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Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

16 - 18 November 2022 | Event (Intergovernmental meetings)

The Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean is jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Uruguay. The Conference aims to define a set of digital policy priorities at the regional level within the framework of the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC) with a vision beyond 2022.…

An in-depth look at the GVC Development Report 2021

22 June 2022, 05:00 - 07:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The Global Value Chain (GVC) Development Report 2021, the third edition of a biennial series among different partners, explores the long-term trends in GVCs and the factors shaping them. The report breaks new ground by providing an analysis of GVCs beyond manufactured goods, detailing how value-added in GVCs is increasingly generated through intangible products, such as services and intellectual property. The report also highlights that GVCs have proven to be resilient in the face of the challenges posed by the COVID 19 pandemic as well as environmental and geopolitical shocks and sheds light …

Online Course: "Use and interpretation of trade indicators, including Input-Output analysis"

17 December 2021, 07:00 - 13:00 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

On Friday, December 17th, 2021, the ECLAC Headquarter in Santiago in conjunction with the Caribbean ECLAC Headquarter in Port of Spain gave the Online Course: "Use and interpretation of trade indicators, including Input-Output analysis" for Central Bank economists and trade ministry officials from five Caribbean countries: Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Grenada and Dominica. The workshop was conducted by José Durán Lima, Ira Ronzheimer, Daniel Díaz and Carlos Ludeña of the Regional Integration Unit of the International Trade and Integration …

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 …

EU FACILITY JOINT RESPONSE TO COVID-19: “Fostering sustainable development models in LAC countries”

6 July 2021, 05:00 - 17:00 | Event (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)

The expansion of global value chains (GVC) has opened new opportunities for economies in transition, which seek to expand and diversify their international trade and gain access to new technologies. However, the current pandemic has left the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in a very vulnerable position. Against this background, high-level officials from international organizations and regional integration mechanisms will address the following questions: What is the state of intraregional trade within your integration mechanism? What weaknesses has the pandemic exposed? What oppor…

ECLAC participates in the session Innovation in water and sanitation management within the framework of the IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat

28 May 2021 | Event (Other events)

Habitat for Humanity (HFH) in collaboration with the Inter-American Union for Housing (Uniapravi) organized the IV Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat: Action for housing and settlements against COVID-19, a multi-actor space of the sector in the region that seeks to collectively share, reimagine and build the new reality of housing and the city. The IV Forum aimed to generate ideas to overcome the crisis in social housing and vulnerable settlements during and after COVID-19, as well as contribute to economic reactivation and social equity. It was held in virtual mode from…

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