The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is an example of multilateralism in action and of the capacity to harmonize interests, pursue agreements and partnerships, and make progress on shared cooperation agendas, representatives of the region’s countries, of United Nations agencies and of regional, multilateral and civil-society organizations agreed today at the eighth meeting of this platform, which concluded on Friday, April 4 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Five years before the deadline for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda, these d…
El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible es ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción y de la capacidad de convenir voluntades, buscar acuerdos y alianzas, y avanzar en agendas comunes de cooperación, coincidieron hoy representantes de países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la octava reunión de la plataforma, que finalizó este viernes 4 de abril en la sede principal de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile.
A cinco años de que se cumpla el plazo de la Agenda 2030, los…
Parliamentary representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay, along with more than 30 regional and international experts, gathered today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile for the First Regional Conference of Parliamentary Committees of the Future.
The event, which is taking place through Friday, June 21, is being organized by ECLAC with support from the Senate of the Republic of Chile and the Parliament of Uruguay. Its main objective is to incre…
Representantes parlamentarios de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Paraguay, República Dominicana y Uruguay, y más de 30 expertos regionales e internacionales, se dieron cita hoy en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, para la Primera Conferencia Regional de las Comisiones de Futuro Parlamentarias.
El evento, que se desarrollará hasta este viernes 21 de junio, es organizado por la CEPAL con el apoyo del Senado de la República de Chile y el Parlamento del Uruguay. Su objetivo principal es aumentar las capacidades de p…
Representantes parlamentares da Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, Costa Rica, México, Paraguai, República Dominicana e Uruguai e mais de 30 especialistas regionais e internacionais compareceram hoje na sede da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago, Chile, para a Primeira Conferência Regional das Comissões de Futuro Parlamentares.
O evento, que acontecerá até 21 de junho, foi organizado pela CEPAL com apoio do Senado da República do Chile e do Parlamento do Uruguai. Seu objetivo principal é aumentar as capacidades de prospectiva legislativa e governança antec…
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…
The draft programme of work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for 2023 is hereby submitted to the member States of the Commission for their consideration. It highlights the priorities for 2023 that will be considered by the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) and the United Nations General Assembly as part of the intergovernmental reviewing exercise.
The overall purpose of the programme is to promote the economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through international cooperation, by undertakin…
La Secretaría presenta a la consideración de los Estados miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el proyecto de programa de trabajo de la Comisión para 2023. En él se destacan las prioridades para 2023, que serán examinadas por el Comité del Programa y de la Coordinación (CPC) y por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas como parte del ejercicio de revisión intergubernamental.
El objetivo general del programa es promover el desarrollo económico, social y ambientalmente sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe a través de la cooperación internacional, media…
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…