Committee on South-South Cooperation on the occasion of the thirty-first session of ECLAC

The thirty-first session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was held in Uruguay, from 20 to 24 March 2006.By a resolution adopted at the thirtieth session (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 28 June-2 July 2004) and subsequently approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolution 2004/47, the member States accepted the offer extended by Uruguay to host the session. The meeting is being held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2004-2006.…

Thirty-first session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

The thirty-first session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 20 to 24 March 2006. Pursuant to resolution 613(XXX) as adopted at the thirtieth session of ECLAC (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 28 June to 2 July 2004), member States agreed that the meeting would be held in Montevideo, Uruguay.…

Twenty-first session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

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

In accordance with this mandate, the Executive Committee used its fifth meeting to analyse the terms of reference of the working groups —made up of member countries and multilateral agencies— that implemented the regional programme of work in coordination with the statistical development activities of the ECLAC system. The Committee will also define mechanisms for the coordination and strengthening of intraregional and international cooperation in statistics. Also with a view to achieving the 2 aims of the strategic plan 2005-2015, the Executive Committee intends to use to analyse th…

Specialized Workshop on Redatam+SP Latest Imporevements and Multiplatform (Windows and Linux) Version Introduction

This workshop has been structured in two main activities: the first one, oriented to show the new functions of the software implemented in the database creation, statistical processing and xPlan application's creation modules. The second activity, oriented to show, use and analyze the Beta version of Redatam under the Linux platform. These activities will be conducted all-around vital statistics database and xPlan applications creation. Redatam+SP, as its previous versions, is a tool that allows any professional to process, in an easy and fast way, the data from the censuses and other sources…

Thirty eighth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Concluyó la trigésima octava reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe con la participación de 19 Estados Miembros y varias organizaciones del sistema de las Naciones Unidas. Los participantes revisaron las actividades realizadas en seguimiento al Consenso de México y a la Declaración del Milenio y se abocaron al análisis de las políticas de protección social, economía del cuidado y equidad de género implementadas en los países de la región. La Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe es un órgano subsidiario d…

Fifth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Dani Rodrik entitled: "Policies for Economic Diversification?"

Third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

Opening Ceremony: Statement by the Executive Secretrary of ECLAC, Mr. José Luis Machinea. (only spanish) …

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

International Seminar "Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean: Relevance of Socio-demographic Information for Policies and Programs"

This seminar aspires to be a space for conversation and the exchange of experiences, lessons learned and information that will contribute to the updating of the state of knowledge of the socio-demographic situation, dimensions and characteristics of Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean. It will also include the preparation of recommendations geared towards the perfection of the instruments of collection, processing, diffusion and use of information, with an intercultural focus.…

Twenty-third session of the Committee of the Whole

The Twenty-third session of the Committee of the Whole of ECLAC was held on 16 February 2005, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Committee of the Whole is the subsidiary body of ECLAC which enables member Governments to meet between sessions of the Commission.…

Workshop "The Use of Census Information for Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples: Pertinence and Scope in Policies and Programs," Ecuador

The project includes the completion of a study and the production of a socio-demographic atlas, culminating with diffusion and training workshops at the national level. The specific objectives of the workshop are the presentation of the scope and limitations of census information for obtaining demographic and socio-economic indicators for Indigenous peoples and Afrodescendent populations; the joint undertaking among professionals and technicians--Indigenous, Afrodescendent, and others--of the interpretation and use of census information as input in the design, follow-up and evaluation of polic…

Workshop "The Use of Census Information for Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples: Pertinence and Scope in Policies and Programs," Bolivia

The project includes the completion of a study and the production of a socio-demographic atlas, culminating with diffusion and training workshops at the national level. The specific objectives of the workshop are the presentation of the scope and limitations of census information for obtaining demographic and socio-economic indicators for Indigenous peoples and Afrodescendent populations; the joint undertaking among professionals and technicians--Indigenous, Afrodescendent, and others--of the interpretation and use of census information as input in the design, follow-up and evaluation of polic…

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

Dallas, United States…

Workshop "The Use of Census Information for Indigenous and Afrodescendent Peoples: Pertinence and Scope in Policies and Programs," Panama

The project includes the completion of a study and the production of a socio-demographic atlas, culminating with diffusion and training workshops at the national level. The specific objectives of the workshop are the presentation of the scope and limitations of census information for obtaining demographic and socio-economic indicators for Indigenous peoples and Afrodescendent populations; the joint undertaking among professionals and technicians--Indigenous, Afrodescendent, and others--of the interpretation and use of census information as input in the design, follow-up and evaluation of polic…

Workshop on Creation and Administration of Databases and Special Applications of Redatam XPlan and Redatam WebServer for On-Line Systems

Participants should have previous knowledge of Redatam and must bring with them the databases they will work on (population censuses, agricultural censuses or surveys, vital statistics, household surveys, etc.) in their original format (ASCII, DBF, IMPS, SPSS, etc.) along with the corresponding dictionary and, if possible, the digital cartography for the desired level of disaggregation (ArcView format). The Workshop will be highly practical in character. Each participant should leave the activity with specific products (e.g., an application to upload to the Intranet, Internet web or a CD for d…

Fourth Raúl Prebisch Memorial Lecture, dictated by Rubens Ricupero entitled: "The contemporary relevance of Prebisch: placing international trade at the service of development"

Twenty-two meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of ILPES

The Twenty-Two meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Council for Planning of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES) was held within the framework of the thirtieth session of ECLAC, in accordance with resolution 581 (XXVIII), which stipulates that meetings held in the same year that ECLAC holds its session shall be carried out within the framework of this meeting.…

Thirtieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

The thirtieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 28 June to 2 July 2004. Pursuant to resolution 596(XXIX) as adopted at the twenty-ninth session of ECLAC (Brasilia, Brazil, 6-10 May 2002), member States agreed that the meeting would be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.…

IX session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The ninth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was convened by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC in compliance with ECLAC resolution 557(XXVI) and was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from 10 to 12 June 2004.…