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First Latin American and Caribbean Summit for Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Global Taxation

27 - 28 July 2023 | Event (Other events)

The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit extends an invitation to the political leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean to meet at the first ministerial tax summit of the region, which will inaugurate a space for discussion and tax cooperation for our countries. The platform seeks to allow an inclusive and transparent discussion of international taxation issues, in order to identify common positions to strengthen the region's voice in the global tax policy debate.…

International Seminar "Inequalities in access to health: the centrality of Primary Health Care to advance towards universal health"

19 July 2023, 05:00 - 12:30 | Event (Other events)

The objective of this event, that will be held in a hybrid format, is to delve into the main obstacles and barriers that the population faces in access, as well as the Primary Health Care (PHC) strategy as a tool to achieve universal health, providing an opportunity to reflect with authorities and/or specialists from each country on the main challenges their health systems face in terms of universality and the lessons learned from systems with a consolidated strategy.…

CORPYME Hybrid Workshop: Success factors of scalable programs for the digital transformation of exporting SMEs

12 July 2023, 06:00 - 09:00 | Event (Other events)

REDIBERO-ECLAC-CELAC Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chile time In person: Celso Furtado room, ECLAC Virtual: By Zoom Background Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represent only 6% of the region's exports. Yet, they constitute 99% of registered businesses and two-thirds of employment. Their small participation in exports is explained, in part, by their low productivity and the challenges they face in overcoming different obstacles to export beyond access to credit. The Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) –cooperating regionally…

Call for papers - XII REDLAS Conference regional integration in services

1 July 2023, 05:00 - 08:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Background Services represent approximately two-thirds of GDP and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). However, this sector still represents a small part of the region's exports. Although services include several modern activities delivered by digital means and that are knowledge-intensive (such as telecommunications, computing, software, finance, and various types of creative and business services), most services in the region are traditional, low productivity, and informal. This situation has a negative impact on services exports, slows down the growth of the manufacturing an…

29 June 2023 – Preparation for the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

29 June 2023, 15:00 - 17:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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. PARTICIPANTSArgentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay SESSION GOALThe main objective of this meeting was to highlight good practices and…

Third Regional Seminar on Social Development "Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean"

27 - 29 June 2023 | Event (Other events)

The objective of this third Regional Seminar on Social Development, which will be held in a hybrid format, is to reflect on the promotion of labour inclusion policies that allow progress towards the reduction of gaps with experts from the United Nations and multilateral organizations, academics, and labour policy decision-makers in the region. In addition, we hope to provide a space to discuss and share strategies and innovations proposed in the field of labour policies as integral parts of the transformative recovery with equality and sustainability in the region and to highlight successful e…

Matchmaking: showcases of green technologies

22 - 28 June 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The event “Matchmaking: showcases of green technologies”, held exclusively online, will take place from 22 to 28 June 2023. The event is promoted by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil, with the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) of Brazil, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Euroclima+ Program of the European Union, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Centre for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE), Ação AL INVEST Verde DPI and the Royal Danish Embassy in Brazil. The showcase pres…

Regional Seminar "The Contribution of International Migration to Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean"

14 - 15 June 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The objective of this seminar is to share the results of the United Nations Development Account (12th Tranche) project Harnessing the contribution of international migration to sustainable development in Latin American and Caribbean countries , coordinated by CELADE - Population Division of the ECLAC, and to reflect on the analysis dimensions of the studies, as well as on their public policy implications.…

Third Expert forum for producers and users of disaster-related statistics

5 - 7 June 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The annual expert forums are organized to advance the production and use of disaster-related statistics for risk-informed development in support of the aim of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics (IAEG-DRS) of the United Nations Statistical Commission.…

1 June 2023 – Balance of the sixth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (April 24-28, 2023)

1 June 2023, 15:00 - 17:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

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 VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTS Argentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay SESSION GOAL The specific goal of this session was to reflect on the sixth meeting of the Forum of the Co…

Workshop "Contributions of international migration to sustainable development" - Jamaica

1 - 2 June 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

This workshop is part of the activities of the United Nations Development Account project Harnessing the contribution of intra-regional migration to socio-economic development in Latin American and Caribbean countries (12th tranche), which focuses on five countries (Costa Rica, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru).…

First session of the Regional Conference on South South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean

30 - 31 May 2023 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The Regional Conference was established by virtue of resolution 752(PLEN.36) adopted by the member States of ECLAC at the thirty-sixth session of its Committee of the Whole in December 2021. In that meeting member States approved the renaming of the Committee on South-South Cooperation as the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy

15 - 17 May 2023 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The XXXV Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy is organized by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through the Economic Development Division. It is sponsored by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).…

The articulating role of international trade in the circular economy in fashion: challenges and opportunities

27 April 2023, 14:00 - 15:30 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Circularity in the used clothing trade would generate important benefits by extending the useful life of those garments that are in good condition, allowing people to purchase clothing at an affordable price, generating local employment, and reducing CO2 emissions and waste generation by substituting the production of a new garment. However, in some cases, exports of second-hand garments generate negative impacts on the destination markets. This occurs when the exported products are of poor quality, i.e. they are not able to meet the needs for warmth, or do not meet the climatic conditions of …

Side event: Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Role of Voluntary Local Reviews in the Latin America and Caribbean Region

27 April 2023 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)

The main goal of the side event was to share good practices and experiences, as well as innovative approaches to overcoming challenges faced in the formulation and preparation of the VLRs to implement and monitor the 2030 Agenda at local level, and to improve vertical integration at local, national, regional and global levels.…

Rail as the backbone of sustainable transport for people and goods of the future

25 April 2023, 09:00 - 10:30 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

Background With seven years to go until 2030, the year in which the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be implemented, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have faced a challenging health, economic, social and environmental context. The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine reverted some of the progress in infrastructure, transport and logistics achieved before 2020. In this context, the transition towards sustainable and efficient transport to advance towards the achievement of the 2…

Regional Voluntary National Review and Voluntary Local Review Workshop for Latin American and Caribbean countries

25 April 2023, 07:40 - 14:40 | Event (Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development)

The goal of this workshop was to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of Latin American and Caribbean countries in the formulation and preparation of their Voluntary National Reviews and Voluntary Local Reviews as part of their national strategy to implement and monitor the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as to enhance vertical integration across the local, national, regional and global levels.…

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