The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), represented by its Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Tuesday, September 19 in the launch of the Climate Adaptation and Comprehensive Response to Natural Disasters Fund of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which was held at the site of Mexico’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in New York, in the framework of the global organization’s 78th General Assembly.
There, the UN regional commission reiterated its commitment to the Fund (known by its Spanish acronym, …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), representada por su Secretario Ejecutivo José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participó este martes 19 de septiembre en el lanzamiento del Fondo de Adaptación Climática y Respuesta Integral a Desastres Naturales de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), actividad realizada en la sede de la Misión Permanente de México ante las Naciones Unidas, en Nueva York, en el marco de la 78⁰ Asamblea General del organismo mundial.
En la ocasión, la comisión regional de la ONU reiteró su compromiso con el Fondo (conocido p…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) es pionera en la evaluación de desastres en la región y desarrollo una metodología llamada DaLA. Conozca en esta infografía qué es, cómo funciona y para qué sirve a los países.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is a pioneer in disaster assessment in the region and developed a methodology called DaLA to assess the damages and losses caused by disasters. Find out in this infographic what it is, how it works and what it is for countries.…
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
Authorities and representatives of 14 member states and 10 associate members from the Caribbean, along with five member states from Latin America, as well as specialists from subregional and international organizations and other experts attended the Twentieth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), where they pointed up the strategies needed to support the post-pandemic recovery through greater regional solidarity and integration.
At the meeting, …
Autoridades y representantes de 14 Estados miembros y 10 miembros asociados del Caribe, y cinco Estados miembros de América Latina, además de especialistas de organismos subregionales y internacionales y otros expertos, asistieron a la Vigésima reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC, por sus siglas en inglés), órgano subsidiario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en la cual destacaron las estrategias necesarias para apoyar la recuperación pospandemia mediante mayor solidaridad e integración regionales.
En la reuni…
Autoridades e representantes de 14 Estados membros e 10 membros associados do Caribe e cinco Estados membros da América Latina, além de especialistas de organismos sub-regionais e internacionais e outros especialistas, participaram da Vigésima Reunião do Comitê de Monitoramento do Comitê de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do Caribe (CDCC), órgão subsidiário da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), na qual destacaram as estratégias necessárias para apoiar a recuperação pós-pandemia mediante maior solidariedade e integração regional.
Na reunião, os participantes debateram sob…
Government authorities, United Nations officials and representatives of civil society urged for providing urgent support to Caribbean countries so they can advance on fulfilling the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a context of acute financial weakness due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of natural disasters, among other factors, during a session of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
The panel entitled Building forward better in the Caribbean post-COVID-19: Critical issues to keep the 2030…
Autoridades, funcionarios de las Naciones Unidas y representantes de la sociedad civil pidieron brindar apoyo urgente a los países del Caribe para que puedan avanzar en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 en un contexto de gran debilidad financiera producto de la pandemia del COVID-19 y de los impactos de los desastres naturales, entre otros factores, durante una sesión de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
El panel titulado Construir un futuro mejor en el Caribe: temas clave para…
Autoridades, funcionários das Nações Unidas e representantes da sociedade civil solicitaram que se preste apoio urgente aos países do Caribe para que possam avançar no cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030 num contexto de grande debilidade financeira devido à pandemia de COVID-19 e aos impactos dos desastres naturais, entre outros fatores, durante uma sessão da Quarta Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
O painel Construir um futuro melhor no Caribe: temas-chave para a implementação da Agenda 2030 n…
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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