New York, United Nations, 11 April, 2012: High Level Thematic Debate "Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Financial and Commodity Markets"

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held a high-level thematic debate on "Addressing Excessive Price Volatility in Food and Related Financial and Commodity Markets," under the auspices of the President of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. The event was part of a UNGA resolution on excessive price volatility adopted on 14 February 2012, which called for policies to address long-term structural issues of the commodity economy and integrate commodity policies into wider development and poverty eradication strategies at all levels. The resolution underscored the financial regula…

Report on sustainable development was presented at UN headquarters in New York

The document was coordinated by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.…

FIJI: The "training for trainers" international workshop on the use of the Retrieval of Data for Small Areas by Microcomputer (REDATAM) software is being held at the University of the South Pacific's Laucala Campus.

from 11 - 22 July, 2011…

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2011

Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.…

ARUBA: The Central Bureau of Statistics -CBS of Aruba (Caribbean) launched an online 2010 census query system powered by Redatam

September 29- October 6, 2010…

Trends and challenges of investing for a sustainable and inclusive recovery

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face a complex macroeconomic environment this year.…

Cofide announced its initiatives to improve financial inclusion in Peru during the Seminar organized by ALIDE and ECLAC