The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 2

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Caribbean Outlook 3: Economic recovery and repositioning in the era of COVID-19. Policy Brief

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…

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The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 10

Resilient and affordable housing in the Caribbean: Policy recommendations towards a transformative, green and inclusive recovery strategy. Policy Brief

The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…

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The Caribbean is Making Strides on the SDGS

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Caribbean Countries Stress Strategies to Support the Post-Pandemic Recovery through Greater Solidarity and Regional Integration

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, …

Países del Caribe destacan estrategias para apoyar la recuperación pospandemia mediante una mayor solidaridad e integración regional

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…

Os países do Caribe destacam estratégias para apoiar a recuperação pós-pandemia mediante uma maior solidariedade e integração regional

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…

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 11

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Reaffirmed the Importance of Safeguarding the Region’s Progress on Social Development and Preventing Setbacks amid the Crisis Unleashed by the Pandemic

Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed today the importance of putting people and their rights at the center of development, along with safeguarding the progress on social development achieved by the region and preventing setbacks amid the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, at the close of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and with the suppo…

Países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron la importancia de resguardar los avances de la región en materia desarrollo social y frenar retrocesos ante la crisis desatada por la pandemia

Países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron hoy la importancia de poner a las personas y sus derechos en el centro del desarrollo, así como de resguardar los avances en materia de desarrollo social alcanzados por la región y frenar los retrocesos ante los impactos económicos y sociales de la pandemia del COVID-19, al cierre de la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe, organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en conjunto con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y con e…

Países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram a importância de resguardar os avanços da região em termos de desenvolvimento social e de conter os retrocessos diante da crise desencadeada pela pandemia

Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmam hoje a importância de colocar as pessoas e seus direitos no centro do desenvolvimento, bem como resguardar os avanços em termos de desenvolvimento social alcançados pela região e conter os retrocessos diante dos impactos econômicos e sociais da pandemia da COVID-19, no encerramento da Quarta Reunião da Conferência Regional sobre o Desenvolvimento Social da América Latina e do Caribe, organizada pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em conjunto com o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento ( PNUD) e com o apo…

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Social and Fiscal Compacts to Transform and Provide Financial Sustainability to its Social Protection Systems, with the Aim of Confronting the Current Overall Context of Disasters

Latin America and the Caribbean needs new social and fiscal compacts to build universal, inclusive, resilient and sustainable social protection systems that would allow for confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall context of disasters in the region, according to the representatives participating in the inauguration of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organized virtually by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), along with the Gover…

América Latina y el Caribe requiere nuevos pactos sociales y fiscales para transformar y entregar sostenibilidad financiera a sus sistemas de protección social a fin de enfrentar el actual contexto generalizado de desastres

América Latina y el Caribe requiere nuevos pactos sociales y fiscales para construir sistemas de protección social universales, inclusivos, resilientes y sostenibles que permitan enfrentar la pandemia de COVID-19 y el contexto generalizado de desastres en la región, coincidieron representantes en la inauguración de la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe coorganizada de forma virtual por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) junto al Gobierno de Anti…

A América Latina e o Caribe requerem novos pactos sociais e fiscais para transformar e proporcionar sustentabilidade financeira aos seus sistemas de proteção social, a fim de enfrentar o atual contexto generalizado de desastres

A América Latina e o Caribe requerem novos pactos sociais e fiscais para construir sistemas de proteção social universais, inclusivos, resilientes e sustentáveis que permitam enfrentar a pandemia da COVID-19 e o contexto generalizado de desastres na região, acordaram representantes na inauguração da Quarta Reunião da Conferência Regional sobre o Desenvolvimento Social da América Latina e do Caribe coorganizada de forma virtual pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) juntamente com o Governo de Antígua e Barbu…

Desastres y desigualdad en una crisis prolongada: Hacia sistemas de protección social universales, integrales, resilientes y sostenibles en América Latina y el Caribe