Fourth International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean

At the request of UNESCO, ECLAC participated in the 4th International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean, which took place in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 22-24, 2019. There, ECLAC presented the results of the ECLAC-Government of Norway cooperation programme “Technical and vocational education and training for greater equality in Latin America and the Caribbean”. In particular, it shared lessons learned on the contribution of TVET to socioeconomic development and on the regional experience on financing of TVET.…

Nineteenth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

CDCC Member Countries and Associate Members will convene in Port of Spain for the 19th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.…

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

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.…

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

The Third Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago on April 23, 2019, in the framework of the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The Presiding Officers elected at the Second Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Montevideo in October 2017, is constituted by Chair, Uruguay, and Vice-Chai…

International Seminar "Technical and Vocational Education and Training for labour inclusion and greater equality in Latin America and the Caribbean"

The seminar seeks to bring together government representatives and renowned specialists in order to establish a dialogue about inclusion challenges presented by the present and the future of work with a gender perspective; the articulation of the education and technical vocational system and its role as an instrument of inclusion; the identification and anticipation of skills demands, the dissemination of information about the labour market; and technical education and training financing.…

Positive Community, Positive Role Models

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'.…

Second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Second Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Panama City, within the framework of the Tenth Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Countries will analyze progress made towards the current mandate regarding the construction of a Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development. The results of the Second Meeting of the Presiding Officers will be documented in a report and will be distributed to all ECLAC member countries. Also, the presentation of the Observatory of …

Caribbean Forum on Population, Youth and Development

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.…

Inter-regional Expert Group Meeting "Placing equality at the centre of the 2030 Agenda"

Understanding and addressing inequality in all its forms is necessary to promote the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and to ensure that “no one is left behind” in the development process. However, many challenges still exist to foster knowledge on the multiple dimensions of inequality, improve its measurement and strengthen the design of public policies for equality and that consider a rights-based approach. This Inter-regional Expert Group Meeting marks the closing of the 9th Tranche United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Equality: Strengthening the Capacity of…

Fifth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable

This year the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) takes a frontal look at four major issues facing the region with a view to identifying workable solutions to address them successfully.…

Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Consulta regional sobre el proyecto de directrices sobre la puesta en práctica efectiva del derecho a participar en los asuntos públicos

La consulta regional tiene por objetivos principales i) recoger los puntos de vista de las partes interesadas en las Américas sobre el contenido del proyecto de directrices, y ii) lograr una mejor comprensión de las leyes, la jurisprudencia, las políticas y las buenas prácticas en la región con respecto a la puesta en práctica efectiva del derecho a participar en los asuntos públicos. Las discusiones sostenidas durante la consulta deberían ayudar al ACNUDH en la preparación del proyecto de directrices.…

Development of a set of core indicators for monitoring implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and the SAMOA Pathway in Caribbean Small Island Developing States

Countries in the subregion are set to meet to identify a set of core indicators, from among the global indicators for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),which the Caribbean would regard as essential to produce.…

Expert Group Meeting Advancing the Rights and Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Development and Society

The Expert Group Meeting will work to: · Take stock of existing mechanisms to promote gender-responsive and disability-inclusive development, including existing technical assistance programs and funding mechanisms and mainstreaming efforts; · Identify strategies within the UN and among Member States, the private sector and civil society, to address persistent challenges and barriers to the empowerment of women and girls with disabilities and bring the gender and disability agendas together; and · Develop recommendations to amplify the…

First meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC’s first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was carried out jointly with the VIII Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and was co-organized by the UNDP Regional Office for Latin America, the Vice-presidency of the Dominican Republic and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…

International Seminar "Labour intermediation: a tool to enhance the impact of job training"

The objective of this international seminar, organised jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Chile’s National Training and Employment Service (SENCE), is to disseminate and discuss strategies and international experiences on the management of institutional change for the implementation and governance of public employment services. This seminar is carried out in the framework of the activities of the cooperation project between the ECLAC and the Norwegian Government, “Vocational Education and Training for Greater Equality in Latin America and the Car…

Preparatory meeting of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean with Caribbean countries

The preparatory meeting of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean with Caribbean countries is convened In accordance with the agreement of the fifthly-third meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in Santiago, Chile on 26-29 January 2016.…

Inter-regional Expert Group meeting «Public policies for equality and the Agenda 2030»

This Inter-regional Expert Group meeting is carried out in the framework of two United Nations Development Account projects aimed at promoting public policies oriented towards greater socio-economic equality and strengthening the capacities of countries to conceptualize, design and implement such policies: the 8th Tranche project “Time for Equality: Strengthening the Institutional Framework of Social Policies” and the 9th Tranche project “Promoting Equality: Strengthening the Capacity of Select Developing Countries to Design and Implement Equality-oriented Public Policies and Programmes”.…

Caribbean Conference on Ageing, Elder abuse and the Rights of Older Persons

The conference will bring together policy-makers and other experts from across the Caribbean to address common issues and challenges related to population ageing, elder abuse and the rights of older persons.…

Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

<p>The Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was established at the Thirty-fifth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held in Lima in 2014, as one of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission with a view to contributing to the progress of political and social development activities of the region.</p>…