The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, held an informational meeting on Monday, March 10 with ambassadors and other representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Chile to present preparations for and the main themes and actions to be addressed at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will take place from March 31 to April 4 at the United Nations regional organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. This m…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, sostuvo este lunes 10 de marzo una reunión informativa con Embajadores y representantes del cuerpo diplomático acreditado en Chile para presentar los preparativos, principales temas y acciones que abordará la octava reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se realizará del 31 de marzo al 4 de abril en la sede central del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile. A la reunión, que se realizar…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean considers the digital divide to be one of the structural gaps reflected in the development models of Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite the expansion of digital connectivity and equipment, gaps remain with regard to access, use of digital tools and especially competences that would allow the entire population to benefit from the opportunities of the digital age. It is essential to invest in people and their education from childhood to address this gap and advance towards digital inclusion as part of inclusive social development.…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) incluye la brecha digital entre las brechas estructurales de los modelos de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. A pesar de las mejoras en materia de conectividad y equipamiento digital, todavía existen brechas de acceso, uso de herramientas digitales y, especialmente, competencias que impiden que todos puedan beneficiarse de las oportunidades de la era digital. Para poder cerrar estas brechas y avanzar hacia la inclusión digital en el marco de un desarrollo social inclusivo, es fundamental invertir en las personas y en su form…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, in line with its Disability Inclusion Strategy 2021–2025 (CEPALDIS), is producing accessible versions of publications to meet the accessibility needs of persons with visual impairments. With this in mind, documents that were not originally drafted in an accessible version should be assessed to determine the necessary adaptations, which could include adjustments to graphic elements and text to ensure compliance with accessibility criteria. Some accessible publications are part of CEPALDIS and are included in the ECLAC programme of wor…
De acuerdo con la estrategia de inclusión de la discapacidad, 2021-2025, de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPALDIS), la Comisión está produciendo publicaciones en versión accesible para satisfacer las necesidades de accesibilidad de personas con discapacidad visual. Con tal fin, deben evaluarse los cambios necesarios en textos que no fueron concebidos originalmente en versión accesible para determinar las adaptaciones necesarias, que podrían incluir ajustes gráficos y de texto que aseguren el cumplimiento de los criterios de accesibilidad. Algunas publicaciones accesib…
Representatives of governments, the United Nations System, regional and international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will analyze progress and challenges for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean during the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, to be chaired by Peru from March 31-April 4 at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Ten years after the historic approval of the 2030 Agenda, this…
Representantes de gobiernos, del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas, organismos internacionales y regionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil analizarán los progresos y desafíos para el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 en América Latina y el Caribe, durante la octava reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se realizará bajo la presidencia del Perú, del 31 de marzo al 4 de abril en la sede principal de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago, Chile. A diez años de la histórica aprobaci…
Esta edição do Panorama Social da América Latina e do Caribe 2024 aborda os desafios da proteção social não contributiva para avançar rumo ao desenvolvimento social inclusivo na região. Para enfrentar a crise do desenvolvimento, as lacunas do desenvolvimento social inclusivo e a estrutura de riscos em reconfiguração é preciso avançar rumo a sistemas de proteção social universais, integrais, sustentáveis e resilientes. As políticas de proteção social não contributiva são essenciais para cumprir os objetivos e funções dos sistemas de proteção social: proteção da renda, acesso aos serviços sociai…
This edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024 focuses on the challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development in the region. Tackling the development crisis, inclusive social development gaps and changing risk structure demands progress towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable and resilient social protection systems. Non-contributory social protection policies are essential to fulfil the goals and functions of social protection systems: the protection of income, access to social services and labour inclusion.…
The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy is the outcome of a process launched by the Secretary-General in April 2018 to strengthen system-wide accessibility for persons with disabilities and the mainstreaming of their rights. The Strategy includes a system-wide policy for the coming decade and aims to establish an institutional framework for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, among other international human rights instruments, and for the fulfilment of humanitarian and development commitments.…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentó en el Parlamento Europeo un estudio prospectivo sobre empleo juvenil en la región, en el marco del debate titulado "Repensando Global Gateway: juventud, empleo y educación para un partenariado UE-LAC generador de oportunidades" .…
The Eighth Meeting of the Forum of Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Sustainable Development will be held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, from 31 March to 4 April 2025, under the chairship of Peru. The objective of the meeting is to assess the progress and challenges in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. Marking ten years since the historic adoption of the 2030 Agenda, this edition of the Forum will include a series of global, regional, and national action dialogues. In the …
La octava reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible se realizará en la sede principal de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, del 31 de marzo al 4 de abril de 2025 bajo la Presidencia del Perú. El objetivo del encuentro es analizar los progresos y desafíos para el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región. A diez años de la histórica aprobación de la Agenda 2030, esta edición del Foro contará con una serie de diálogos de acción global, regional y nacional. Durante los …
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