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Report on the coordination of international statistical activities in the area of the environment
This report presents the results of a regional study conducted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico, in their respective roles as technical secretariat and coordinator, of the Working Group on Environmental Statistics of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC. The objective was to carry out an in- depth study of the international statistical activities in the area of environmental statistics, with a view to strengthening coordination of those activities and optimizing their contribu…
Report Highlights Region's Achievements in the Development of Statistics
(19 October 2010) Over the past decade the great majority of Latin American and Caribbean countries made significant progress in the development of statistics in different fields, says a new ECLAC report released today in Santiago, Chile. The report Development of Official Statistics in the Region was presented by ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena in the context of World Statistics Day, celebrated today in this United Nations regional commission. The report, which describes the main trends in the development of official statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean and the most importan…
Informe destaca logros de países de la región en el desarrollo de las estadísticas
(19 de octubre, 2010) En la última década la gran mayoría de los países de América Latina y el Caribe realizó importantes avances en el desarrollo de las estadísticas en distintos ámbitos, según un nuevo documento de la CEPAL dado a conocer hoy en Santiago, Chile. El informe Desarrollo de las estadísticas oficiales en la región fue presentado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en el marco de la celebración del Día Mundial de la Estadística, que se realizó en la sede de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas. El informe, que describe las principales tendencias de la ev…
Día Mundial de la Estadística
ECLAC Joins Celebration of World Statistics Day
(18 October 2010) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has joined the celebration of World Statistics Day, which, for the first time this 20 October, will raise awareness of the importance of statistics in decision-making, designing national development policies and government transparency. World Statistics Day was established by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in June this year under the theme "Celebrating the many achievements of official statistics", acknowledging their importance for national socio-economic development and as a basic pi…
CEPAL se suma a la celebración del Día Mundial de la Estadística
(18 de octubre, 2010) La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) se ha sumado la celebración del Día Mundial de la Estadística que se conmemorará por primera vez este 20 de octubre para destacar la importancia de las estadísticas en la toma de decisiones, la formulación de políticas nacionales de desarrollo y la transparencia gubernamental. El Día Mundial de la Estadística fue establecido por resolución de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en junio de este año bajo el lema "Celebración de los numerosos logros de las estadísticas oficiales", reconociendo su imp…
Input for the preparation of a regional agenda for the programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development: towards 2014 and beyond
This document is consistent with the idea that it is necessary, on the one hand, to strengthen and broaden the population and development agenda in order to tackle the new challenges looming on the horizon, and, on the other, to further incorporate population variables into economic and social development policies and programmes and to improve governance in general and at all levels, which should include increasing the awareness of these issues among authorities and those responsible for economic and social planning. To that end, it puts forward diagnostic tools for identifying immediate prior…
Hacia una agenda regional del programa de acción de la Conferencia Internacional sobre la Población y el Desarrollo para 2014 y posteriormente: aportes para su elaboración
El presente documento es congruente con la idea de que se debe, por una parte, fortalecer y ampliar la agenda de población y desarrollo para hacer frente a los nuevos desafíos que se vislumbran de cara al futuro y, por otra, reforzar la integración de las variables de población en las políticas y los programas de desarrollo económico y social, y la gestión pública en general y a todo nivel; esto debe incluir la toma de conciencia de las autoridades y de los responsables de la planificación económica y social. Para ello, se ofrecen elementos de diagnóstico para definir prioridades inmediatas y …
Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas Opens Meeting
(20 April 2010) Authorities and experts from 19 countries from the Americas and Europe, members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) began today analyzing the development of statistics in the region in areas such as censuses, the Millennium Development Goals, gender and poverty measurement, among others. During the Ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC (SCA-ECLAC), participants will review regional and international cooperation programmes on statistics during 2009-2011 and assess the activities of the W…
ECLAC Member Nations to Analize Development of Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean
(15 April 2010) Government officials and experts from 19 member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) from the Americas and Europe will meet in Santiago, Chile to examine the development of statistics in the region in censuses, Millennium Development Goals, gender and measuring poverty, among other areas. During the Ninth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC (SCA-ECLAC), participants will review regional and international cooperation programmes on statistics during 2009-2011 and assess the activitie…