The leading role of Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians in building a new green and inclusive development model

Side Event of the OPCC at the Pavilion of Brazil at COP 28 (18:00-19:00pm, Dubai local time, GMT+4)…

CORPYME Hybrid Workshop: Innovative digital technologies to support the participation of SMEs in international (electronic) commerce

The CORPYME project aims to promote innovative digital technologies in support of the participation of SMEs in international (electronic) commerce. As part of the dissemination activities of the work, ECLAC and the RED IBERO organize a hybrid workshop for the technical teams of the TPOs and other interested parties.…

Virtual Workshop of Specialists Towards solidarity-based and sustainable non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

This virtual event seeks to discuss among regional specialists issues related to the opportunities and challenges to advance in the consolidation of non-contributory pension systems from a solidarity and sustainability approach.…

Regional Technical Workshop on African Descent and Rurality

This workshop, organized by the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Colombia, aims to generate a collaborative roadmap based on the identification and prioritization of challenges and opportunities in relation to Afro-descendant communities and social movements in rural Latin America and the Caribbean through the consolidation of a regional network of Afro-descendant authoritie…

Open virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

Second meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The second meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on 15 November 2023, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The objective of the meeting will be to report on the activities carried out by the Committee since the first meeting, held on 10 August 2023, as well as share the progress in the development of the working modalities, mandated by the Rules of Composition and Functioning of the Committee and open a space for general comments on the matter.…

Fifth meeting Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development and Special session “10 years of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development”

La sesión extraordinaria “10 años del Consenso de Montevideo sobre Población y Desarrollo” y la Quinta Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe tendrán lugar en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, los días 14 y 15 de noviembre de 2023.…

WTO Thematic Session: Trade contributions to energy transition efforts concerning climate adaptation and mitigation

How can trade and trade-related policy tools contribute to a just, climate resilient, low-carbon energy transition? Which goods, services and technologies can support efforts to increase the proportion of renewable sources in national energy mixes? · What trade-related measures have Members taken? What kind of approaches have worked? What are the specific opportunities and challenges faced by developing countries? · What is the WTO’s role in promoting these tools and providing an institutional framework? · From a business perspective, what are the main trade-related opp…

Festival de Datos 2023

The Festival de Datos takes place in Punta del Este, from November 7-9, 2023, bringing together more than 400 delegates from governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society of various nationalities.…

Nineteenth meeting of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES

The Regional Council for Planning is a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and governs the activities of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES). The member States of the Institute are represented at the meetings of the Council by their ministers or heads of planning. The agreements of the Council are set forth in resolutions, which are ratified by ECLAC at its biennial sessions.…

Spanish Public Policy Network (SPPN) Annual Meetings

SPPN Annual Meetings: Georgetown University…

Twenty-first Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.…

The MonCom Seminar: Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Positioning the Caribbean in the knowledge economy: The role of data…

Private finance sector progress to face the challenge of climate change

The event seized the opportunity of being back-to-back with the Regional LAC Platform of Ministers of Finance to address common interests in the private and public sectors working together for further greening of the financial system.…

Building Economic Resilience—Japan’s Evolving Approach to Engagement with Latin America

How is Japanese engagement with the region evolving to accommodate shifting global and regional conditions? What are the possibilities for enhanced Japan-Latin America cooperation on issues of shared concern, including food security, economic resilience, and the integrity of democratic institutions? In what sectors and countries has Japan’s involvement been most supportive of Latin America’s economic and political objectives to date, and can these examples be replicated in other parts of the region?…

Using Open Source Technologies for Geospatial Information Management in IGIF Implementation

Organized by OsGeo - Local Chapter - Geolibres Argentina. This is a side event of the Tenth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas (17 to 20 October 17 2023).…

CARIGEO- Session 2: Moving CARIGEO Ahead

Organized by CARIGEO. This is a side event of the Tenth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas (17 to 20 October 17 2023).…

Conversation “Female leadership in the geospatial field”

Organized by UN-GGIM: Americas. This is a side event of the Tenth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas (17 to 20 October 17 2023).…

18 October 2023 – Meaningful engagement of diverse stakeholders in the VNR process

The Community of Practice is an informal space for the exchange of good practices regarding the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in particular. It aims to provide a space for regular dialogue among peers. PARTICIPANTS Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay SESSION OBJECTIVE The specific objectiv…

AIDIS/ECLAC/IDB Workshop: Rural Sanitation Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean - Vision of International Cooperation

The workshop Rural Sanitation Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean - Vision of International Cooperation, organized by the Division of Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation (DISAR) of the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS), took place on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. This workshop brought together ECLAC and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to explore the challenges and opportunities related to the provision of clean water and sanitation in rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).…