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Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

26 - 28 October 2021 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The meeting, which will be held virtually, will be attended by social development authorities from the region. The document to be presented on this occasion analyses the impact of disasters and inequality as well as options for the implementation of some of the lines of action of the Regional Agenda for Inclusive …

First Regional Seminar on Social Development "Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: the prolonged crisis as an opportunity for restructuring"

13 - 15 October 2021 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

Education is a fundamental human right, at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and key to achieving a comprehensive social and labour inclusion of the population, while also contributing to economic growth, equality, and civic participation in society. Research has shown that higher levels of education are associated with the reduction of poverty and inequality, the improvement of health indicators, the possibilities of access to decent work, upward social mobility, and a more active civic engagement. Education is also central in relation to the structural changes require…

Virtual workshop: Lessons on the Use of Digital Technology in Social Protection Systems: What Are the Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis and the Implications for the Future?

27 September 2021, 05:30 - 09:15 | Event (Other events)

The aim of the event is to learn about pandemic response experiences and to reflect on the future of the use of digital instruments for the identification and registration of social protection recipients in LAC, within the framework of strengthening universal systems. The event will be a space for critical reflection, debate, and dialogue.…

Workshop "Social policy tools and analysis of inequalities to confront the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and challenges for building universal, comprehensive and sustainable social protection systems"

25 - 26 August 2021 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

This virtual workshop aims at contributing to capacity strengthening in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in the development of social protection policies, within the framework of universal, comprehensive, and sustainable social protection systems that are sensitive to differences.…

Middle income strata, COVID-19 and the challenges of social protection, in the context of Development in Transition Days (DiT)

14 July 2021, 06:30 - 08:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the social and economic impacts associated with the pandemic have been felt significantly in the population belonging to low-income strata. However, the pandemic has also highlighted the vulnerability of our region's middle-income strata, placing them at the center of the debate. This event invites us to discuss social protection strategies and tools, analyzing the feasibility of implementation for a transformative recovery in the region. The debate is expected to delve into regional experiences and scenarios, comparing them with the characteristics of …

Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean

13 January 2021, 06:00 - 15:00 | Event (Presiding officers)

The Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held virtually on January 13, 2021, in the framework of the XII Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This meeting will bring together Social Development ministers and senior authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean. The Presiding Officers elected at the Third Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Mexico City in October 2019, is constituted by Chair, Mexico, and Vice-Chair…

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.…

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.…

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.…

Latin American and the Caribbean Youth Regional Dialogue towards the United Nations High Level Political Forum in the context of COVID-19

26 May 2020, 06:55 - 08:55 | Event (Other events)

Young people have a central role to play in contributing innovative solutions to generate the ambitious transformation established in the 2030 Agenda and face the current global context. This webinar seeks to carry out the contributions of the youth from the Caribbean towards the United Nations High Level Political Forum 2020, as part of the preparatory process.…

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.…

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