Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development: Side event: "The value of water in the 2030 Agenda": Reality and challenges

UNESCO, in coordination with the Natural Resources Division (NRD) of ECLAC, organized the side event The value of water in the 2030 Agenda : Reality and challenges”, to promote a regional dialogue space on the relevance of water to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…

Third meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2019

50th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

The Statistical Commission consists of 24 member countries of the United Nations, elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years.…

First regional dialogue in Latin America and the Caribbean “On the road to equality”: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Organized by ECLAC and UNICEF…

Fifth session UN-GGIM: Americas

The fifth Session of the United Nations Regional Committee for Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM: Americas) was held jointly with the Regional Workshop on Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information: From Dialogue to Action, from 6 to 8 November 2018.…

Early Ratification of the Escazú Agreement: Regional action on Environmental Democracy to fulfill the vision of the 2030 SDG Agenda

Organized by UN ECLAC, the Governments of Costa Rica and Chile and the organizations The Access Initiative, Open Society Foundation, Namati, World Resources Institute, Amnesty International, Civicus and Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales-DAR. This celebratory event will be held on the occasion of the opening for signature of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (“Escazu Agreement”). The event will be held at the Open Society Foundation in New York.…

Opening for signature ceremony of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Coinciding with the Annual General Debate of the General Assembly, the Regional Agreement will be open for the signature of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean at 10 a.m.on 27 September 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.…

Seminar on “Economic Demographics and Population Ageing in Brazil: Challenges and perspectives for public policies”

The seminar 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.…

Ninth ECLAC Seminar on Trade and Sustainability: International trade as a driver for sustainable development

This seminar will present a broad vision of the relationship between international trade and sustainable development, identifying those aspects in which the exchange of goods and services can complement the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The links will be reviewed considering the current state of compliance with the SDGs in Latin America, emphasizing both regulatory aspects, such as trade agreements, and business practices, particularly private sustainability standards. The way in which environmental and social sustainability is supported in global value chains and ho…

Side Event: Environmental democracy for sustainable societies

Organized by UN ECLAC in collaboration with Chile, Costa Rica, France, Italy, UN-ECE, UN ENVIRONMENT, and The Access Initiative in the margins of the 2018 High Level Political Forum of the United Nations July 11, 2018 (6:30pm – 8 pm) ECOSOC Chamber in the UN Conference Building, United Nations Headquarters, NY…

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…

First meeting of the Statistical Coordination Group for the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

On June 11 and 12, 2018, the first meeting of the Statistical Coordination Group for the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The objective of this meeting is to move forward in the definition of a consensual version of a regional framework of SDG indicators based on the proposal presented by ECLAC at the Ninth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, held in Aguascalientes, Mexico in November 2017. See Note of the meeting…

Thirty-seventh session of ECLAC

El período de sesiones es la reunión bienal más importante de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Ofrece un foro que permite analizar temas relevantes para el desarrollo de los países de la región y examinar la marcha de las actividades de la Comisión.…

Workshop for government officials and consultation with civil society on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Costa Rica Forum on Data Roadmaps for Sustainable Development

The Forum aims to bring together stakeholders across sectors of the country, to discuss and define the way forward for the achievement of the formulation of a roadmap for the generation of data for sustainable development.…

Side Event - Regional agreement on access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – A tool for addressing the Implementation Challenges of the 2030 Agenda

Organized by ECLAC, Governments of Chile and Costa Rica and Access Initiative…

Second meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2018

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 Social Council subsequently…

Seventh meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs)

The seventh meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs), is held from 9 to 12 April 2018 in Vienna, Austria. The meeting is hosted by The United Nations Statistics Division and The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). This new meeting includes an exclusive meeting of the Member States of the group during the first day (April 9), and a Plenary Session taking place during the following three days (10 - 12 April). During the plenary session, all countries, international and regional agencies and entities, and other sta…

49th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

The Statistical Commission consists of 24 member countries of the United Nations, elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the basis of an equitable geographical distribution. The term of office of members is four years.…

Ninth Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Ninth Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in San José, Costa Rica, between 28 February and 4 March 2018. To register and for more information visit: http://negociacionp10.cepal.org/9/en…