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Selected online learning experiences in the Caribbean during COVID-19. Policy Brief

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 …

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Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Building Forward Better

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…

Países de América Latina y el Caribe se comprometen a implementar la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y avanzar hacia un futuro mejor

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 …

Países da América Latina e do Caribe se comprometem a implementar a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e avançar em direção a um futuro melhor

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…

Closure of Asymmetries, Financing for Development and Global Public Goods – Key to a Transformative Recovery Aligned with the 2030 Agenda

Participants in the debates taking place on the second day of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is being held virtually under the Presidency of Costa Rica, posed the need to close the financial, climatic and health asymmetries present in the world today, to guarantee financing for development, and to create global public goods – including an equitable vaccine against COVID-19 – in order to move towards a transformative recovery in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. During Panel 1: Health and…

Cierre de asimetrías, financiamiento para el desarrollo y bienes públicos globales, claves para una recuperación transformadora en línea con la Agenda 2030

Participantes en los debates del segundo día de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se celebra de forma virtual bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica, plantearon la necesidad de cerrar las actuales asimetrías financieras, climáticas y sanitarias presentes en el mundo, garantizar financiamiento para el desarrollo y crear bienes públicos globales -entre ellos una vacunación equitativa contra el COVID-19- para avanzar hacia una recuperación transformadora en línea con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Durante la Mesa 1…

Fechamento de assimetrias, financiamento para o desenvolvimento e bens públicos globais são chaves para uma recuperação transformadora em linha com a Agenda 2030

Os participantes dos debates do segundo dia da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que está sendo realizado de forma virtual sob a Presidência da Costa Rica, propuseram a necessidade de fechar as atuais assimetrias financeiras, climáticas e sanitárias presentes no mundo, garantir o financiamento para o desenvolvimento e criar bens públicos globais - entre eles uma vacinação equitativa contra a COVID-19 - para avançar em direção a uma recuperação transformadora em linha com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Durant…

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Non-Communicable Diseases and their Impact on Sustainable Development

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Caribbean in Brief: an information document for Caribbean Small Island Developing States

This brief is intended to provide general information on the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference on scaling up ocean actions based on science and innovation for the implementation of Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), with a view to stimulating more active, engaged participation of the Caribbean in the discussions. The United Nations Ocean Conference will be co-chaired by Kenya and Portugal, and hosted by the Government of Portugal in Lisbon, during 2021. The objective of this conference is consistent with the 2017 UN General Assembly proclamation on the Decade of Oce…

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Building Resilience across the Caribbean Post-COVID-19

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Opening Ceremony of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Opening Ceremony of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) 26–28 October 2020 Virtual meeting Opening remarks by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena Dear friend, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency, Carlos Alvarado, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Your Excellency, Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Kristalina Geo…

Ceremonia de inauguración del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Discurso de apertura de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la ceremonia de inauguración del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe 26 al 28 de octubre de 2020 Reunión virtual Querido António Guterres, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Excelentísimo señor Carlos Alvarado, presidente de la República de Costa Rica, Excelentísimo señor Miguel Díaz-Canel, presidente de los Consejos de Estado y de ministros de la República de Cuba, Estimado Ángel Gurría, Secretario General de la Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo…