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National Consultation - Sustainable Recovery and Resilience towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Commonwealth of Dominica

16 March 2022, 11:00 - 14:00 | Event (Other events)

The National Consultation aims at discussing with stakeholders the progress in formulating and implementing sustainable recovery plans in Dominica and receiving input and concrete recommendations on building back better and accelerating the implementation of the country’s national development plans, in this case the National Resilience Development Strategy (NRDS) towards advancing the achievement of the sustainable development goals.…

Seminar on non-communicable diseases and their impact on sustainable development in the Caribbean

4 November 2021, 05:30 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The overall objective of this seminar is to examine the confounding factor of COVID -19 in relation to NCDs and to highlight the contribution that an economic analytical approach to the problem of NCDs could make towards sustainably addressing the developmental challenges posed by these chronic diseases. The main expected output of the seminar is a set of proposed actions and recommendations for different stakeholders in sustainably addressing the challenges posed to Caribbean economies by NCDs.…

Training: Evidence-based Policy Planning for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

10 December 2020, 05:30 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The purpose of the training is to reinforce participants’ knowledge of and capacity in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks by drawing on the knowledge and practical experience of experts in member States for the benefits of all participants.…

Training in Evidence-based Policy Planning for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

10 December 2020, 05:30 - 10:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The purpose of the training is to reinforce participants’ knowledge of and capacity in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks by drawing on the knowledge and practical experience of experts in member States for the benefits of all participants.…

Dialogue on population impacts and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean

8 December 2020, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The dialogue “Population impacts and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Caribbean’’ will address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups and the adaptation of policy responses and services, within the context of the agreements adopted in the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development and the objectives and goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…

Expert Group Meeting: Statistical Disclosure Control for Caribbean Census Tables

10 November 2020, 06:30 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Statistical disclosure control (SDC) is a topic of increasing interest to Caribbean statisticians and international development partners working in the subregion. ECLAC has carried out a study of statistical disclosure control methods for census tables which recommends select methods that could be applied to Caribbean census data.…

Workshop on Leaving No One Behind in the Caribbean: Building resilience through universal social protection

6 - 7 October 2020 | Event (Other events)

The workshop is being jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), subregional headquarters for the Caribbean and Social Development Division, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), leveraging the partners’ respective technical expertise. The overarching objective of the Subregional Workshop is to promote universal and comprehensive social protection systems in the Caribbean.…

Training session on increasing access to technology for Persons with Disabilities

23 October 2019, 05:30 - 13:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The training will help participants to better utilise Universal service funds (USFs) to increase access to technology for persons with disabilities thereby supporting governments in the subregion in advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.…

Building Back Better: Reckoning with Size in Pursuit of Resilience

10 July 2019, 09:15 - 10:30 | Event (Other events)

The side event will consider the need to integrate resilience-building into sustainable development planning and practice in the Caribbean, in light of the inescapable impact of climate change on the environmental, infrastructural, economic and social wellbeing of Caribbean states. It is an opportunity for the UN community to reflect on the challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in building resilience, focusing in particular on the implications of size that compromise such efforts. Panelists will explore remedies through partnership and engagement with all stakeholders.…

Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

18 June 2019, 04:45 - 13:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is convened in accordance with the agreements adopted at the fifty-eighth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Santiago, Chile, on 22 and 23 January 2019.…

Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in National Sustainable Development Planning

17 June 2019, 05:15 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

ECLAC Caribbean, in collaboration with ECLAC Division for Gender Affairs, convenes the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in National Sustainable Development Planning for technical experts and representatives attending the Caribbean preparatory meeting to the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

Holistic Approaches for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Region

15 - 16 May 2019 | Event (Other events)

This international event is co-organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). This event is based on effective collaboration and partnership among different UN entities and relevant government institutions in line with the spirit of the 2030 Agenda.…

Positive Community, Positive Role Models

24 November 2018, 09:00 - 14:00 | Event (Other events)

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the UN system and several civil society organisations will gather at the Enterprise Government Primary School on 24 November 2018 to present the event 'Positive Community, Positive Role Models'.…

Caribbean Forum on Population, Youth and Development

24 - 26 July 2018 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Caribbean forum will contribute to creating synergies between youth policies and broader development frameworks, including the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, the SAMOA Pathway, the SDGs as well as sectoral plans at national level. It will give young people an opportunity to engage directly with public policy making and put youth perspectives at the centre of the social policy dialogue. Meeting participants will identify actions to ensure greater attention to youth issues, and youth participation, in sectoral policies and international development frameworks.…

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