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28 October 2020 | News

The Caribbean Needs Urgent International Support to Face High Indebtedness, Vulnerability to Climate Change and the Costs of the Pandemic: ECLAC
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented The Caribbean Outlook 2020 during the Commission’s 38th session, which is being held through Wednesday, October 28.
Photo of Minister Fahie
20 October 2020 | News

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles calls for multi-donor trust fund for higher education and research in the Caribbean
This pivotal meeting themed, “Investing in higher education to build more diversified and resilient post-COVID economies”, which drew over 100 participants was convened jointly with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) to put a spotlight on the urgent need for investment in the region’s higher education sector.
10 September 2020 | Press Release

Caribbean Countries Call for Implementing Urgent Solutions to Support Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
Authorities from more than 25 countries met with ECLAC and other multilateral organizations at the Caribbean Development Roundtable and the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
Cover Tourism sector COVID-19 report
20 July 2020 | News

Tourism Will Be One of the Economic Sectors Most Affected by COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new document by ECLAC indicates that the decline in this sector could lead to a drop in GDP growth of 8 and 1 percentage points, respectively, in the Caribbean and Latin America.
8 July 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents Five Proposals to Increase Fiscal Space in Caribbean Countries
In a special session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Small Island Developing States, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called for urgently providing concessional funds to address these countries’ vulnerabilities, regardless of their per capita income.
Banner council of ministers OECS
24 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Supporting Caribbean Countries on Their Path Towards a Sustainable Recovery with Equality

The United Nations regional organization ratified its “Caribbean First” strategy in times of pandemic, during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Foto de fuertes vientos en una isla del Caribe
22 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Prepares New Study on Innovation in Disaster Risk Mitigation in the Caribbean
The report, developed by the Comission’s Subregional Headquarters in Port of Spain, will analyze technology uses to promote resilience building and risk mitigation, and will be available later this year.
19 May 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC and the OECS Establish an Enhanced Programme of Action on the Escazú Agreement in the Eastern Caribbean
The UN Regional Commission and the Eastern Caribbean regional integration organization agreed on a framework for enhanced cooperation and understanding to assist OECS Member States achieve the environmental dimension of sustainable development through the Escazú Agreement.
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
13 May 2020 | News

Urgent Attention Should Be Given to the Unique Vulnerabilities and Challenges Faced by Caribbean Countries to Achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary led an extraordinary meeting of the Community of Practice with Caribbean countries that are presenting their Voluntary National Reviews at the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2020.
29 April 2020 | Press Release

Borrowing is Not an Option for Caribbean Countries, Access to Concessional Funding and Debt Relief is Urgently Needed to Face the COVID-19 Crisis
Caribbean Heads of State and Finance Ministers met with ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena, to analyze debt relief proposals and other measures to fight the effects of the pandemic.
Reunión virtual sobre el rol de los Ministerios de Desarrollo Social del Caribe ante la pandemia del COVID-19
21 April 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Encouraged Caribbean Countries to Advance Towards Less Unequal and More Caring Societies, Leaving No One Behind
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a virtual meeting on the role of Social Development Ministries in the Caribbean in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was organized jointly by the Secretariat of Welfare of Mexico and the UN Regional Commission.
11 February 2020 | News

New policy options for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago
The rise of exports in the agro-processing sector unlocks exciting opportunities for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). This, according to the latest policy brief published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled `Policy actions to facilitate upgrading of the agricultural sector in Trinidad and Tobago’.
Strengthening ICT - front cover
31 January 2020 | News

New Technologies Bring Governments Closer to the People
The innovative use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools is facilitating access to central government resources for people living in remote locations across the Caribbean.
22 January 2020 | News

New ECLAC policy brief outlines areas for improving national statistics in the Caribbean

A new policy brief from ECLAC Caribbean highlights areas of consideration for policy makers to ensure that official statistics produced by Caribbean countries are of the highest quality and in conformity with international standards.