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ECLAC Wants to Get to Know Case Studies on Impact Investments for Sustainable Development in Brazil

13 Jun 2019 | News

The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its Brazil Office, invites researchers, private-sector professionals, businesspeople, representatives of civil society, policymakers and civil servants to submit case studies on impact investments for sustainable development in Brazil, which will form part of the “Big Push for Sustainability in Brazil” project. In simple terms, the “Big Push for Sustainability” represents an approach for analyzing the articulation and coordination of policies (public, corporate and community-based, national, regional a…

Germany and ECLAC Reaffirm Strategic Cooperation Ties with a View to Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

27 May 2019 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, and the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany, Norbert Barthle, reaffirmed today in Berlin the strategic cooperation ties between the United Nations regional organization and the German government, with a view to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the region. In the framework of a three-day official visit to Germany, the senior representative of the United Nations also met with Christiane Bögemann-Hagedorn, the BMZ’…

ECLAC Will Present to Mexico a Proposal for the El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico Comprehensive Development Program

17 May 2019 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present to Mexico a proposal for the El Salvador-Guatemala-Honduras-Mexico Comprehensive Development Program, at a ceremony that will be led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional commission, Alicia Bárcena. The conference will take place next Monday, May 20, starting at 7:15 a.m. local time (GMT -5) at the National Palace of Mexico. This initiative is the result of the mandate that ECLAC was given on December 1, 2018 by the Presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala,…

Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean is at a Critical Point: Alicia Bárcena

26 Apr 2019 | News

“We find ourselves at a critical point; it is important to send a very clear message about what is truly needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region,” the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated this Friday, April 26, on the last day of the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The senior United Nations official delivered a presentation in which she reviewed the degree of progress made by the region’s countries on implementing the Sus…

Dialogue Participants Call for Revitalizing Multilateral Cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe with an Emphasis on Achieving the SDGs

25 Apr 2019 | News

There is an urgent need to revitalize the strategic alliance between Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a time when multilateral cooperation is being threatened on a global level, endangering fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda, government authorities and international officials sustained during the Latin American and Caribbean and European interregional dialogue on implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , held in Santiago. The panel took place on the penultimate day of the third meeting of the Forum of the Co…

Countries Urge for the Prompt Ratification of the Escazú Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters

25 Apr 2019 | News

Authorities from various countries along with representatives of international bodies and civil society organizations called today for prompt ratification of the Escazú Agreement on access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters, during a high-level workshop held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile as part of the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The Regional Workshop on progress and challenges in relation to implementation of the Escazú Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean…

Caribbean Countries Face Complex Challenges to Advancing on Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda

24 Apr 2019 | News

The current international political and economic context has meant that Caribbean countries face a difficult situation today in diverse areas, ranging from the effects of natural disasters to a shortage of resources, complex access to financing, narrow fiscal space for introducing social reforms, and the burden of high levels of indebtedness, among other problems. All these challenges, which hamper progress toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, were analyzed today by authorities from various countries of the subregion in the framework of the third meeting of the Forum o…

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Approved an Initial Proposal on a Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development

23 Apr 2019 | News

Ministers and senior Social Development authorities from the region who participated this Tuesday, April 23, in the third meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean approved in general terms an initial proposal on the regional agenda for inclusive social development produced by ECLAC, and welcomed its objectives, principles, axes and lines of action. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and Luis Felipe López-Calva, Regional Director for Latin America…

Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Will Open Tomorrow with Presence of All the Region’s Countries

23 Apr 2019 | Announcement

The third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will be officially inaugurated tomorrow Wednesday, April 24, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. More than a thousand people – including representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society – are already confirmed to attend the gathering, which will be held on April 22-26. The meeting will feature more than 50 side events. Participants will meet to …

The Importance of Strengthening Civil Society Participation to Fulfill the 2030 Agenda is Underscored

23 Apr 2019 | News

Representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from various countries in the region, government authorities and officials from international organizations agreed today on the importance of civil society participation in the processes that contribute to the adoption of decisions, planning, and application of policies and programs that foster sustainable development in the region. At a civil society consultation prior to the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is being held April 22-26 at ECLAC’s headquarters …

The Private Sector Has the Opportunity to Contribute to Mobilizing Resources for Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Region

22 Apr 2019 | News

The role of the private sector is key to the challenge of mobilizing financing sources and mechanisms for implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region, business representatives, delegates and international officials agreed during the Business Forum for the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019: Public-Private Strategies for the Financing and Monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals, held on Monday, April 22, in Chile. The event, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Uni…

Latin American Intellectuals Warn about Environmental Degradation in the Region and Call on Countries to Create Their Own Development Model Based on Equality and Sustainability

22 Apr 2019 | News

Intellectuals from Chile and elsewhere in Latin America, along with international officials, warned about the seriousness of the degradation of the region’s natural assets and called on countries to create their own development model based on equal rights and environmental sustainability. This occurred at the side event Foundational Thinkers on Sustainable Development, held on Monday, April 22, in the framework of the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is taking place at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The g…

How to Follow the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

18 Apr 2019 | News

The third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place April 22-26 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The purpose of the meeting is to analyze progress in the regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. High-level authorities from the United Nations will attend, including the Deputy Secretary-General of the global organization, Amina Mohammed; the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Permanent…

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed Will Inaugurate the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

16 Apr 2019 | Announcement

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, will participate in the opening session of the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will be held on April 22-26 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. More than a thousand people – including representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society – are already confirmed to attend the gathering, which will feature more than 50 side e…

ECLAC Will Host the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

29 Mar 2019 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host on April 22-26 the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, where representatives of governments, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to review the progress and challenges related to implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. The gathering will take place at the central headquarters of the United Nations regional organization, located in Santiago, Chile. The Forum is c…

Profound Changes in Demographic Dynamics Will Have Consequences for Public Policies, ECLAC Warns

18 Mar 2019 | News

The demographic dynamics in the majority of Latin American and Caribbean countries have experienced profound changes that have affected the population’s growth, age structure and territorial distribution and that could have consequences for designing and implementing public policies, according to the First Regional Report on the Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development. The document, produced by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) under mandate from the member countries of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in L…

Specialists Underscore the Importance of Technical and Vocational Education for Labor Inclusion and Development with Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

13 Mar 2019 | News

Government representatives and specialists gathered at a two-day seminar at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile underscored today the importance of technical and vocational education and training as a space for crucial articulation between education, work and development with equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Labor Inclusion and Greater Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Erland Skut…

ECLAC’S Executive Secretary Calls on the UN System to Address the Fundamental Causes of Migration

26 Feb 2019 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called today on the international community, and the agencies of the United Nations system in particular, to address the roots and fundamental causes of migration in order to confront the problem posed by people’s displacement in diverse parts of the world. The senior UN official moderated a high-level panel on migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the framework of an expert symposium on international migration and development, held this Tuesday, February 26, a…

Young People Under 24 from Rural Areas Constitute the Greater Part of Emigration from Northern Central America

11 Dec 2018 | News

Young people under 24 years of age coming from rural areas constitute the greater part of emigration from northern Central America. This according to the document Atlas of Migration in Northern Central America, launched today in Marrakech by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The document was presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and Kostas Stamoulis, Assistant Director-General of the FAO’s Economic and Social Development Department, at a press conference held in the fram…

ECLAC and FAO will present in Marrakech the Atlas of Migration in Northern Central America

11 Dec 2018 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), will be presenting today in Marrakech, a joint report entitled the Atlas of Migration in Northern Central American, from 3 p.m. local time (GMT +1) in the frame of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration. The report, which analyzes the main characteristics of migration in the countries of the region, will be presented today at a press conference led by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC and Kostas Stamoulis, Ass…

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