Naciones Unidas
FFD4 Side event - Measuring development and its implications for international development cooperation: Challenges for middle-income countries
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Resumen
Building upon the experience of recently graduated Member States in Latin America and the Caribbean, this side event contributes to the global debate on measuring development and its impact on international cooperation, promoting a more inclusive and sustainable vision that better reflects the needs of developing countries. The objective of the event is to analyze the challenges posed by traditional metrics, as well as to explore possible alternatives for a more adequate measurement of development.
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Tipo de evento
Reuniones y seminarios técnicos
Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Moderator
- Ms. Miosotis Rivas-Peña, Chief of Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, ECLAC
8:30 – 8:40
Opening remarks
- Mr. Sergio Colina, Director General, Sustainable Development Policies Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID)
8:40 – 8:50
Context setting - Alternatives to measure development
- Mr. José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
8:50 – 9:50
Perspective of Member States
- Ambassador Noemí Espinosa Madrid, Secretary General, Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
- Mr. Daniel Castillo, Chief, Cooperation Division, Chilean Agency of Cooperation for Development (AGCID)
- Ambassador Sergio Vinocour Fornieri, Director, International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Costa Rica
- Mr. Martín Francos, Vice minister of Planning and Public Investment, Ministry of Economy,
Planning and Development, Dominican Republic - Ambassador Alejandra Costa, Director General, International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay
Open dialogue
9:50 – 10:00
Closing remarks
- Ambassador Ruy Pereira, Director, Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC)
