Side Event Presentation of the document "Education and the development of digital competences in Latin America and the Caribbean"

The objective of the event is to deepen the debate on effective strategies to reinforce the school-to-work transition of future generations in order to reduce inequality gaps and promote inclusive social development for girls, boys and their families.…

Accelerator Session at the World Circular Economy Forum 2025

The event "Measuring progress and promoting circularity through public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean" is organized by ECLAC, UNOSD, UN-DESA and IDB/BID Invest, with support of K-eco and the German Cooperation.…

ECLAC-OECD Workshop Women in trade in Latin America and the Caribbean: Data availability and methodologies

Women and men are affected differently by international trade and trade policies due to gender gaps, including disparities in participation in paid employment and entrepreneurship. To identify and estimate these differences, it is necessary to collect data that are disaggregated by gender. Specifically, gender-differentiated data is essential for analysing women’s participation in trade and is a key input into better, more granular policymaking. In recent years, there has been an international impetus to enhance data collection related to engagement in the trade of sub-groups within soci…

National capacity building workshops in statistical analysis

The overall objective of the training is to strengthen the skills level of policymakers and technical officers of the Government of Grenada in statistical analysis and cost-benefit analysis which will enhance their ability to design and implement data-informed policies and strategies for accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and building a resilient economy.…

Twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

The twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas will be held virtually from 29 to 30 April 2025.…

Sixth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance

The sixth meeting of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance will be held virtually on 22 April 2025, between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Santiago, Chile time. The session is open to the public upon registration in Zoom. For more information, please visit the Sessions section of the Implementation and Compliance Support Committee website. …

Taller regional virtual abril 2025 “Potencialidades de los censos de población y vivienda: procesamiento de Microdatos con REDATAM y mapeo con QGis”

La información actualizada de la ronda censal 2020 permitirá evaluar cambios demográficos y socioeconómicos recientes con indicadores desglosados por sexo, edades, origen étnico-racial, estatus migratorio, discapacidad, y ubicación geográfica, entre otras variables relevantes. Los talleres brindarán formación práctica en procesamiento, análisis y mapeo de indicadores generados a partir de bases de microdatos censales, utilizando REDATAM y QGIS. REDATAM, desarrollado por el CELADE-División de Población de la CEPAL, facilita el procesamiento y análisis eficiente de estos datos con u…

International Seminar "Challenges of social registers and forms of payment of social protection programs in Haiti: opportunities to strengthen the capacities of MAST and SIMAST"

Participate in this event that aims to contribute to this capacity-building by offering a space for exchange, learning, and technical capacity enhancement for MAST officials, its autonomous bodies, and state institutions involved in implementing the PNPPS. …

Caribbean Regional Breakout Session at the ECOSOC Youth Forum

The Caribbean Regional Breakout Session will provide a space to present the results of the youth regional preparatory consultations and local dialogues in the framework of the 14th ECOSOC Youth Forum and the 8th Forum of LAC Countries on Sustainable Development, providing an opportunity to promote and strengthen the dialogue with Member States and UN agencies, for a meaningful and inclusive children, youth and adolescent (CYA) participation in the acceleration of action towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…

XXVII Meeting with Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women (OEM27)

The XXVII Meeting with Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women was held virtually on Thursday 10 April 2025, from 11.00 to 14.00 p.m. (Chilean time, GMT-4). …

From Digital Government to Smart Government

General objective The general aim of the course is to enhance participants’ capacities in providing solutions to the needs of citizens, organizations, and the challenges of future crises, for example those linked to climate change, through Digital Government. The course also focuses on incorporating new knowledge to advance evidence-based decision making and data-driven policies to create public value and aiming to build a path towards a resilient Smart Government in the Caribbean subregion. Specific objectives To provide participants with an overview of the concepts, elements, conditions, be…

Third Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Third Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, from 7-10 April 2025. The forum will be in person and with live streaming at https://live.cepal.org/escazu Registration for in-person participation is closedPlease see the agenda for the forum here. …

Visit to St. Lucia of the Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance to the Escazú Agreement

The Committee to Support Implementation and Compliance (Committee) is a subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties to the Escazú Agreement, to promote the implementation and support the Parties in the implementation of the Agreement. According to the Rules relating to the Structure and Function of the Committee (COP Decision I/3) and its Working Modalities (LC/TS.2024/33), one of the functions of the Committee is to carry out periodic consultations and dialogues with the Parties, in an open, constructive and interactive manner on any matter related to the implementation and com…

Public consultation: Annotated Index of the Guide for the mainstreaming of the gender perspective in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement

Within the framework of Decision III/4 on “Gender Mainstreaming” of the COP3 of the Escazú Agreement, the Escazú Secretariat has initiated a public consultation of the Annotated Index for the Guide for Gender Mainstreaming in the Implementation of the Escazú Agreement. This annotated index proposal, prepared by the Secretariat based on inputs received from the Parties and the public, links the structural roots of inequality with access rights and the role of women in environmental protection, with a specific focus on the reality of Latin America and the …

On the way to the Third Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean

Virtual session before the Third Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean Organized by: ENJUVES With the support of ECLAC and OHCHR…

Side event: The rights of persons with disabilities in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the regional agenda on population and development

The side event will take the form of a panel discussion and the main theme will be the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their rights in the framework of the SDGs and the regional population and development agenda. In this regard, the focus will be on the progress and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities are at the center of public policies for the implementation of the SDGs and the population and development agenda. The event is aimed at government representatives of institutions responsible for policies related to perso…

Session on the Second World Summit for Social Development (Qatar, 2025)

Sesión desarrollada en el marco de la Octava Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2025. A desarrollarse en Santiago, desde el 31 de marzo al 4 de abril.…

Eighth Meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2025

Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XVI session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (hybrid format)

The Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XVI session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in hybrid format (in person and virtually), in Barbados, on 27 March 2025, from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. (Barbados time, GMT-4). …

Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2025 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more inclusive societies, in which no one is left behind, on a path to sustainable development. However, youth in the Caribbean face many challenges that need to be addressed as precursors to creating environments that enable them to reach their maximum potential to contribute to the achievement of SDGs by 2030, the…