National training course in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation -Antigua and Barbuda

The overall objective of the training course is to strengthen the skills level of executives, senior management, and technical staff of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation. The course will enhance organizational capacity in project proposal development and implementation, ensuring effective and efficient project delivery with the ultimate purpose of improving the skills and processes of project proposal preparation and implementation within organizations, leading to higher project success rates.…

Second Edition of the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean

The Second Edition of the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean, to be held from June 16–20, 2025 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is a flagship regional initiative aimed at empowering mid-to-senior level policymakers and stakeholders with advanced knowledge and tools for digital transformation. Building on the success of its 2024 edition, this year’s School will focus on meaningful connectivity, AI governance, and infrastructure resilience, addressing the unique challenges faced by Caribbean Small Island Developing States. Organized by ECLAC in partnership wit…

VIII Plenary Meeting of the Regional Forum of Energy Planners (FOREPLEN)

Rio de Janeiro will host the 8th FOREPLEN Meeting on June 5 and 6, 2025, where regional authorities and experts will address energy planning challenges and promote a sustainable and resilient transition.…

Celebration of World Environment Day and the Escazú Agreement in the Bahamas

28 May 2025 – Preparation for the 2025 High-level Political Forum (HLPF)

This Community of Practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of Voluntary National Reveiws (VNRs) in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTSBahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay SESSION GOALThe main objective of this meeting was to highlight good practices and innovative ideas from Latin Ame…

XXXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy

The XXXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy is organized by the Executive Secretary of theEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) through the EconomicDevelopment Division. It is sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International DevelopmentCooperation (AECID) and supported by the IDB Group, the Organization for Economic Cooperationand Development (OECD), the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Antigua and Barbuda

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

Seminar “Escazú en Movimiento: Avances y Desafíos para su Implementación en Ecuador”

The event will be held on May 22, 2025, in person at the Swissôtel Quito, Ecuador (Av. 12 de Octubre y Cordero). The objective of the seminar is to create a space for reflection, multisectoral dialogue, and awareness-raising, allowing for the sharing of progress, the identification of challenges, the sharing of good practices, and the co-creation of proposals to strengthen participatory processes for the implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Ecuador. The event is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE) of Ecuador, the Economic Commission f…

Webinar preparation, response and recovery: Lessons learnt from hurricane Beryl

This webinar reinforces known principles of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), while sharing geospatial and other lessons learnt by Caribbean SIDS, in addition to regional and international agencies who provided support during the preparation, response and recovery phases of Hurricane Beryl.…

Skill WAVE: Workshop for Action, Vision and Entrepreneurship - Grenada

ECLAC Caribbean will be hosting a series of capacity building workshops, meant to build entrepreneurship skills among target groups in each country. The workshops should provide tools necessary to enhance entrepreneurship and related business activities, specifically targeted toward youth and female entrepreneurs.…

National training course in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation - St Kitts and Nevis

The overall objective of the training course is to strengthen the skills level of executives, senior management, and technical staff of the Government of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in project proposal preparation and effective project implementation. The course will enhance organizational capacity in project proposal development and implementation, ensuring effective and efficient project delivery with the ultimate purpose of improving the skills and processes of project proposal preparation and implementation within organizations, leading to higher project success …

Seminar on the Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework - Principle 5

The objective of this virtual seminar is to provide Member States and interested parties with the conceptual foundations related to the five principles of the United Nations Global Statistical and Geospatial Framework, to enhance the use of integrated statistical and geospatial information.…

Accelerator Session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2025

The event "Measuring progress and promoting circularity through public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean" is organized by ECLAC, UNOSD, UN-DESA and IDB/BID Invest, with support of K-eco and the German Cooperation.…

Measuring what we waste - regional strategies and diagnostic tools for waste management and resource circularity in Latin America and the Caribbean

This one-day session will convene national government representatives on waste and circular economy to improve national data collection, compare data quality challenges and discuss current certainty levels of regional data on waste and resource circularity. The session will provide an open discussion platform to assess national capacity gaps and needs on waste and resource circularity. The closed-door session will also provide a platform to define technical cooperation priorities with regional Member States towards developing a roadmap and future cooperation activ…

Regional Blue Talk: Latin America and the Caribbean On the Road to the Third United Nations Ocean Conference 2025 - Virtual Event

The Regional Blue Talk is a preparatory dialogue space for the UNOC3, where experts, government representatives, and key stakeholders can identify regional and subregional priorities, specificities, and challenges, share experiences, and formulate recommendations that contribute to building a shared regional perspective.…

National capacity building workshops in cost benefit analysis - Grenada

The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Grenada in cost-benefit analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.…

ECLAC-OECD Workshop Women in trade in Latin America and the Caribbean: Data availability and methodologies

Women and men are affected differently by international trade and trade policies due to gender gaps, including disparities in participation in paid employment and entrepreneurship. To identify and estimate these differences, it is necessary to collect data that are disaggregated by gender. Specifically, gender-differentiated data is essential for analysing women’s participation in trade and is a key input into better, more granular policymaking. In recent years, there has been an international impetus to enhance data collection related to engagement in the trade of sub-groups within soci…

National capacity building workshops in statistical analysis - Grenada

The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Grenada in statistical analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.…

First (virtual) meeting of the open-ended Group of Friends of the Chair on the rights of persons with disabilities and the population and development agenda in the framework of the RCPD (Cartagena Group)

The purpose of the meeting was the formal presentation of the Cartagena Group by the Government of Colombia, the invitation to the countries of the region to join this initiative and the presentation of the work plan. …

Twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

The twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held virtually from 29 to 30 April 2025.…