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Regional workshop for countries from Latin America and the Caribbean presenting their Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) in 2020

3 - 04 Feb 2020, 06:00 - 15:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The main objective of the meeting was to promote exchange and learning between peers, thus contributing to the strengthening of countries' capacities to deal with the opportunities and challenges of the VNR process. This goes beyond the preparation of the VNR, taking a strategic perspective of a second generation VNR into account, which focuses on the appropriation and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the national level.…

15 Jan 2020 - Data and Statistics for SDG implementation

15 Jan 2020, 06:00 - 13:00 | 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 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 Belize, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Session goals The goal of this session was to discuss data and statistics for SDG implementation, with a specific focus on the experience in Jamaica.…

ECLAC at COP25 in the context of the ECLAC-BMZ/giz Program

11 Dec 2019, 07:45 - 09:15 | Event (Other events)

En el marco del programa CEPAL-BMZ/giz, CEPAL participará en la COP25 con el evento paralelo "Gran impulso energético: acelerando las inversiones en innovación energética sostenible en Brasil en el contexto del enfoque Big Push for Sustainability de la CEPAL". Más de 10 instituciones brasileñas, regionales e institucionales están trabajando juntas para responder preguntas claves con el fin de apoyar más y mejores inversiones públicas y privadas en las áreas de investigación, desarrollo y demostración (RD&D) de soluciones de energía sostenible (SES) en Brasil. ¿Cuánto y…

10 Dec 2019 - Expectations for the Community of Practice

10 Dec 2019, 06:00 - 15:00 | 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 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 Belize, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Session goals The goal of this session was for participants to discuss their expectations for the Community of Practice.…

Seminar for Public Officials and Civil Society Representatives on the Escazú Agreement and the 2030 Agenda

11 Nov 2019, 06:00 - 13:00 | Event (Other events)

The seminar is organized by the Government of Saint Lucia, the Saint Lucia National Trust and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC). The objectives of the seminar are: to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes to examine the state of the art of implementation of access rights in the region with a particular focus on the Caribbean sub-region to review the Saint Lucian internal framework in the context of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process…

Signature and/or ratification ceremony of the Escazú Agreement at the 74th United Nations General Assembly

26 Sep 2019, 07:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Escazú Agreement one of the four environmental treaties highlighted by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2019 in support of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. In the framework of the general debate of the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, a specific space will be devoted for authorities of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to sign and/or ratify the Escazú Agreement at the highest level possible at 10 a.m. on 26 September 2019 in the Treaty Event Area (“Kuwaiti boat”) in the General Assembly building.…

Second meeting of the Statistical Coordination Group for the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean: Disaggregated data for regional monitoring of the SDGs

3 - 05 Sep 2019, 04:30 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

This second meeting is presented as a space for reflection among the countries, agencies, funds and programs of the United Nations System operating in the region and the United Nations Secretariat, on strategic issues of statistical monitoring of the SDGs in the region.…

The effective and coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in Guyana through the Escazú Agreement

14 Aug 2019, 05:00 - 09:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The present workshop will seek to analyze how the Escazú Agreement contributes to the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an effective and coherent manner in Guyana. To that end, it will specifically review key provisions of the Escazú Agreement and analyze national strengths, weaknesses and opportunities considering the current legislative and policy framework. It will also seek to identify gaps, needs and priorities and set the stage for national strategies and plans of action to more effectively implement the Escazú Agreement in the context of the environment…

Beyond July: an integrated support to member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

17 Jul 2019, 14:30 - 16:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) takes place annually in July and is the most visible event on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is also the space in which Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) are presented, marking an important milestone for member States in their reporting of progress towards the achievement of the agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the implementation of the 2030 Agenda happens beyond July. Countries integrate the SDGs in their planning instruments and budgets, national statistical offices monitor progress and …

Building Back Better: Reckoning with Size in Pursuit of Resilience

10 Jul 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.…

National Transfer Accounts (NTA) Capacity-building Workshop

24 - 28 Jun 2019, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The workshop is organized within the framework of the UN Development Account (10th Tranche) project on Demographic transition: opportunities and challenges to achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean , coordinated by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC with the aim of enhancing capacities of the selected states to integrate population dynamics into their planning policies.…

National Transfer Accounts (NTA) Capacity-building Workshop

6 - 10 May 2019, 05:00 - 14:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The workshop is organized within the framework of the UN Development Account (10th Tranche) project on Demographic transition: opportunities and challenges to achieve the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean , coordinated by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC with the aim of enhancing capacities of the selected states to integrate population dynamics into their planning policies.…

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