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Statistical capacity of more than 20 Caribbean countries to be strengthened

4 Apr 2019 | News

Statisticians from the statistical offices of over twenty Caribbean countries and overseas territories will soon be equipped with increased capacity in census planning, management and implementation. A four-day workshop organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with the Secretariat for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will take place in Kingston, Jamaica, from 8 to 11 April 2019. Caribbean statistical offices will be carrying out population and housing censuses between 2020 and 2022…

Caribbean youth address major development issues at United Nations meeting

28 Mar 2019 | News

Youth from across the Caribbean will discuss such issues as access to high-quality education, lack of employment, youth participation in society, intergenerational justice and climate change during a United Nations (UN) meeting, which will take place on 1 April 2019. The Caribbean is home to more than 11 million youth between the ages of 15 and 29. These young people have a central role to play in the achievement of sustainable development in the region. However, there are several challenges that need to be addressed for youth to be able to contribute effectively to the benefit of the …

New ECLAC policy brief addresses implementation measures for engaging youth in sustainable development

26 Mar 2019 | News

The Caribbean is considered a relatively youthful subregion. For every five persons in the Caribbean, two are under the age of 25. Nearly 7.5 million youth between the ages of 15 and 24 live in the Caribbean. This represents almost 17% of the subregion’s total population, with the largest population of Caribbean youth residing in Haiti (2.2 million), Dominican Republic (1.9 million) and Cuba (1.4 million). With a large youth population, experts across the Caribbean agree that a clearly defined, long-term policy framework for youth development is urgently needed. Such a frame…

ECLAC Caribbean and partners celebrate International Men’s Day

21 Nov 2018 | News

‘Positive Community, Positive Role Models’ is the theme of the event to celebrate two important initiatives, which are the International Men’s Day, and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, jointly organized by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the UN system and several civil society organisations. The event will take place at the Enterprise Government Primary School in Cunupia on 24 November 2018 from 12 noon to 5 pm. This event is free and open to the public. It will be a unique opportunity to highlight the important role that men and boys can and should p…

Caribbean Gender Experts say fostering gender equality and women’s rights is indispensable for the region’s sustainable development

20 Aug 2018 | News

The specific challenges facing Caribbean women were at the center of attention during the 57th meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held from 30-31 July 2018 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Among the obstacles faced by Caribbean women, countries noted the serious constraints faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), due to their middle-income country status, highly indebted situation, heavy dependence on tourism, and vulnerability to climate change and environmental hazards, that negatively…

ECLAC calls for creation of subregional mechanism to facilitate youth participation in development frameworks

26 Jul 2018 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has called on decision makers to create a subregional mechanism to facilitate the participation, engagement and collaboration of youth in development frameworks. This was one of the issues discussed at the Caribbean Forum on Population, Youth and Development during which senior government officials, youth experts and youth representatives agreed on priority actions to advance the regional youth development agenda. “The integration of youth into development processes is …

ECLAC promotes family planning and community empowerment at local event

23 Jul 2018 | News

Family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and empowerment of individuals and families took centre stage as World Population Day (WPD) 2018 was celebrated through a full-day event in the north-eastern town of Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday 14 July 2018. Building on the success of the International Women’s Day City Village, which was held in Port of Spain in March 2018, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with support from Government, civil society an…

Timely Disaster Training for Tobago Officials

25 Jun 2018 | News

With the “rainy” season in Trinidad and Tobago already beginning, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean took its Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology training to Tobago from 23-25 May 2018. Some of the areas that were covered over the three days included an introduction and basic concepts of the Disaster Assessment Methodology, the role of planning in disaster risk management and its impact on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), how the population can be affected, and how areas such …

Persons with disabilities recognized as equal members of society

18 Apr 2018 | News

The Caribbean is home to some 1.3 million persons living with disability; a quarter million of these suffering significant disability. These numbers are expected to increase in the coming decades with the ageing of the Caribbean population and the exponential growth in incidence of non-communicable diseases. Over the years, attitudes towards persons living with disability have become more positive. Efforts have been made to ensure that they are more fully and productively integrated into Caribbean society. There are signs of progress in the form of ramps outside buildings; specialized …

Analysing the role of Caribbean migrant women

1 Feb 2018 | News

The Caribbean has one of the highest emigration rates of skilled and tertiary-educated individuals in the world. Women account for a large percentage of these individuals. In the United States alone, women make up 55 percent of the estimated four million Caribbean people residing there. The latest ECLAC study underscores the importance of promoting gender equality and improving women’s overall standards of living. In this regard, it addresses the need to improve the access of all women in the Caribbean, including migrants and returnees to more varied skill development, better jobs,…

Caribbean attention focused on the situation of older persons

31 May 2017 | News

Caribbean policy makers are preparing to identify key actions to expand protection for the human rights of older persons over the next five years. These actions will be discussed at a meeting being convened in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean from 1-2 June 2017. The meeting will assess the progress made in the subregion in the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the San Jose Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribb…

ECLAC addresses the situation of persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

12 Apr 2017 | News

With populations ageing and an increasing number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases, the number of people in the Caribbean living with some form of disability is expected to rise in coming years. The prevalence of disability could increase by 30 to 40% between 2015 and 2050. In anticipation of this, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is urging the subregion to take early action. On 11 April 2017, ECLAC Caribbean brought together policy makers in the fields of disabilities, social development and human r…

Caribbean SIDS receive support in building capacity to produce SDG indicators

6 Dec 2016 | News

Countries in the subregion are set to meet to identify a set of core indicators, from among the global indicators for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that the Caribbean would regard as essential to produce. The SDGs are a set of 17 global goals adopted by the UN General Assembly just over a year ago. The Goals, among others, are aimed at ending poverty, promoting decent work and economic growth, protecting the planet and ensuring prosperity for all as part of a sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years and over 200 global indicat…

Rural Women Benefit from ECLAC Sensitization Seminar on Gender-Based Violence

28 Nov 2016 | News

Organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean and Grassroots Organisations Operating Together in Sisterhood in Trinidad and Tobago (GROOTS T&T), with collaboration from the TOCO Foundation, the seminar entitled “Breaking the silence on violence against rural women and girls” was held in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago on 25 November. Violence against women and girls is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discriminatio…

Turks and Caicos Islands has one of the fastest growing populations in the Caribbean

20 Jul 2016 | News

The population of the Turks and Caicos Islands could reach 55,498 people by the year 2027 – compared with 32,199 in 2012 – according to the medium projection in a joint report launched today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean and the Statistics Department of the Turks and Caicos Government. Net migration accounts for 68 per cent of this projected increase with natural change (births less deaths) accounting for the remaining 32 per cent. Immigration of people from neighbouring countries seeking employmen…

Mobile phone signals assist Caribbean in containing spread of Chikungunya

3 Mar 2016 | News

Information generated from mobile phones can be successfully used to contain the spread of non-communicable diseases, as was recently done to stem the spread of the Chikungunya virus in the Caribbean. This opportunity was explained in the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recently published report titled “An assessment of big data for official statistics in the Caribbean”. The report notes that the use of big data through geospatial (or location) information was used to support healthcare, and to design social intervention measures to address …

Caribbean Conference on Ageing, Elder abuse and the Rights of Older Persons

30 Nov 2015 | Announcement

The Caribbean conference on Ageing, elder abuse and the rights of older persons is being organised in collaboration with the Dominica Council on Ageing; the Ministry of Social Services, Family and Gender Affairs of Dominica, and the Association for the Promotion and Integration of Older Persons of Martinique (AMDOR) and takes place on November 30 – December 1, 2015 in Roseau, Dominica. Population ageing is the most significant demographic trend which will shape Caribbean societies in the 21st century. Over the next 20 years, the number of persons aged 60 and over in the Caribbean subregio…

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 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…

Poverty and Indigence Reduction Stalls in Most of Latin American Countries

26 Jan 2015 | News

Poverty affected 28% of Latin America’s population in 2014, revealing that its decline has stalled at around that level since 2012, while indigence rose to 12.0% from 11.3% during the same two-year period in an overall context of economic deceleration, according to the projections from a study presented today by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The document Social Panorama of Latin America 2014 indicates that the poverty situation in the region remained stable between 2012 and 2013, when it affected 28.1% of the population. It is estimated…

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