Note on the role and function of the UN ECLA Office for the Caribbean with reference to the area of natural products

A study on the capacity of statistical offices of the Caribbean to produce Environment, Social, Economic and Gender Statistics

Statistical organizations of the Caribbean countries continue to face serious challenges posed by the increased demand for more relevant, accurate and timely statistical data. Tangible progress has been made in delivering key products in the area of economic statistics. The central banks of the subregion have assisted greatly in this respect. However, even in this branch of statistics there are still several glaring gaps. The situation is even worse in other areas of statistics including social and environmental statistics. Even though all countries of the subregion have committed to the Mille…

Provisional agenda. Special meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Agreements. Third meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Agreements. Second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Report of the Open-ended Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Sessional Ad Hoc Committee on Population and Development

The IP Offices of the XXI Century and their Role in Promoting the Commercialization of Green Technologies

The workshop takes place within the scope of the project “Building a national and regional strategy for the development and adoption of sustainable technologies”, led by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in Brazil and implemented by the Economic Commission for America Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL) with support of the European Union through Euroclima+. In addition, the workshop builds on a series of actions that are in course in the context of a fruitful network coordinated by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Green in partnership with representa…

Seminar for Public Officials from the CARICOM region: “The Escazú Agreement: moving towards a more resilient and sustainable future in the Caribbean”

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Measuring the information society in the Caribbean: An assessment of the capabilities of statistical offices in CDCC member states

Authorities Recognize the Role of Official Statistics in the Development of Public Policies for Mitigating the Effects of COVID-19 and for the Post-Pandemic Reactivation

Authorities from the national statistical offices of Latin America and the Caribbean recognized today the role of official statistics in the development of public policies for mitigating the effects of the health emergency prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and in the post-pandemic economic reactivation, on the final day of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The gathering, which was inaugurated on Tuesday, August 25, drew the participation of 39 delegations f…

Study Tour for officials and policy makers from Latin America to Thailand’s SME Bank and the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives

The purpose of this study tour is to provide officials and policy makers from Latin America the opportunity to learn first-hand how two important Thai national development banks, the SME bank and the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), are enhancing the access of small and medium enterprises in Thailand and exchange views and experiences on the subject.…

Side event on the Principle 10 regional process is held at UNEP's meeting of senior government officials expert in environmental law

On 9 September, a side event on the Principle 10 regional process was held in the framework of UNEP's Meeting of senior government officials expert in environmental law that took place between 7 and 11 September in Montevideo (Uruguay).…

Freedom of Speech Is an Essential Value in Democracy, Officials Agree at the Opening of the IAPA's 70th General Assembly

(October 20, 2014) During the inauguration of the 70th General Assembly of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena, and IAPA President Elizabeth Ballantine stressed today that freedom of speech is an essential value in democracy that must be accompanied by media independence and pluralism. At the ceremony held at ECLAC's headquarters in Santiago, Chile, Michelle Bachelet said that freedom of speech is an "essential principle" in democracy and s…

ECLAC to Officially Present Comprehensive Development Plan for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and South-Southeast Mexico

On Friday, September 17, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the Comprehensive Development Plan for northern Central America and south and southeast Mexico to high authorities from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. The Plan addresses the structural causes of irregular migration from a development and integration perspective. ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will present the proposal to the Vicepresident of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa; the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, Pedro Brolo; the Undersecretary for Latin America and the …

Network of Subnational Governments for Productive Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Officially Launched During Meeting in Ecuador

Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Quito, Ecuador, today to establish the Network of Subnational Governments for Productive Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Conceived as a permanent technical and political space, the Network seeks to support the strengthening of subnational governments’ capacities in designing and implementing productive development policies. The Network’s creation, formalized through the Pichincha Declaration, was one of the outcomes of the International Seminar: The Role of Subnational Governments in Sustainable and Inclusive Producti…

Report of the Tenth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation

Report of the Ninth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation

Report of the Eighth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation

Report of the second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Committee on South-South Cooperation

ECLA and the Caribbean: some aspects of the situation and prospects of the Office for the Caribbean