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The Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Center (CELADE) - Population Division of ECLAC has joined the Secretary-General’s UNITE campaign to put an end to violence against women, which this year adopted the slogan “Ya es Ya” in Spanish (Now is now) within the United Nations system in the region.…
In the first nine months of 2021, total Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) bond issuance in international markets reached US$ 124 billion, up 6% from the same period in 2020.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participates in the Training Program on Women and Trade in the Americas, organized by the Program of Chairs of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in particular, the Chairs of the University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Barbados), the University of Chile, and the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM).…
Femicide is a problem that continues to affect thousands of women and girls every year in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite its increased visibility and the pressure exerted by women’s mass movements that have expressed their rejection of gender violence in different countries…
Starting on the 24 November 2021 and in support of the 16 days of activism, the Division of Gender Affairs and the ECLAC Library highlight resources on themes related to women and girls.…
At a parallel event at the 26th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Frameworks Convention on Climate Change (COP 26), in a hybrid form (in-person at the COP 26 venue at Glasgow and virtual by means of a digital platform), on 9 November, over ten Parliamentary leaders from Latin-American and Caribbean countries, jointly with Parliamentarians from Spain and the United Kingdom, announced the creation of the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC).…
The Escazú Agreement will be highlighted in the following events organized in the framework of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Wednesday, 3 November 2021 5:30 - 6:45 pm UK time / Empowering for Climate Action: insights and experiences. Organized by AECID, AFD, Expertise France, FIIAPP, GIZ, ECLAC and UNEP. Thursday, 4 November 2021 2:00 - 2:45 pm UK time / Briefing for COP26 delegates on the Aarhus Convention and the Escazú Agreement. Organized by CIEL. Saturday, 6 November 2021 3:45 -&nbs…
The growth in the first half of 2021, the fastest pace in 37 years, was sufficient to push the United States economy above its pre-pandemic level.…
Speakers from the Utrecht University present a new vision on recognition and rewards and its commitment to open science…
The side event entitled “The burden of unpaid care work on Caribbean women in the time of COVID-19”, which took place within the context of the 61st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Caribbean women with particular focus on the increasing burden of unpaid care work. It also showcased experiences and progress in the development of time use measurements in the subregion. The event was moderated by Malaka Parker and included interventions from ECLAC’s subregional headquarte…
The UN World Food Systems Summit (FSS) 2021 aims to deliver healthier, more sustainable, and inclusive food systems and to progress globally across all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report was prepared to provide harmonized pathways and game changing solutions to overcome common and regional challenges that limit the transformation of the food system into an inclusive, healthy, sustainable, and resilient systems.…
Organized by ECLAC -in its capacity as Technical Secretariat of the Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of the older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean- with the support of UNFPA-LACRO, the regional meeting was held on August 26 to initiate the process for the preparation of country reports on the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), within the framework of the fourth review and evaluation of its implementation.…
Declaration of the presiding officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean on the urgent protection of the human rights of women, adolescents and girls in Afghanistan…
The ADELA Program of the KAS and the Division of International Trade and Integration of ECLAC will organize a conference and publish a book (in English and Spanish) that addresses the current and future challenges of the region in international trade to encourage debate and promote common responses…
The region’s sustainable recovery facing the health crisis caused by Covid-19 and extreme events such as hurricanes and tropical storms intensified by climate change, was one of the main topics addressed at the fourth meeting of the Regional Technical Committee of the Council of Finance Ministers of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (Spanish acronym: SE-COSEFIN), held virtually on June 29 and June 30. The meeting took place as part of the project “Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Investment” (Spanish acronym: RIDASI…
Maintaining our community of ECLAC staff and library users during the COVID-19 pandemic…
The virtual event was developed within the framework of the Development of a Hydrological Platform and Simulation Model of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for the Amazon Basin.…
On July 8, the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Ms. Alica Bárcena, presented the new special report that examines the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year after its onset. The report entitled “The Paradox of Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Growth with persistent structural issues: inequality, poverty, little investment, and low productivity ” analyzes the behavior of the main economic and social indicators in the region and presents policy proposals to achieve a transformative recovery based on the construction of a new style of development. …
Gender libguide shines a spotlight on sustainable development planning processes and the relevance of the gender perspective in guaranteeing the rights and autonomy of women.…
Communicating with ECLAC staff and library users during COVID-19…