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Image year in review 2015
29 December 2015 | News

Recapping this Year through the Lens of ECLAC
The United Nations organization published diverse studies this year on the economic, social and environmental situation of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Photo of the presiding officers of the meeting
15 December 2015 | News

Experts Highlight Contribution of International Trade to Fight Climate Change and for Sustainable Development
Days after the end of the COP 21, experts gathered at ECLAC underscored the agreements of the Paris meeting and its challenges.
8 December 2015 | News

ECLAC side event at COP21 to advocate Caribbean debt relief

The possibilities for integrating the twin imperatives of pursuing climate resilience and debt reduction with a proposal for debt for climate adaptation swaps, will be considered at a side event to be held during the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21).
Logos.
7 December 2015 | News

New Global Initiative Launches at COP21 to Boost Green Growth Financing
Multilateral development banks and United Nations partner with the Global Green Growth Institute to help developing and least developed countries finance low-carbon, sustainable, and climate-resilient projects.
Photo of a family
3 December 2015 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Adopts Regional Instrument to Harmonize Time-Use Surveys
In 18 countries of the region there is at least one measurement of the time spent on domestic and unpaid care work.
Foto de ganado en Uruguay
3 December 2015 | News

Uruguay Can Move Ahead on Implementing Green Taxes
A document prepared by ECLAC’s Office in Montevideo analyzes the economic activities that could be taxed with these kinds of levies.
Complejo petrolífero en Argentina.
3 December 2015 | News

Ninety-Five Percent of Jobs in Argentina Are Concentrated in Half of the Country’s Regions
A report by ECLAC probes the relationship between production and territory and offers data to plan public investment in infrastructure at the service of the productive framework.
Imagen de un iceberg.
3 December 2015 | News

ECLAC Will Promote Initiatives for Sustainable and Inclusive Development During the COP21
Officials from the United Nations regional organization will participate in diverse events in the framework of the summit being held in Paris.
Foto de medicinas
3 December 2015 | News

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Presents Opportunities and Risks for the Region’s Countries
The accumulation of origin and better access to Asian agricultural markets are among the benefits, but there is concern about the agreement’s possible impact on the price of medications and on the region's textile producers.
Foto de contenedores en un puerto
3 December 2015 | News

Coordinated Policies on Logistics and Mobility Are Key to Achieving Sustainable Development in the Region
A new document by ECLAC gives orientation to countries in order to move towards greater integration.
24 November 2015 | News

Caribbean researchers to maximize use of census microdata
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is charting the way forward for Caribbean countries to make microdata from their censuses more easily available to researchers.
Photo of the Principle 10 meeting in Panama
30 October 2015 | News

In Panama Countries Conclude Second Round of Negotiations for Agreement on Rights of Access in Environmental Matters
The third meeting of the negotiating committee on the regional instrument will take place in April 2016 in Uruguay.
29 October 2015 | News

The Caribbean experience helps strengthen Peruvian disaster capacity
Peru is among the countries of Latin America that is most vulnerable to natural disasters. As the regional hub for the provision of strengthened leadership in disaster assessment and post disaster needs analysis across Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC subregional office for the Caribbean has conducted a series of training sessions in disaster assessment in different regions of Peru.
23 October 2015 | News

United Nations Report Highlights Implementation Gaps in Cutting Red Tape for International Trade
Survey conducted by the UN regional commissions, including ECLAC, provides data for 119 countries.
22 October 2015 | News

UN experts urge Latin America and the Caribbean to adopt trend-setting agreement on environmental democracy
Press release of the Office of the High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights (OHCHR).
portada del documento
20 October 2015 | News

Women live globally longer, healthier lives with better education, reveals new UN report
But women and girls continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence, underscoring critical need for gender equality as defined by newly adopted SDGs.
14 October 2015 | News

Delegation from Finland’s Parliament Visited ECLAC’s Headquarters
Parliamentarians and experts met with the Deputy Executive Secretary and learned about the Commission’s work in areas such as economic and social development, science and technology, education, equality and planning.
ECLAC visit to Tranquility
12 October 2015 | News

ECLAC Caribbean talks to Trinidad students about disasters
For the first time ever, students from Trinidad have received first-hand information on disaster assessment from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional office in Port of Spain.
foto de Nicholas Stern y Antonio Prado.
10 October 2015 | News

Nicholas Stern: “The COP 21 in Paris Should Be the First of Many Steps”
The prominent British expert gave a keynote lecture at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
ODPM DaLa training
9 October 2015 | News

Trinidad and Tobago agencies receive training in disaster assessment
In an effort to increase technical cooperation with its host country, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean recently co-organized with the Office for Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) a multi-sectoral disaster assessment training session for agencies in Trinidad and Tobago.

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