The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.7

Quadrennial report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Almost four years after the international community adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is a propitious occasion to take stock of the achievements made and the problems whose solution poses challenges for the region. That stocktaking of the situation and analysis of the reasons for it is precisely the purpose of this Quadrennial report on the progress and challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin …

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.6

Mainstreaming youth in sustainable development

Summary of the Chair. Third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

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Final assessment report. Assessment of development account project 14/15 BD: Strengthening the capacity of Central American and Caribbean countries in the preparation of sustainable energy policies and strategies

Intergovernmentally Agreed Conclusions and Recommendations of the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

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Annotated provisional agenda. Third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

Provisional agenda. Third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

Intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations of the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.3

Caribbean Samoa Pathway prioritized

Mainstreaming disaster risk management strategies in development instruments (II): policy briefs for Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago

This set of policy briefs has the objective of profiling disaster risk management (DRM) policies in five selected member States of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee: Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The present publication is the second that ECLAC has released on the mainstreaming of DRM strategies on this topic area. In 2017, a similar document was published for the following countries: The Bahamas, Belize, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. It also aims at analysing these policies and their interactions with broader development issues an…

Report of the expert group meeting on the enhancement of resilience to disasters and climate change in the Caribbean through the modernization of the energy sector

Policy Brief: implementation strategies for youth mainstreaming in sustainable development processes

In light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this policy brief provides an account of the current status of Caribbean youth policies and considers how youth mainstreaming concepts can be applied constructively to strengthen sustainable development planning and policies in the subregion. This document highlights the findings of an ECLAC assessment of National Youth Policies in the Caribbean. This assessment pointed to the need to secure the means of implementation as a fundamental key driver to achieve the 2030 Agenda. This includes support for the implementation of relevant strateg…

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.2

The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: An opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Goals, Targets and Global Indicators

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the General Assembly in September 2015, outlines a transformative vision for economic, social and environmental development and will guide the work of the Organization towards this vision for the next 15 years. This new road map presents a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean, since it addresses some of the region’s most urgent priorities, such as reducing inequality in all its dimensions, promoting inclusive economic growth with decent work for all, creating sustainable c…

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