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South-South and Triangular Cooperation, New and Effective Cooperation Models for Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda: ECLAC

4 May 2017 | News

South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation provide a new cooperation model among equals that allows for protecting the interests of middle-income countries, strengthening the participation of developing nations in global forums for fiscal cooperation and addressing harmful fiscal competition through integrated regional programs, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Antonio Prado, sustained this Thursday, May 4. The senior ECLAC official participated in Panama City in the Forum to launch Panama Cooperates, a National Coop…

Authorities and Specialists Agree that Latin America and the Caribbean Needs to Understand Emerging Technologies to Assess their Opportunities and Risks

27 Apr 2017 | News

To board the fourth industrial revolution “train” and avoid being razed by the technological “tsunami,” the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must first understand what this global process is about, identify the sectors that can harness new technologies and assess the potential benefits and costs of their use, authorities and specialists agreed at a special session on artificial intelligence that took place during the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development in Mexico City. The goal of this session was to have a first …

It is Imperative that the Gender Approach be Mainstreamed throughout the 2030 Agenda, Alicia Bárcena says

27 Apr 2017 | News

The gender approach must be mainstreamed throughout the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a special view to achieving women’s economic, physical and political autonomy, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, said at a side event entitled Commitments and Roadmap Towards a 50-50 Planet by 2030, held in the framework of the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is taking place through Friday in the Mexican capital with ECLAC’s sponsorship. The gathering was organized by the regional Inter-Agency Gender Gr…

2030 Agenda and Multilateral Cooperation are Indispensable for Confronting Global Tensions: ECLAC

26 Apr 2017 | News

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, multilateralism, integration and regional cooperation are indispensable instruments for confronting the economic, social and environmental tensions provoked by the uncertain international scenario, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), asserted today. The senior United Nations official, along with Mexican Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Miguel Ruiz Cabañas, initiated the work of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable D…

Lawyers from 18 Countries in the Region Attend United Nations Course in International Law at ECLAC

26 Apr 2017 | News

Lawyers and legal specialists from 18 countries in the region kicked off on Wednesday, April 26 the United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held at ECLAC’s facilities in Santiago, Chile. This four-week program is being attended by 22 scholars and prestigious professors who will address various subjects of international law. The course is organized by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, in collaboration with the government of Chile and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (…

ECLAC Calls for Strengthened South-South Cooperation to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals

25 Apr 2017 | News

Only by combining initiatives and efforts will the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean be able to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), since what is needed is global governance and new partnerships between States, their citizens and the private sector. In responding to that imperative, South-South cooperation can and must make a significant contribution, says the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Daniel Titelman, the Director of the Economic Development Division of ECLAC, representing the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Regional Co…

More Than 150 Civil Society Organizations Meet in Mexico Before the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Begins

25 Apr 2017 | News

Some 231 representatives of 156 civil society organizations from 19 countries in the region are meeting this Tuesday, April 25, in Mexico City, just before the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will be inaugurated on Wednesday at a ceremony in the National Palace and will run through Friday, convened under the auspices of ECLAC. The meeting with civil society, which is taking place in the Krystal Grand Reforma Uno hotel, was inaugurated by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the …

How to Follow the First Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development in Mexico

18 Apr 2017 | News

The first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, created in 2016, will be held on April 26-28 in Mexico City, Mexico, under the sponsorship of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The objective is to assess regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The event will be attended by representatives of governments, the United Nations, international financial institutions and development banks, regional and subregional integration organizations, civil society, the parliamentary…

ECLAC Hosts Regional Meeting, the First of its Kind Globally, between the Statistics and Geospatial Communities of Latin America and the Caribbean

5 Apr 2017 | News

Members of the statistics community, represented by the Statistical Conference of the Americas, and of the geospatial information field, grouped together in a United Nations committee of experts, held today the first meeting of its kind carried out at a global level, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. This joint meeting was inaugurated by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena; Mario Palma, Vice President of Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), in his role as Chair of the Executive Comm…

ECLAC: Montevideo Strategy Seeks to Untie the Structural Knots of Gender Inequality in the Region

17 Mar 2017 | News

“The Montevideo Strategy is an ambitious political and technical instrument that seeks to untie the structural knots of gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said María Nieves Rico, Director of the Gender Affairs Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at a side event to the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) that is taking place in New York. The Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030, which sets 10 pillars for implementation, w…

Eco-Innovation: What It Is, and How It Can Be Measured in Latin America and the Caribbean

15 Mar 2017 | News

Green innovation —or eco-innovation— can be described in general terms as the introduction, by any area within a company, of a new or significantly improved product, process or method for marketing or organization in order to create economic benefits and reduce environmental impact. This topic is examined in depth in two new documents from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The first of these, Eco-innovation and green production: An overview of policies in Latin America and the Caribbean (Spanish only), aims to explain the factors that guide eco-innovatio…

ECLAC promotes integrated national development planning to support the implementation of the SDGs in the Caribbean

13 Feb 2017 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is promoting integrated development planning as a key element of national strategy towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Caribbean. This will be the focus of discussion among representatives of more than 20 Caribbean nations at a symposium being held in Kingston, Jamaica from 14-16 February 2017. The SDGs represent 17 global aspirations, covering the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September …

New UN chief Guterres pledges to make 2017 'a year for peace'

1 Jan 2017 | News

On his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres today pledged to make 2017 a year for peace. “On this New Year's Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year's resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first,” said Mr. Guterres in an appeal for peace. He said one question weighs heavy on his heart. “That is: how can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight?” “Peace must be our goal and our guide,” he said, urging all citizens, governments and leaders to strive to overcome differ…

Young People in the Region Present Initiatives to Eradicate Child Poverty With a View to Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda

9 Dec 2016 | News

Sixty young people, from eleven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, presented innovative social proposals for eradicating child poverty with a view to complying with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, during a gathering in Santiago, Chile. The young people, aged 15 to 17, are part of the Concausa project, an initiative of the América Solidaria Foundation, supported by ECLAC and UNICEF, that seeks to identify and share social innovation proposals that young people in the region are developing in their communities on the fight against hunger, gender equality, the end of pover…

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…

Specialists Seek to Increase Visibility of Girls and Women with Disabilities and Promote their Inclusive Development with a Gender Approach

17 Nov 2016 | News

A set of recommendations aimed at amplifying the voices of women with disabilities and promoting their inclusive development with gender equality was unveiled today at the conclusion of a meeting of specialists that began on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The gathering, entitled the Expert Group Meeting Advancing the Rights and Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Development and Society, was organized by ECLAC and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affai…

ECLAC to Hold Governance Week on Natural Resources and Infrastructure

2 Nov 2016 | Announcement

Some 15 ministers and vice-ministers responsible for energy, mining, infrastructure, environment and natural resources from 21 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions of the world, along with authorities, business leaders and international experts, are to meet at ECLAC Headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on 7 to 11 November to examine ECLAC’s proposals and lines of action in the area of natural resources and infrastructure within the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This high-level gathering, which has been styled …

President of Uruguay to participate in the opening of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

19 Oct 2016 | Announcement

The thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be opened in Montevideo, Uruguay, at 4.30 pm on Tuesday 25 October 2016. The opening ceremony will be attended by the President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez; the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi; and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena. Immediately thereafter, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Babatunde Osotimehin; and the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Ent…

Cómo seguir la XIII Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de la CEPAL que se realizará en Montevideo

19 Oct 2016 | News

From 25 to 28 October 2016, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), jointly with the Government of Uruguay, is holding the thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event has drawn over 800 participants, including representatives of governments, international agencies and civil society. Live transmission The entire meeting will be transmitted live from the event website: ://conferenciamujer.cepal.org/13/en, which also offers general information about the Conference, a detailed programme, reference documents and n…

Countries of the Region Meeting at ECLAC See Synergies between the Montevideo Consensus and the 2030 Agenda

6 Oct 2016 | News

Representatives of 17 countries of the region meeting at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) adopted today a proposed format for national reports on progress in the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development and acknowledged the synergies between this intergovernmental agreement of 2013 and the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. This is the tenor of the agreements of the third meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development (CRPD), held on 4-6 October in Santiago. …

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