Draft work programme and budget for 1969

Criteria for the efficient coordination of the activities for data collection and the design of instruments for mapping and data collection applicable to countries of the Caribbean

The paper highlights the importance of good economic and social data to measure the change in the economy and the society in the light of external stimuli. It also highlights the need for governments to base policy decisions on good data. The paper discusses the issues of design and coordination of data collection mechanisms in a manner that optimizes the limited resources available for data collection and ensures that the data collected fit into an information mosaic that enables planning. To the extent that knowledge of self is the first step towards self-actualization, the success of any s…

Quinto Foro LAC sobre Política Fiscal - Costa Rica

El quinto Foro LAC (América Latina y el Caribe) sobre Política Fiscal tendrá lugar los días 16 y 17 de junio 2015 en Costa Rica.…

Be Ready: Building a Resilient Future for Tourism

A Roadmap for Business and Community Growth This infographic outlines key strategies for sustainable business development and community empowerment. It highlights essential steps to enhance data collection, expand into niche markets, and reduce operational costs, while also addressing skills gaps and integrating sustainable practices. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of engaging with local communities, investing in infrastructure, and preparing comprehensive crisis management plans. These actions together form a blueprint for boosting business resilience and fostering community love.…

Foro Corea – Chile sobre Adaptación al Cambio Climático y Reforestación

El objetivo del Foro es discutir sobre los diferentes aspectos de las políticas y prácticas que han sido adoptadas en ambos países para enfrentarse a los desafíos que impone el Cambio Climático…

Access to medicines and incentive for innovation

The balance struck in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on intellectual property (patent and data exclusivity) protection for pharmaceutical products…

Foro Corea – Chile sobre Adaptación al Cambio Climático y Reforestación

El objetivo de este Foro es discutir sobre los diferentes aspectos de las políticas y prácticas que han sido adoptadas en ambos países para enfrentarse a los desafíos que impone el Cambio Climático…

Debt for nature: a swap whose time has gone?

Abstract This paper purports to review the performance of the Debt for Nature Swap (DNS) Programs in light of their dual objectives of lowering deforestation rates as well as the cost of debt servicing. It evaluates the performance of private and Public DNS and inquires whether such swaps have made any significant dent on the debt and deforestation problems besetting many developing countries. It also assesses the prospects for such swaps in the future. We argue that since the prospects for DNS are limited, a more conducive solution for the deforestation problem in many developing countries ma…

Sustainable bioenergy: a framework for decision makers

PrefacioEn nuestro primer documento, ONUEnergía se centró en El desafío de la Energía para Alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio . Señalamos que los servicios energéticos disponibles no han logrado satisfacer las necesidades de los más pobres del mundo, con 2.400 millones de personas que recurren a la biomasa tradicional para sus necesidades energéticas, y 1.600 millones sin acceso alguno a la electricidad. Los compromisos básicos para la gente pobre no se pueden alcanzar sin un enfoque mucho más centrado hacia los servicios energéticos.Al mismo tiempo, se ha visto un fuerte au…

Big Data y privacidad: evento paralelo en el Foro Regional

Organizado por Biblioteca Hernán Santa Cruz de CEPAL en el marco de la Tercera Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2019.…

Why 2015 is key for sustainable development

In the upcoming months, decision-makers and leaders will have unprecedented opportunities to establish, within a multi-lateral framework, a transformational agenda for the future of sustainable development. In a context of global paradigm shifts, the concurrence of three key global summits will define the route and aspirations of this agenda for the coming decades. The Third Conference on Financing for Development, to be held in Addis Ababa in July, represents a unique forum for recasting development financing to meet the approach of the post-2015 development agenda. This agenda, to be ad…

Methodology for the comparison of military expenditures

Executive summary The objective of this report is to assess the extent to which the standardized methodology developed by ECLAC for Argentina and Chile in 1999-2001 is applicable to comparisons among other countries, as well as the adaptations that may be needed for that purpose, and to develop an expanded and more general methodology for the comparison of military expenditure (or defence spending);. For this purpose, the present report consists of six chapters and six annexes. Chapter I, Introduction: setting the stage , seeks to place the issue of measuring military exp…

Expert Group Meeting on Financing for Development

The Expert Group meeting will review a revised draft of a framework for medium term growth and development for Caribbean countries. This draft was prepared by consultants Dr. Ralph Henry and Dr. Earl Boodoo.…

Foros de presentación del Anteproyecto de Ley de Desarrollo y Protección Social

26 de noviembre de 2013 Foro de Presentación del Anteproyecto de Ley de Desarrollo y Protección Social a los rectores y vice-rectores de las principales universidades y centros académicos. 28 de noviembre de 2013 Foro de presentación de la Ley de Desarrollo y Protección Social a organizaciones de la sociedad civil.…

Sesión regional América Latina del Foro de la Juventud del ECOSOC

Súmate a la Sesión Regional de América Latina del Foro de la Juventud del ECOSOC. …

Innovation and technology policy (ITP) for catching up: a three phase life cycle framework for industrializing economies

This paper outlines a dynamic, medium/long term Innovation and Technology Policy framework for industrializing economies directed to simulate innovation and to contribute to the eventual creation of high impact innovative entrepreneurial clusters. The paper is predicated on the assumption that while cluster creation policies are possible in many contexts they requires adoption of a System Evolutionary (S/E) perspective to Innovation and Technology Policy. Given the current 'entrepreneurial phase' of the ICT Revolution, support of 'Innovative SMEs' should be one of the axes …

A regional reserve fund for Latin America

El fortalecimiento del Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas (FLAR) por la vía de expandir su tamaño y cobertura para incluir a un mayor número de países de la región sería un aporte importante a la provisión de un bien público regional y global como lo es la estabilidad financiera. Este trabajo intenta arrojar luz sobre la viabilidad, las implicancias y los desafíos, de una eventual ampliación del FLAR a otros cinco países de la región: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, México y Paraguay.…

América Latina y el Caribe en el Foro Político de Alto Nivel

El Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible Integrado por los Estados Miembros de la ONU el Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (FPAN o HLPF por sus siglas en inglés) fue creado como el foro intergubernamental central para el seguimiento y examen a nivel mundial de la Agenda 2030 y de sus 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). Reemplaza a la Comisión de Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible y proporciona el liderazgo político, la orientación y las recomendaciones para implementación, seguimien…

A regional reserve fund for Latin America

This paper analyses the viability, implications and challenges of expanding the Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR) to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay. A regional reserve fund should be viewed as one of a broad range of mechanisms offered by the international financial architecture to address balance-of-payment difficulties. A fund with resources of between US$ 9 and US$ 10 billion at its disposal would be able to cover the potential funding needs of its members in the most likely scenarios, without necessarily becoming the lender of last resort for all its members. In more extrem…

A proposal for a modified Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is an indicator designed to track the development of countries in respect of three dimensions of development: health, education and income. Since it was first published in 1990, great efforts have been made to improve hdi, which, as has been stressed on numerous occasions, cannot be seen as a definitive measure of development. This paper includes a reflection on what constitutes human development, the pillars underpinning it and two new dimensions that should be incorporated into hdi (employment and political freedoms) for it to better express progress in deve…