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…
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…
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…
Participants in the debates taking place on the second day of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is being held virtually under the Presidency of Costa Rica, posed the need to close the financial, climatic and health asymmetries present in the world today, to guarantee financing for development, and to create global public goods – including an equitable vaccine against COVID-19 – in order to move towards a transformative recovery in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
During Panel 1: Health and…
Participantes en los debates del segundo día de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se celebra de forma virtual bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica, plantearon la necesidad de cerrar las actuales asimetrías financieras, climáticas y sanitarias presentes en el mundo, garantizar financiamiento para el desarrollo y crear bienes públicos globales -entre ellos una vacunación equitativa contra el COVID-19- para avanzar hacia una recuperación transformadora en línea con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
Durante la Mesa 1…
Os participantes dos debates do segundo dia da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que está sendo realizado de forma virtual sob a Presidência da Costa Rica, propuseram a necessidade de fechar as atuais assimetrias financeiras, climáticas e sanitárias presentes no mundo, garantir o financiamento para o desenvolvimento e criar bens públicos globais - entre eles uma vacinação equitativa contra a COVID-19 - para avançar em direção a uma recuperação transformadora em linha com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
Durant…
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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