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ECLAC Executive Secretary opens High Level Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago

26 Jun 2015 | News

“There is no question that the Caribbean is shouldering an unsustainable debt burden which compromises the capacity of the economies for sustained growth and restricts the options available to governments to introduce important social and welfare programmes” the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, said via video conference in opening the 17th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) on 26 June, during which Ministers and high-level Government representatives from the…

ECLAC Highlights Strategic Regional Action in Defining Sustainable Development Goals for the Caribbean

24 Jun 2015 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean remains committed to providing assistance to Caribbean countries, as the region prepares a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be included in the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda, declared today its Director, Diane Quarless. The head of the ECLAC Caribbean office opened the Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals for the Caribbean within the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, organized by the UN Commission, with the support of …

Trinidad and Tobago will host a Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals for the Caribbean

22 Jun 2015 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean will convene a Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the Caribbean within the post-2015 Development Agenda in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 24-25 June. This meeting, supported by the Caribbean Development Bank, brings together Ministers and senior policy makers in the fields of planning and development, the environment, and social affairs, to consider among the SDGs those goals that are central to the sustainable development needs of the Caribbean. Specifical…

ECLAC staff and local communities join forces on World Environment Day 2015

5 Jun 2015 | News

Staff members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean worked side by side with communities in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to protect and preserve the local environmental heritage, in a special commemoration of the United Nations World Environment Day 2015. Under the theme “Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume With Care”, World Environment Day was celebrated this year on Friday 5th June. ECLAC staff partnered with two local non-governmental organizations, the Volunteer Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (VCTT) and…

Regional maritime passenger transportation system to be considered at ECLAC meeting

19 May 2015 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will engage regional experts in discussions regarding the development of an inter-regional maritime passenger transportation system, which will encourage the maximum utilization of the region’s ample available maritime resource. The Caribbean embraces large maritime space, yet this resource remains vastly under-utilized. Opportunities exist for it to be developed for economic and other benefits for the region. The possibilities for developing a regional maritime transport system will be addressed when ECLAC’s subregional headq…

ECLAC is assisting the subregion in identifying Caribbean SDGs

26 Mar 2015 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters is strongly supporting the regional effort to identify among these SDGs, those representing the most crucial development challenges facing the Caribbean, with a view to consolidating support and action towards addressing them. ECLAC will facilitate the consideration of Caribbean SDGs at a technical meeting of key stakeholders including intergovernmental organizations and civil society. The meeting, to be held on Friday 27 March at ECLAC Port of Spain, will be attended by Caribbean experts and wil…

ECLAC is assisting the subregion in identifying Caribbean SDGs

26 Mar 2015 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters is strongly supporting the regional effort to identify among these SDGs, those representing the most crucial development challenges facing the Caribbean, with a view to consolidating support and action towards addressing them. ECLAC will facilitate the consideration of Caribbean SDGs at a technical meeting of key stakeholders including intergovernmental organizations and civil society. The meeting, to be held on Friday 27 March at ECLAC Port of Spain, will be attended by Caribbean experts and will cont…

Caribbean experts to discuss Samoa Pathway implementation

13 Mar 2015 | News

Discussions will include consideration of a strategic alignment of the Pathway with the Sustainable Development goals being considered within the framework of the Post 2015 Development Agenda. Known as the “SIDS Accelerated Modalities for Action”, the SAMOA Pathway is the outcome document of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which was held in Apia, Samoa from 1-4 September 2014. Approved by the United Nations, this intergovernmental agreement serves as the blueprint for the SIDS’ approach to addressing their continuing sustainable development ch…

Vulnerabilities of Caribbean Small Island Developing States Will Be Analyzed at International Conference

1 Sep 2014 | Announcement

The vulnerability of Caribbean SIDS will be the topic of discussion at the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that will take place from 1-4 September 2014 in Apia, Independent State of Samoa. During the event, whose overarching theme is "The sustainable development of small island developing states through genuine and durable partnerships", much attention will be given to presentations and discussions that showcase existing or proposed partnerships between SIDS and the wider international community. The Economic Commission for L…

The Vulnerability of Caribbean SIDS at High Level Panel Discussion in Samoa

7 Aug 2014 | News

Hosted by ECLAC Caribbean, on 1 September 2014 a high level panel discussion is one of a series of side events at the Conference, that will seek to highlight the economic, social and environmental vulnerabilities being faced by Caribbean SIDS. The areas of trade and finance, governance and institutional capacity, disaster management and regional integration will be the focus of the discussions. The issue of classification of the majority of Caribbean SIDS as middle income countries based on Gross Domestic Product will be a key area to be explored. It is expected that the panel disc…

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