CARIGEO: Strengthening geospatial in the Caribbean

CARIGEO is a collaborative effort among the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas(UN-GGIM: Americas), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC), public agencies of Member States and Territories within the Caribbean, geospatial private sector organizations, academic institutions and civil society representatives, which seeks to empowerthe countries and territories of the Caribbean region toadvance the use and sharing of geospatial,statistical and related information to supportimproved decision m…

Expert Group Meeting: Inclusive and Equitable Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This expert group meeting discusses the ECLAC study 'Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: access, inclusion, and psychosocial support'.…

10 Aug 2021 - Key messages and main results of the High-level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2021 and future milestones of the 2030 Agenda

This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers. PARTICIPANTS Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Navis, Trinidad and Tobago SESSION GOAL The specific goal of this session was to address the key messages and main outcomes of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2021, showcasing the experience of Antigua and Barbuda and …

ECLAC participation in the II Venezuela 2021 Business Sustainability Forum

The virtual event aimed to encourage the efforts of the private sector to accomplish the 2030 Agenda in Venezuela. Jeannette Sánchez, Director of the Natural Resources Division of ECLAC, presented the challenges and opportunities faced by companies regarding the environmental sector and natural resources.…

Seminar on the Escazú Agreement for Government officials and relevant stakeholders in Belize

Resource mobilization, LAC Experts Issue Group Meeting on Post-2020 GBF

Technical meeting on Construction Survey of the International Comparison Program (ICP), 2021 Cycle

Virtual meeting organized by ECLAC in its capacity as Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the ICP.…

Goals and Targets, LAC Experts Issue Group Meeting on Post-2020 GBF

2021 HLPF official side event: "Empowering people to protect the planet in a COVID-19 context: the contribution of SDG 16 and environmental access rights to sustainable and resilient recovery"

This event aims to generate a space for inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on experiences that empower people to protect the planet in times of COVID-19. As a linchpin of sustainable and resilient recovery efforts, the implementation of environmental access rights to information, public participation and justice at different levels will be featured.…

Reclaiming Industrial Policy for Latin American Development

This particular webinar seeks to find answers if industrial policies are central to achieving a high level of socio-economic development and requires interventions that go beyond macroeconomic stability, the transparent functioning of markets, and an insertion into the world economy based on the promotion of foreign direct investment and indiscriminate trade liberalization. The seminar will promote a discussion oriented towards the definition of a renewed strategy for the region, aimed at promoting sustainable growth through the creation of economic and social value above what accrues from its…

Middle income strata, COVID-19 and the challenges of social protection, in the context of Development in Transition Days (DiT)

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the social and economic impacts associated with the pandemic have been felt significantly in the population belonging to low-income strata. However, the pandemic has also highlighted the vulnerability of our region's middle-income strata, placing them at the center of the debate. This event invites us to discuss social protection strategies and tools, analyzing the feasibility of implementation for a transformative recovery in the region. The debate is expected to delve into regional experiences and scenarios, comparing them with the characteristics of …

Panel: Women's autonomy and the care economy in the framework of a transformative and sustainable recovery with equality

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus has accentuated the structural challenges of gender inequality and has generated a setback of more than a decade in terms of women's participation in the labor market, a deepening of the feminization of poverty and an increase in the burden of care work, even in higher-income countries such as Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay. Furthermore, as one of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the digitalization of economies that still face a significant gender gap in terms of access to and use of technologies, accentuated even more by income levels, has…

Suriname: National workshop on generating climate change and disasters indicators for policy decision-making

Organized by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the General Bureau of Statistics (GBS) of Suriname, in the framework of the Development Account 12 project.…

Side Event : Women’s autonomy and the care economy in the framework of a transformative and sustainable recovery with equality, Development in Transition (DiT) sessions

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus has accentuated the structural challenges of gender inequality and has generated a setback of more than a decade in terms of women's participation in the labor market, a deepening of the feminization of poverty and an increase in the burden of care work, even in higher-income countries such as Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay. Furthermore, as one of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the digitalization of economies that still face a significant gender gap in terms of access to and use of technologies, accentuated even more by income levels, has acce…

European Union facility joint response to COVID-19: Fostering sustainable development models in LAC countries - Fiscal policies to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and foster investment for a sustainable recovery

This Experts Meeting will provide a space for a regional dialogue among country authorities, international organizations and fiscal experts to discuss domestic resource mobilization and public spending issues to reduce structural gaps, as well as to explore policy options to expand fiscal space to mitigate the effects of the pandemic and boost investments for a sustainable and inclusive recovery.…

Expert meeting: EU FACILITY JOINT RESPONSE TO COVID-19: “Fostering sustainable development models in LAC countries”

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) harder than any other region in the world. The region suffered a 7.7% GDP drop in 2020, and over a million lives have been lost. With around 60% of informal workers and 40% of all workers in the region surviving without any form of social safety net before the pandemic hit, the most vulnerable members of society are bearing the brunt of the crisis today. A series of pre-existing development traps, outlined in the Latin American Economic Outlook 2019, have increased the crisis´ toll in the region. As LAC countries chart the pat…

Regional Integration for Economic Recovery

As part of the month of Development in Transition: Dialogues to chart new paths for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, together with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission, organized the Event: Regional Integration for Economic Recovery. The panel was attended by a group of high-level officials from international organisations and regional integration mechanisms in the Americas and the Caribbean. The specialists who participated in the event made an urgent call to boost regional integration to achieve a transformative recovery after th…

EU FACILITY JOINT RESPONSE TO COVID-19: “Fostering sustainable development models in LAC countries”

The expansion of global value chains (GVC) has opened new opportunities for economies in transition, which seek to expand and diversify their international trade and gain access to new technologies. However, the current pandemic has left the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in a very vulnerable position. Against this background, high-level officials from international organizations and regional integration mechanisms will address the following questions: What is the state of intraregional trade within your integration mechanism? What weaknesses has the pandemic exposed? What oppor…

Webinar National Accounts System - Towards the 2025 SNA

This webinar is the first in a series of regional seminars within the framework of the updating process of the System National Account (SNA) and Balance of Payments Manual (BPM) and is organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the Commission. Economic for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).…

Webinar on poverty mapping using small area estimation techniques

As many countries have turned their attention to the estimation of poverty at the subnational level, this webinar aims to discuss practical aspects of poverty mapping.…