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4 January 2022 | Briefing note
During the week of November 8th to 15th, for six days, a virtual workshop was held for the Caribbean countries. This was organized jointly by CELADE-Population Division of UN ECLAC and the Regional Office of UN ECLAC for the Caribbean. There were 33 participants from the National Statistical Offices of Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Bahamas, Dominica, Suriname, Turks & Caicos, Grenada, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent & Grenadines and Montserrat.
5 October 2021 | Briefing note
The side event entitled “The burden of unpaid care work on Caribbean women in the time of COVID-19”, which took place within the context of the 61st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Caribbean women with particular focus on the increasing burden of unpaid care work. It also showcased experiences and progress in the development of time use measurements in the subregion. The event was moderated by Malaka Parker and included interventions from ECLAC’s subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, ECLAC’s Division for Gender Affairs, the OECS Commission, and showcased country experiences from Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, and Grenada.
21 May 2021 | Briefing note
The eighth meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers on Environmental Sustainability took place in a virtual format on 20 and 21 May 2021. Chaired by Saint Kitts and Nevis, the meeting had as its theme “Unlocking a Green, Resilient and Inclusive future for Eastern Caribbean SIDS”.
24 June 2019 | Briefing note
The “I am a Youth of a Small Island” international competition is being organised by the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and other UN Partners to mark the mid-term review of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway).
22 May 2019 | Briefing note
The 6th Council of Ministers of Environmental Sustainability of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, between 15 and 17 May 2019, under the theme “Towards a Sustainable Caribbean Society: Reinforcing Strategic and Durable Partnerships for Advancing Sustainable Development in the Eastern Caribbean.”
12 November 2018 | Briefing note
The Inter-Parliamentary Union and the National Assembly of Suriname organized a Regional Seminar on climate change and disaster risk reduction for Parliaments of the Caribbean on 5 and 6 November 2018 in Paramaribo, Suriname.
4 April 2017 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless
19 January 2017 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless
13 October 2016 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless
6 April 2016 | Briefing note
During the third meeting of the negotiating committee of the regional agreement on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, that took place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 5-8 April 2016, Grenada signed on to the Declaration on the application of Principle 10.
1 March 2016 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless
1 January 2016 | Briefing note
Q&A with ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (January 2015)
1 December 2015 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (December 2015)
1 September 2015 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (September 2015)
27 August 2015 | Briefing note
This week, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean is participating at the first Caribbean Technology and Innovation for Digital Economy (TIDE) Conference, both as a presenter and as an exhibitor during the three-day conference, which takes place from August 25th-27th, 2015, at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre in Port of Spain.
11 June 2015 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (June 2015)
31 March 2015 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (March 2015)
31 December 2014 | Briefing note
Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless (December 2014)