15 February 2024 – Data and Statistics for SDG Implementation

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 for Sustainable Development in general and the Voluntary National Review (VNR) in particular. It also aims to provide a regular space for countries to communicate with regards to VNRs preparations. PARTICIPANTS Barbados, Belize, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Session goals The goal of this session was to discuss data and statistics for SDG implementation.…

Enhancing statistical capacity through the global training on small area estimation: lessons from Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

This side event of 55th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission, aims to showcase the experiences and lessons learned from the Global Training on Small Area Estimation across three key regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia Pacific, and Africa.…

Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Launch PISA 2022

The objective of this hybrid event is to disseminate the results of the OECD's 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and promote their use to address the challenges that countries in the region face in relation to learning outcomes and to promote actions for an educational transformation to move towards inclusive and quality education.…

11 December 2023 – The role of parliaments in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

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 discussion among peers. PARTICIPANTS Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Dominica, Ecuador, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela SESSION OBJECTIVE The specific objective of this session was to reflect…

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.…

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…

Thirty-Seventh Session of the Committee of the Whole of ECLAC

Annual Seminar on National Accounts for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023: Advances and challenges

The annual Seminar on national accounts for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2023 is held in hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on 10 and 11 October 2023, at ECLAC headquarters.…

6 September 2023 – Reflections on the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) and preparation for the 2023 SDG Summit

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, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Neves, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay SESSION GOALThe main objective of this meeting was to reflect on the 2023 High-Level Political …

Webinar Introduction to the UN Datathon 2023

The UN Datathon (3-6 November) welcomes participants from around the globe of all ages and backgrounds, as long as you have a basic level of data science experience. If you are passionate about data-driven solutions at local and global levels, and eager to contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this event is for you!…

Thirteenth Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)

The Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), is an intergovernmental mechanism created to provide guidelines regarding the production, availability, and use of geospatial information within national, regional and global policy frameworks.…

29 June 2023 – Preparation for the 2023 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. 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…

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)

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…

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

This twenty-second meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held virtually on May 3 and 4, 2023. Agreements of the meeting are available on this page.…

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

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.…

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

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.…

Sixth meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2023

At the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held in Mexico City from 23 to 27 May 2016, the member States adopted resolution 700 (XXXVI), Mexico Resolution, which established the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development as a regional mechanism to follow up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its means of implementation, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The Economic and So…

Workshop on Implementation of global guidelines to strengthen geospatial information management in the Caribbean

The objective of this workshop is training in the use of the United Nations methodology for the development of a national action plan based on the nine strategic pathways of the Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF).…

22 March 2023 – The sixth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (April 24-28, 2023)

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. PARTICIPANTSArgentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela SESSION GOALThe specific goal of this session was to i…

Learning Lab: Disaster Statistics

This activity, organized by ECLAC, was carried out within the framework of the eighth session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (PR23), which took place from February 28 to March 2023 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, which was sponsored by the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.…