The fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place virtually on March 15-18 under the presidency of Costa Rica. The objective of this event is to analyze progress on regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
It will feature the presence of high-level authorities, such as Carlos Alvarado, the President of Costa Rica, which currently holds ECLAC’s presidency pro tempore; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council …
La cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible se realizará de forma virtual del 15 al 18 de marzo bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica. El objetivo del encuentro es analizar los avances en la implementación regional de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
Contará con la presencia de altas autoridades, entre ellas Carlos Alvarado, Presidente de Costa Rica, país que ejerce la presidencia pro témpore de la CEPAL; Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas; Munir Akram, Presidente del Consejo Económico y Social…
Side event hosted by ECLAC-Brasilia, the Hernan Santa Cruz Library, Santiago Chile, the Federação Brasileira de Associações de Bibliotecários (FEBAB) and the UNICs in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago…
Evento paralelo organizado por la CEPAL-Brasilia, la Biblioteca Hernán Santa Cruz, CEPAL Santiago, la Federação Brasileira de Associações de Bibliotecários (FEBAB) y los CINU de Brasil y Trinidad y Tobago…
Evento paralelo organizado pelo Escritório da CEPAL em Brasília, Brasil, pela Biblioteca Hernán Santa Cruz, CEPAL em Santiago, Chile, pela Federação Brasileira de Associações de Bibliotecários (FEBAB) e pelos Centros de Informação das Nações Unidas (UNIC) no Brasil e de Trinidad e Tobago…
This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2019 and the first half of 2020 and comprises six chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of the subregion’s fiscal performance and debt burden. The third looks at monetary policy and their imapcts. The fourth is focused on the external sector. The fifth chapter focuses on the COVID-19 lockdown measures implemented globally as well as in Caribbean countries and their impact on the tourism and energy secto…
In 2020, the Latin American and Caribbean region faced the worst crisis on historical record and the sharpest economic contraction (-7.7% and -20%, respectively, in GDP and investment growth for 2020) within the developing world. The available data also show that the contraction of investment relative to that of GDP was greater in Latin America and the Caribbean than in other developing regions.
The pandemic has magnified the structural and institutional gaps of Latin America and the Caribbean. The crisis has severely impacted productive structures, resulting in the closure of more than 2.7 mi…
En 2020, América Latina y el Caribe se enfrentó a la peor crisis de la que se tenga constancia y a la mayor contracción económica del mundo en desarrollo (el PIB y la inversión se redujeron un 7,7% y un 20%, respectivamente). Los datos disponibles también muestran que la caída de la inversión respecto de la del PIB fue mayor en América Latina y el Caribe que en otras regiones en desarrollo.
La pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) ha profundizado las brechas estructurales e institucionales de América Latina y el Caribe. La crisis ha afectado gravemente las estructuras productivas y…
El concepto del Nexo entre agua, energía y alimentación ha ganado mucha tracción en América Latina y el Caribe en el transcurso de la última década. El motivo es que los países de la región tienen economías altamente dependientes en el uso de recursos naturales, y las políticas sectoriales que se están implementando para lograr la seguridad hídrica, energética y alimentaria están generando impactos cruzados debido a la alta interconexión que existen entre los tres sectores. Resolver esta situación requiere un cambio de paradigma, y transitar desde el clásico enfoque sectorial de desarrollo de …
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has magnified structural gaps in the region’s countries while also increasing their financing needs to confront the emergency, and it has prompted a rise in debt levels that jeopardizes the recovery and countries’ capacity to achieve a sustainable rebuilding with equality, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) indicated today.
During a virtual meeting with the Latin American and Caribbean member countries of ECLAC, the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the institution’s Special …
La pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) ha magnificado las brechas estructurales de los países de la región, al tiempo que ha ampliado sus necesidades financieras para afrontar la emergencia y ha generado un aumento de los niveles de endeudamiento que pone en peligro la recuperación y la capacidad de los países para una reconstrucción sostenible y con igualdad, afirmó hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
Durante una reunión virtual con los países de América Latina y el Caribe miembros de la CEPAL, la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo de las Nacion…
A pandemia da doença pelo coronavírus (COVID-19) tem ampliado as brechas estruturais dos países da região, ao mesmo tempo em que amplia suas necessidades financeiras para enfrentar a emergência e gera um aumento dos níveis de endividamento que coloca em perigo a recuperação e a capacidade dos países para uma reconstrução sustentável e com igualdade, afirmou hoje a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
Durante uma reunião virtual com os países da América Latina e do Caribe membros da CEPAL, a Secretária-Executiva da Comissão regional das Nações Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, apr…
Registrations are open for a new version of the Redatam workshop that will be held virtually from May 4th to 11th, 2021. This workshop will focus on the use of Redatam to process census information to learn the functionality of the software and explore the potentialities offered by the censuses to obtain specific SDG and follow up indicators.…