ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs is warning that the road to sustainable development in the Caribbean is long and difficult, and is urging Caribbean countries, member States of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) to make full use of the research and development support that ECLAC provides. ES Salazar notes that the Caribbean is on track to achieve only 20 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals’ targets by 2030. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 30th session of the CDCC in Port-of-Spain, as Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Plann…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, advirtió que el camino hacia el desarrollo sostenible en el Caribe es largo y difícil, e instó a los países caribeños, Estados miembros del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC), a aprovechar al máximo el apoyo que la CEPAL brinda en materia de investigación y desarrollo.
Salazar señaló que el Caribe está en camino de alcanzar solo el 20% de las metas de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para 2030. Estas declaraciones las realizó en la ceremonia de apertura de la 30ª sesión del CDCC en Puerto España, ocasió…
O Secretário Executivo da CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, afirmou que o caminho para o desenvolvimento sustentável no Caribe é longo e difícil e instou os países caribenhos, Estados membros do Comitê de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do Caribe (CDCC), a aproveitar ao máximo o apoio que a CEPAL proporciona em matéria de pesquisa e desenvolvimento.
O Secretário Executivo assinalou que o Caribe está no rumo para alcançar somente 20% das metas dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável até 2030. Ele fez estas declarações na cerimônia de abertura da 30ª sessão do CDCC em Port of Spain, quando…
Thirtieth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (September 11, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
More information in https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 2, Tuesday 10 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/events/eight... and https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 1, Monday 9 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/events/eight... and https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
The eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable and the thirtieth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) are being held at a time when the subregion is animated by the recently concluded Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, which set a decisive agenda for SIDS in pursuit of resilient growth and sustainable development with the support of the international community. Indeed, in the very year that the United Nations convenes a Summit of the Future to inspire global dynamic action to safeguard the well-being of future generat…
Labour inclusion policies in the region must have a strategic and comprehensive perspective that also involves educational, productive, fiscal, social and environmental spheres, among others, according to participants in the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on June 27-29, 2023 at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
“It will not be possible to create a better future for work without creating a better future for production, and vice versa. They are two s…
Las políticas de inclusión laboral en la región requieren una perspectiva estratégica e integral, que involucre también los ámbitos educativo, productivo, fiscal, social y ambiental, por nombrar algunos, coincidieron participantes en el Tercer Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social: Promover la inclusión laboral como una forma de superar las desigualdades y la informalidad en América Latina y el Caribe realizado entre el 27 y el 29 de junio de 2023 en la sede central de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile.
“No será posible crear un mejor futuro del trabajo sin crear un mejor futuro de la producción…
Labour inclusion policies, in combination with productive development and social protection policies, are key to reducing inequalities and the high degree of informality seen in Latin American and Caribbean countries, according to the authorities, scholars and international officials speaking at the inauguration of a three-day event that is being held at the main headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in …
Las políticas de inclusión laboral, en combinación con políticas de desarrollo productivo y protección social, son clave para reducir las desigualdades y la alta informalidad que presentan los países de América Latina y el Caribe, coincidieron autoridades, académicos y funcionarios internacionales en la inauguración de un encuentro de tres días que se celebra en la sede principal de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile.
El Tercer Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social: Promover la inclusión laboral como una forma de superar las desigualdades y la in…
Authorities from the region, academics and specialists from the United Nations and multilateral organizations will participate on June 27-29, 2023 in the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development: Promoting labour inclusion as a way to overcome inequalities and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, German Cooperation an…
Autoridades de la región, académicos y especialistas de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y de organismos multilaterales participarán del 27 al 29 de junio de 2023 en el Tercer Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social: Promover la inclusión laboral como una forma de superar las desigualdades y la informalidad en América Latina y el Caribe que se realizará en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile.
El encuentro -organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en colaboración con la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT), el Ministerio de Asuntos Ex…
Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to improve their resilience to economic, social and climatic impacts.
Participants also included regional and international development thinkers and practitioners, leaders and senior policy makers from ECLAC member States and associate member countries, representatives of the UN System, regional and international financial institutions, academia…
The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) concluded on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname. Some of the most urgent and challenging issues facing the Caribbean were discussed at this meeting, inspiring a commitment to strategic action-oriented follow-up, to assure more dynamic sustainable development process.
Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to impr…
What: Twenty-ninth (29) session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.
When: 14 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 9 am).
Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Background Information
Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th Session. Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countrie…
The 7th Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) this year focused on recovery and repositioning, with a view to finding practical and workable solutions to invest in resilience, economy ecovery and sustained growth. The CDR was also updated on the progress made towards the establishment of the Caribbean Resilience Fund (CRF).
Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, and hosted by the Government of Suriname, the CDR was officially opened by the outgoing Chair, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Keisal Peters. The meeting was held at the Royal Torarica Hotel, in Paramaribo, Surin…
La 7ª Mesa Redonda de Desarrollo del Caribe (CDR, por sus siglas en inglés) se centró este año en la recuperación y el reposicionamiento, con vistas a encontrar soluciones prácticas y viables para invertir en resiliencia, recuperación económica y crecimiento sostenido. La CDR también recibió información actualizada sobre los progresos realizados para la creación del Fondo de Resiliencia del Caribe (CRF, por sus siglas en inglés).
Convocada por la Sede Subregional de la CEPAL para el Caribe y auspiciada por el Gobierno de Surinam, la CDR fue inaugurada oficialmente por el Presidente saliente, e…
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