The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, highlighted the fruitful joint work carried out with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in support of the sustainable development of the region’s countries, during the 5th anniversary of the OECD’s Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The High-Level Public Session of the Steering Group of the Programme (LACRP) took place virtually this Friday with the presence of Heads of State and authorities from numerous countries in the region, in…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, resaltó hoy el fructífero trabajo conjunto realizado con la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE) en favor del desarrollo sostenible de los países de la región, durante el 5⁰ aniversario del Programa Regional de la OCDE para América Latina y el Caribe.
La sesión pública de alto nivel del Comité Directivo del Programa (PRALC) se realizó este viernes de manera virtual con la presencia de Jefes de Estado y autoridades de varios países de la región, entre ellos Car…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …
The region of Latin America and the Caribbean has been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most harmed in economic and social terms. This is due to longstanding structural factors that have portended its dysfunctional development pattern. That is why the economic reactivation must pursue, at the same time, significant productive, fiscal and institutional structural reforms, in order to move forward on configuring a new, inclusive and sustainable development pattern.
So stated Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECL…
La región de América Latina y el Caribe ha sido la más afectada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y también la más dañada en términos económicos y sociales. Esto se debe a factores estructurales de larga data que han prefigurado su disfuncional estilo de desarrollo. Por ello, la reactivación económica deberá cursar, a la par, significativas reformas estructurales productivas, fiscales e institucionales, para avanzar en la configuración de un nuevo estilo de desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible.
Así lo señalan Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe…
A região da América Latina e do Caribe foi a mais afetada pela pandemia de COVID-19 e também a mais prejudicada em termos econômicos e sociais. Isso se deve a fatores estruturais de longa data que prefiguraram seu estilo disfuncional de desenvolvimento. Por isso, a reativação econômica deverá, ao mesmo tempo, passar por significativas reformas estruturais produtivas, fiscais e institucionais para avançar na configuração de um novo estilo de desenvolvimento inclusivo e sustentável.
É o que assinalam Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEP…
The COVID-19 pandemic is a disaster that combines a biological threat with various vulnerabilities, such as the organizational and response capacity of health systems, overcrowding, informality, social work practices, and public transport.
The human and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented. According to World Health Organization (WHO) figures, by November 2020 it had caused more than 18 times more deaths than all the epidemics that took place in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1970 and 2019. For the first time since records began, all the countries of the region …
La pandemia de COVID-19 es un desastre en que se combinan una amenaza biológica con diversas vulnerabilidades, como la capacidad organizacional y de respuesta de los sistemas sanitarios, la sobrepoblación, la informalidad, las prácticas sociales de trabajo y el transporte público.
Las repercusiones humanas y económicas de la pandemia no tienen precedentes. Según cifras de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), para noviembre de 2020 el COVID-19 había ocasionado un número de muertes más de 18 veces superior al de todas las epidemias ocurridas en América Latina y el Caribe entre 1970 y 2019.…
Representatives from the governments of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from 20 United Nations agencies, funds and programs, intergovernmental organizations, financial institutions in the region, and the academic and private sectors reaffirmed today their commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to confronting the difficulties arising from the crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of building forward better, at the conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustaina…
Representantes de los gobiernos de los 33 países de América Latina y el Caribe, de 20 agencias, fondos y programas de las Naciones Unidas, organismos intergubernamentales, instituciones financieras de la región, sector académico y privado, refrendaron hoy su compromiso con la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y enfrentar las dificultades que ha impuesto la crisis desatada por la pandemia del COVID-19 con el propósito de avanzar hacia un futuro mejor, al término de la Cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible …
Ao final da Quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2021, representantes dos governos dos 33 países da América Latina e do Caribe, de 20 agências, fundos e programas das Nações Unidas, organizações intergovernamentais, instituições financeiras da região, setores acadêmico e privado endossaram hoje seu compromisso com a implementação da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e enfrentar as dificuldades impostas pela crise desencadeada pela pandemia da COVID-19 com o propósito de avançar em direção a um futuro melhor.
A reunião…
Latin American and Caribbean countries affirmed their commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to a transformative recovery that would place equality at the center of development in order to build a better world, and they called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially regarding equitable access to vaccines, during today’s inauguration of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
The event, being held virtually for the first time in history, brings together m…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe refrendaron hoy su compromiso con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y con una recuperación transformadora, que ponga a la igualdad en el centro del desarrollo para construir un mundo mejor, e hicieron un llamado urgente a revigorizar la respuesta regional ante la pandemia del COVID-19, especialmente el acceso equitativo a vacunas, durante la inauguración de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
El evento, que por primera vez en su historia se realiza de manera virtual, reúne en …
Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram hoje seu compromisso com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e com uma recuperação transformadora, que coloca a igualdade no centro do desenvolvimento para construir um mundo melhor, e fizeram um chamado urgente para revigorar a resposta regional à pandemia da COVID-19, especialmente o acesso equitativo às vacinas, durante a inauguração da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
O evento, que pela primeira vez é realizado de forma virtual, reúne mais de 1.200 represent…
Premiers and senior government officials from the Caribbean’s non-independent territories have called for sustained cooperation in advancing resilient and sustainable development and identifying common responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, during a high-level meeting with Alicia Bárcena, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Chair of the Commission, Costa Rica. United Nations’ Resident Coordinators and intergovernmental organizations serving the Caribbean also participated.
On 15 March Bárcena participated in the “High-level meet…
The fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place virtually on March 15-18 under the presidency of Costa Rica. The objective of this event is to analyze progress on regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
It will feature the presence of high-level authorities, such as Carlos Alvarado, the President of Costa Rica, which currently holds ECLAC’s presidency pro tempore; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council …
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