Subregional Capacity Building Workshop on the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (ABAS) and its Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework

This workshop, organized by DESA, ECLAC, and the CARICOM Secretariat, is expected to produce a workplan for the establishment of national institutional mechanisms for synergistic implementation of the ABAS and the SDGs. It will result in the validation of the ABAS M&E framework through direct input from SIDS statistical and policy experts, ensuring that national institutional mechanisms and M&E framework build on existing capacities, reflects national realities and can be effectively integrated into country national development planning framework and data systems, respectively.…

International Seminar: India–Latin America and the Caribbean: Emerging Partners in a Shifting Global Economy

ECLAC is convening an International Seminar under the title “India–Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Emerging Partners in a Shifting Global Economy.” The event will serve as a high-level platform to foster dialogue, share analytical perspectives and build networks for long-term cooperation between India and LAC. The seminar seeks to explore a set of forward-looking questions central to the region’s strategy for diversification and cooperation with emerging economies: How can LAC countries better position themselves to engage with India’s evolving economic and technological landscape? How …

Second technical meeting on special surveys and household consumption price validation of the International Comparison Program (ICP), Cycle 2024 - Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC, in its capacity as Regional Coordinator of the IPC for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the World Bank are convening the region's national teams for a new technical meeting to review the quality, consistency, and regional comparability of prices reported in special and consumption surveys of the IPC, within the framework of the 2024 cycle. This meeting is being held virtually.…

Twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.…

The MonCom Seminar: Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. This is preceded by the MonCom Seminar. This year's theme Unlocking Caribbean potential: enhancing growth and development through South-South cooperation.…

Designing Resilience: Regional Dialogue on Economic Restructuring

Presentations identifying the major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism and related sectors and providing a dais for strategic resilience building policy prescriptions for fueling both economic growth and convergence in the tourism-dependent economies of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.…

Virtual meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group on human rights defenders in environmental matters

(Virtual) Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean Date: 4 December 2025 Time: 12.00-13.30, Santiago de Chile Objectives of the meeting: Discuss the latest progress in the regional assessment of the situation of individuals, groups, and organisations promoting and defending human rights in environmental matters To inform about the next steps in the process. Format of the m…

Stakeholder review of regional study on Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) against women in public life

Regional Dialogue to present and discuss the findings of Caribbean study on TFGBV and develop advocacy strategy, through high-level knowledge sharing, for safer digital spaces for all.…

Virtual Expert Group Meeting to Review the 2020 round of population and Housing Censuses in the Caribbean

A meeting of experts to discuss a selected area of statistics for sustainable development in the Caribbean Census.…

Sixty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Final consultation Guide for the mainstreaming of the gender perspective in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement

According to Decision III/4 on “Mainstreaming the gender perspective” of COP3 of the Escazú Agreement, the Secretariat has prepared a complete version of the Guide following a process of research and systematisation of the results of previous consultations and workshops held at the Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters. This latest consultation seeks to gather final comments and suggestions for specific adjustments from States Parties, international organisations, and the general public. The consultation begins today, November 25, 2025, International Day for the Elimination …

Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

The Thirteenth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC will take place in Santiago, from November 25 to 27, 2025.…

National capacity building workshops in statistical analysis - St Kitts and Nevis

The overall objective of the national workshop is to strengthen the skills level of senior management and technical staff of the Government of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in statistical analysis. This will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies, towards promoting national sustainable development and resilience building.…

Multistakeholder support for Escazu and Aarhus implementation

Side event at the 8th meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention …

Eighth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The eighth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on 20 November 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Santiago, Chile time. The session is open to the public upon registration in Webex. For more information, please visit the eighth meeting section of the Implementation and Compliance Support Committee website.…

Youth Tourpreneurship Bootcamp: Dominica and Saint Lucia

To guide young people in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines into seeing tourism not as something that only large tour companies, hotels and cruise ships run, but as something they too can do, while placing them on a path to self-sustainability.…

Geospatial Intelligence in Action: Jamaica’s Response to Hurricane Melissa

Within the framework of GIS Day 2025, the webinar organized by CARIGEO and Jamaica's national NERGIST team highlighted the strategic use of geospatial information to support response, damage assessment and recovery following the impact of Hurricane Melissa, emphasizing the value of inter-institutional and regional cooperation.…

International Webinar on Measuring Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs)

The interregional Webinar, organized by ECLAC within the framework of the DA15 Development Account Project, brings together experts and representatives from different regions to advance the measurement and reduction of illicit financial flows. The initiative seeks to consolidate methodologies, validate national experiences, and strengthen statistical and institutional capacities, in line with indicator 16.4.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals.…

Interparliamentary Dialogue to Strengthen Climate Action and a Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

The event “Interparliamentary Dialogue to Strengthen Climate Action and a Just Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean”, to happen on Nov 13th, is organized by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC) with the support of the CIPÓ Platform, at the UN Brazil Pavilion, Blue Zone at COP30 in Belém do Pará, and marks a decisive moment for legislative engagement in the regional climate agenda. The event celebrates the launch of the OPCC Joint Declaration for COP30, a collective call for a fairer climate future that consolidates the priorities and commitments o…

Strengthening Parliamentary Action in the International Climate Agenda: Toward a Decade of Implementation

The side event "Strengthening Parliamentary Action in the International Climate Agenda: Toward a Decade of Implementation" jointly organized by Clima de Política, the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC), the CIPÓ Platform, and Climate Parliament at the Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion proposes a dialogue among parliamentarians from Brazil, at both federal and subnational levels, and from the Global South, to reflect on the strategic role of the legislative branch in the international climate agenda and in consolidating models of inclusive, transparent, a…