and the Post 2015 Development Agenda will be discussed.…

Seminar Expanding the role of SMEs in value chains between Asia and Latin America

Sixteenth extraordinary session of the Committe of the Whole

The sixteenth extraordinary session of the Committee of the Whole has been convened by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) pursuant to resolution 694(PLEN.30), adopted at the thirtieth session of the Committee of the Whole, held in New York on 19 and 20 March 2015. The aim of the session is to consider the draft resolution entitled “Forum of the Countries of Latin American and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development”.…

Fourth Inter-American Dialogue of High-Level Msme Authorities Public Policies to Enhance the Competitiveness, Innovation and Internationalization of MSMEs

The Director of the ECLAC Washington Office, Inés Bustillo Moderates Panel on The Challenge of Access to Finance for MSME's OAS Headquarters, Washington, D.C.…