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

19 May 2017|Event
ECLAC - Caribbean

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene in Port of Spain for the 18th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.

The Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) was created as a permanent subsidiary body to function within the structure of the Commission and promote development cooperation among Caribbean countries by Resolution E/CEPAL/989/Rev.1

The objectives of CDCC are:

  • To promote and strengthen economic and social cooperation and integration among the countries of the Caribbean and with Latin America.
  • To promote the sharing of information and experiences among its membership.
  • To promote common positions and strategies on economic and social issues among Caribbean nations, and on their relations with third countries, and to present those positions to international forums and agencies.

Regular sessions of ministers are held every two years. The sessions are convened on dates that facilitate the transmission of relevant reports and decisions to the biennial sessions of ECLAC. 

  1. Adoption of the agenda.
  2. Evolving development thinking in Latin America and the Caribbean: The role of ECLAC [ video: ECLAC 70th anniversary]
  3. Development thinking in the context of sustainable development in the Caribbean.
  4. Progress in implementation of the 2016-2017 programme of work for the Caribbean.
  5. Other matters.
  6. Date and venue of the twenty-seventh session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
  7. Conclusions and recommendations.

Practical information

A dedicated website is now available for your attendees to book their hotel rooms online. Reservations can be made starting April 9, 2017, at this web address: https://aws.passkey.com/event/49145400/owner/62716/home