Healthy Debt on a Healthy Planet

The final report of the Expert Review presents a suite of policy recommendations aimed at helping countries break free of the ‘triple crisis’ of escalating debt burdens, climate change and nature loss. The recommendations provide practical proposals on how to unlock finance for sustainable development - a task made even more urgent by the recent geopolitical events.The Independent Expert Group is grateful to the members of the Expert Review Secretariat who have contributed to the research and drafting of this Report: Gabriel Oddone, Alfonso Capurro, Francisco Rosas, Martin Pereyra (CEPAL/ECLAC…

Tackling the Vicious Circle

Addressing high and unsustainable debt levels is a precondition for securing a livable planet for all. Countries need sufficient fiscal space and borrowing capacity to invest in development, climate and nature, particularly given the higher upfront investment needs associated with the transition to more sustainable and resilient economic models. Shifting on to more climate-compatible and nature-positive economic paths is the only way to minimize long-term risks and costs, and secure prosperity for all. Debt is an essential fiscal tool in this endeavor. But many em…

What is the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean? (Accesible version)

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Project presentation

The Joint Program “Support for the development of an Integrated National Financing Framework for the SDGs in Cuba” (CIFFRA) is part of the more than 60 experiences implemented worldwide to finance the 2030 Agenda under the global framework agreed upon by world leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2015. CIFFRA is part of the initiatives funded by the Joint SDG Fund of the United Nations System (Joint SDG Fund). CIFFRA Policy Notes represent an effort by the project's Technical Committee to document, executively, its main progress, results and messages. This first note is dedicated t…

Women’s economic autonomy and international trade: evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

Gender data and analysis to inform trade policy and strengthen accountability mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean

What is the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean?

La Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, uno de los órganos subsidiarios de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), es el principal foro intergubernamental sobre los derechos de las mujeres y la igualdad de género en la región. Es organizada por la CEPAL, como Secretaría de la Conferencia, con el apoyo de la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU-Mujeres). Se convoca regularmente, con una frecuencia no superior a tres años, para analizar la situación regional y subregional respecto de…

Recommended settings for virtual meetings

Women’s economic autonomy in a sustainable recovery with equality

Report by the secretariat on activities carried out since the fourteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

INITIATIVES OFFERED THAT ASSISTED WOMEN DURING COVID 19 IN BARBADOS.

Agreement 60MDM

DECLARATION BY MINISTERS AND HIGH-LEVEL AUTHORITIES OF NATIONAL MACHINERIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FOR THE SIXTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Towards parity and inclusive participation in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document was prepared for the Special Session of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Regional Consultation prior to the Sixty-fith Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) to be held virtually on February 24 and 25, 2021 in the framework of the Sixtieth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The consultation is organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).…

Measures and actions promoted by the Governments of Latin America and the Caribbean against COVID-19 in key areas for the autonomy of women and gender equality

This document is a preliminary version prepared by the Division of Gender Affairs of ECLAC in coordination with UN Women as input for the 60 Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will be updated with the contributions of the governments in the work of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document will also serve for future analysis regarding the impact of the measures adopted and implemented in the countries of the region on the lives of wome…

Provisional Agenda

Provisional Agenda

Annotated Provisional Agenda

Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19