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25 October 2023 | Press Release

In Lecture at ECLAC, Winston Dookeran Advocates for the Caribbean to Shift its Integration Model and Forge Wider Convergence Spaces

The prominent Trinidadian economist and politician was the fifth presenter to participate in the Keynote Lecture Series organized to commemorate the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.

13 October 2022 | Press Release

7th Caribbean Development Roundtable Focusses on Recovery, Repositioning and Resilience

Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, and hosted by the Government of Suriname, the CDR was officially opened by the outgoing Chair, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Keisal Peters.

17 May 2019 | Press Release

Caribbean Governments Focus on Repositioning Countries Towards Achieving Sustainable Development

The 19th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

26 April 2018 | Press Release

Caribbean Development Roundtable Brings Together Ministers to Discuss Economic Growth and Climate Resilience

The meeting convened by ECLAC and hosted by the Government of Saint Lucia, took place today in Gros Islet.

24 October 2017 | Press Release

Criteria for Access to Concessional Financing Must Change to Support Caribbean Countries with their Reconstruction

ECLAC’s debt relief proposal for the countries most affected by recent hurricanes was presented by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, at a high-level ECOSOC meeting in New York.

20 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Caribbean Ambassadors to Evaluate the Subregion’s Priorities regarding the 2030 Agenda

Alicia Bárcena encouraged Caribbean countries to present their Voluntary National Reviews on the Sustainable Development Goals in future sessions of the High-Level Political Forum, which is held each year in New York.

12 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes that Caribbean Focus Efforts on Gender Equality, Climate Change and Debt Relief to Meet 2030 Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, presented the outlook for the subregion during an event held in New York in the framework of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum.

21 April 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents a Debt Alleviation Strategy Based on a Debt Swap Proposal at High-level Meeting in Saint Kitts

The Executive Secretary of the United Nations’ Commission, Alicia Bárcena, detailed the proposal during the fourth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR).

2 July 2015 | Press Release

Caribbean States 'Lighting Path' to Sustainable Future, Says UN Chief in Barbados

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took part in a high-level symposium focused on sustainable development in the Caribbean.

6 May 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary Opens Caribbean Future Forum

Antonio Prado signaled that if the Caribbean is to achieve equitable growth in an environmentally sustainable manner, critical challenges will have to be addressed.

29 de November de 2013 | Press Release

Cambio climático podría afectar producción, ingreso y turismo en el Caribe hacia 2050

Nueva edición de Revista CEPAL presenta ejercicio de simulación sobre los efectos del fenómeno en la subregión.

28 September 2011 | Press Release

Climate Change Expected to Cost Caribbean Countries at Least 5% of Annual GDP

ECLAC presented a report on the potential economic costs of climate change in the Caribbean subregion by 2050 if mitigation and adaptation actions are not taken.

19 April 2011 | Press Release

Academics from Mexico and Guatemala Won the ECLAC "Fernando Cuevas" Prize

One of the studies tackles the barriers that public monopolies impose on climate change policy in Mexico. The second study analyses the use of energy accounts as a means of assessing sectoral efficiency in Central America.