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7 December 2023 | Briefing note
A geoportal is a web application whose purpose is to offer users access to a series of resources and services based on geographic information, enabling integration, interoperability, and the exchange, in this case, of statistical information.
30 November 2023 | Briefing note
On November 30, 2023, the second call for grant applications was launched for women's and feminist civil society organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The deadline for receipt of proposals is January 30, 2024.
31 October 2023 | Briefing note
With only 15 per cent of SDG targets being on track to be achieved by 2030 globally, there was a strong sense of urgency to deliver on the promise that was made in 2015 at the SDG Summit this year.
2 August 2023 | Briefing note
Participants in this global data science competition are expected to develop innovative data-driven statistical applications, tools or models that combine geospatial data with other data sources that help advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
30 de July de 2023 | Briefing note
Con la participación de más de 2000 líderes mundiales relacionados con investigaciones sobre sostenibilidad, en ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
14 July 2023 | Briefing note
Ana Güezmes García, Director of ECLAC’s Division for Gender Affairs, participated in the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Forum "Partners for Change", which took place in Brussels, Belgium, on July 13 and 14, 2023, within the framework of the EU-LAC Conference, side events to the III European Union (EU) - Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government.
12 July 2023 | Briefing note
This month, countries come together at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take stock of progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
31 May 2023 | Briefing note
The Gender Affairs Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in “Panel 3: Multi-stakeholder Cooperation: Opportunities for New Public-Private Partnerships” within the framework of the First Session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event took place at the ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on May 31, 2023.
30 May 2023 | Briefing note
A geoportal is a web application whose purpose is to offer users access to a series of resources and services based on geographic information, enabling integration, interoperability and the exchange, in this case, of statistical information.
22 May 2023 | Briefing note
The Gender Affairs Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the webinar organized by the United Nations Economist Network (UNEN) on the policy briefs on the New Economics for Sustainable Development. The event was held on the 22nd of May 2023.
28 de April de 2023 | Briefing note
La información geoespacial es un componente crítico de la infraestructura nacional y de la economía del conocimiento; un modelo de lo que sucede, dónde sucede, y los medios para integrar una amplia variedad de servicios gubernamentales.
19 de April de 2023 | Briefing note
Un distinguido panel se reúne para discutir estrategias participativas para lograr los ODS y oportunidades para movilizar las bibliotecas para la ciudadanía.
1 March 2023 | Briefing note
Follow-up meeting of the ECLAC project on the implementation of statistical geoportals in 8 countries of the region. The meeting was held within the framework of the 54th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission.
24 February 2023 | Briefing note
New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on public policy and development and supported the region by promoting economic, social and sustainable development initiatives over almost eight decades.
21 February 2023 | Briefing note
When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”, it presented a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite progress, the region needs to step up their efforts.
23 January 2023 | Briefing note
Published in Spanish, English and Portuguese, this living research and study resource systematizes the history of ILPES and development planning in Latin America and the Caribbean.
28 September 2022 | Briefing note
Progress on the 2030 Agenda Will be Decided in Cities Latin America and the Caribbean is the world's most urbanized developing region. The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said that "cities are where the climate battle will be won or lost". Cities are the engines of economic growth, but they are also the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, and their growth is occurring amid great inequalities in our societies.
28 September 2022 | Briefing note
The thirty-ninth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be held from 24 to 26 October 2022, at the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires.
6 de June de 2022 | Briefing note
Adoptado en Escazú, Costa Rica, el 4 de marzo de 2018, el Acuerdo Regional tiene por objetivo garantizar la implementación plena y efectiva en América Latina y el Caribe de los derechos de acceso a la información ambiental, participación pública en los procesos de toma de decisiones ambientales y acceso a la justicia en asuntos ambientales, así como la creación y el fortalecimiento de las capacidades y la cooperación, contribuyendo a la protección del derecho de cada persona, de las generaciones presentes y futuras, a vivir en un medio ambiente sano y al desarrollo sostenible.
2 de June de 2022 | Briefing note
Al finalizar la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, representantes de la región se comprometieron a redoblar esfuerzos para implementar efectivamente la Agenda 2030 y concluyeron que la erradicación de la pobreza en todas sus formas es el mayor desafío actual y constituye un requisito indispensable para el desarrollo sostenible.

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