Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la clausura de los trabajos de la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible
9 de marzo, 2022
Costa Rica
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Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica,
Estimadas autoridades nacionales y Miembros del Cuerpo Diplomático,
Queridos colegas Directores de las Agencias Fondos y Programas presentes en América Latina y el Caribe,
Queridos coordinadores residentes del Sistema de Naciones Unidas en la región,
Representantes de Orga…
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la inauguración de la quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible
Lunes 7 de marzo, 2022
Excelentísimo señor Carlos Alvarado, presidente de la República de Costa Rica,
Querida Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas,
Estimado Rodolfo Solano, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica,
Señoras y señores cancilleres y vicecancilleres,
Estimadas autoridades de los Estados miembros de la CEPAL,
Representantes del cuerpo diplomático,
Cole…
Representatives of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean championed the Forum on Sustainable Development as an indispensable space for regional integration and cooperation amid global uncertainty, during the Fifth Meeting of that intergovernmental gathering, inaugurated today by the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado; the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena.
The Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Car…
Representantes de los 33 países de América Latina y el Caribe reivindicaron el Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible como espacio indispensable para la integración y la cooperación regional en medio de la incertidumbre global, durante la Quinta Reunión del encuentro intergubernamental que fue inaugurado hoy por el Presidente de Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, la Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Amina Mohammed, y la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena.
La Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobr…
Representantes dos 33 países da América Latina e do Caribe reivindicaram o Fórum sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável como um espaço indispensável para a integração e a cooperação regional em meio à incerteza global, durante a Quinta Reunião do Encontro Intergovernamental que foi inaugurado hoje pelo Presidente da Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, pela Vice-Secretária-Geral das Nações Unidas, Amina Mohammed, e pela Secretária-Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena.
A Quinta Reunião do Fórum dos países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desen…
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…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
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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