Ministers of Foreign Affairs and high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries signed a political declaration today for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery, in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place virtually from October 26 to October 28.
The declaration was unveiled during the Dialogue of ministers of foreign affairs and high-level authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean on the post-pandemic economic recovery, which was inaugurated by Rodolfo Solano, Minis…
Ministras y ministros de Relaciones Exteriores y altas autoridades de los países de América Latina y el Caribe suscribieron hoy una declaración política para una recuperación sostenible, inclusiva y resiliente, en el marco del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), que se celebra de manera virtual del 26 al 28 de octubre.
La declaración fue dada a conocer durante el Diálogo de cancilleres y de altas autoridades de América Latina y el Caribe sobre la recuperación económica pos-COVID-19, que fue inaugurado por Rodolfo Solano, Minis…
Heads of State, ministers and other high-level authorities from more than 25 Caribbean countries, along with officials from international and multilateral organizations, stressed the importance of implementing urgent solutions to support financing for development for that subregion’s nations in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, during two important virtual meetings convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) this Thursday, September 10.
The Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) and the Twenty-eighth Session of the Caribbean Development an…
Jefes de Estado, ministros y autoridades de alto nivel de más de 25 países del Caribe, junto a funcionarios de organismos internacionales y multilaterales, subrayaron la importancia de implementar soluciones urgentes en apoyo al financiamiento para el desarrollo de las naciones de esa subregión en la era del COVID-19 y más allá, durante dos importantes reuniones virtuales este jueves 10 de septiembre, convocadas por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
La Sexta Reunión de la Mesa Redonda para el Desarrollo del Caribe (CDR, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Vigésimo Octav…
Chefes de Estado, ministros e autoridades de alto nível de mais de 25 países do Caribe, junto a funcionários de organismos internacionais e multilaterais, sublinharam a importância de implementar soluções urgentes em apoio ao financiamento para o desenvolvimento das nações dessa sub-região na era da COVID-19 e mais além, durante duas importantes reuniões virtuais convocadas pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
A Sexta Reunião da Mesa-Redonda para o Desenvolvimento do Caribe (CDR) e o Vigésimo Oitavo Período de Sessões do Comitê de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do Ca…
Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries urged for a paradigm shift in international financing that would allow for immediate responses to the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to be provided and for sustainable development to be achieved in the region, during today’s virtual meeting of the thirty-fifth session of the Committee of the Whole of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
On this occasion, Cuba handed the Presidency Pro Tempore over to Costa Rica, which will hold this position for the next two years.
The meeting – in which 3…
Representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe instaron hoy a un cambio de paradigma en materia de financiamiento internacional que permita dar respuesta inmediata a los efectos de la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) y alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible en la región, durante la reunión virtual del trigésimo quinto período de sesiones del Comité Plenario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
En la ocasión, Cuba traspasó la Presidencia Pro Témpore a Costa Rica, país que ejercerá este cargo por los próximos dos años.
La reunión, en la que participaron 37 …
The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…
In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions.
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, …
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, met this Monday, September 23, with Prime Ministers Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, Allen Chastanet of Saint Lucia, and Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to review progress on the Debt for Climate Adaptation Swap Initiative, including the creation of a resilience fund proposed by the Commission for small island Caribbean states.
During the meeting – which took place in the framework of the Climate Action Summit and the 74th session of the United Nations Gene…
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