Effects of COVID-19 On Exports and Port Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean

In the last few months, the world has witnessed and continue to witness a drastic change in our daily lives, which has also caused great impacts on business, trade, and shipping. The outbreak of a pandemic changed all economic and trade expectations for 2020. From a forecast of 3.6% growth in container trade worldwide in the last quarter of 2019, to 2.5% in January 2020, new projections have lowered down expectations to -4.9%. This drop is partially explained, apart from the pandemic, by the continuing increase of blank sails[1] and labour restrictions. Several countries have been implementing…

Healthy Debt on a Healthy Planet

The final report of the Expert Review presents a suite of policy recommendations aimed at helping countries break free of the ‘triple crisis’ of escalating debt burdens, climate change and nature loss. The recommendations provide practical proposals on how to unlock finance for sustainable development - a task made even more urgent by the recent geopolitical events.The Independent Expert Group is grateful to the members of the Expert Review Secretariat who have contributed to the research and drafting of this Report: Gabriel Oddone, Alfonso Capurro, Francisco Rosas, Martin Pereyra (CEPAL/ECLAC…

¿Qué es la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe?

La Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, uno de los órganos subsidiarios de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), es el principal foro intergubernamental sobre los derechos de las mujeres y la igualdad de género en la región. Es organizada por la CEPAL, como Secretaría de la Conferencia, con el apoyo de la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU-Mujeres). Se convoca regularmente, con una frecuencia no superior a tres años, para analizar la situación regional y subregional respecto de…

Project presentation

The Joint Program “Support for the development of an Integrated National Financing Framework for the SDGs in Cuba” (CIFFRA) is part of the more than 60 experiences implemented worldwide to finance the 2030 Agenda under the global framework agreed upon by world leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2015. CIFFRA is part of the initiatives funded by the Joint SDG Fund of the United Nations System (Joint SDG Fund). CIFFRA Policy Notes represent an effort by the project's Technical Committee to document, executively, its main progress, results and messages. This first note is dedicated t…

MISSION REPORT ON ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE UNEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION SCHEME IN THE PHILIPPINES

Under the auspices of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), two important initiatives were undertaken to assist the Philippines to develop, design and implement an effective unemployment protection scheme. These initiatives included: 1) a study tour for officials and policy makers from the Philippines on Viet Nam’s Unemployment Insurance Scheme and 2) a workshop on implementing reforms on the Philippines’ protection from unemployment schemes.…

Tackling the Vicious Circle

Addressing high and unsustainable debt levels is a precondition for securing a livable planet for all. Countries need sufficient fiscal space and borrowing capacity to invest in development, climate and nature, particularly given the higher upfront investment needs associated with the transition to more sustainable and resilient economic models. Shifting on to more climate-compatible and nature-positive economic paths is the only way to minimize long-term risks and costs, and secure prosperity for all. Debt is an essential fiscal tool in this endeavor. But many em…

Labor market institutions and the future of work: Good jobs for all?

Work and employment around the globe change continuously, but there potentially more rapid and fundamental transformations ahead as new technologies can have major impact on what jobs will exist in the future, how people will work and how the global division of labor will evolve. This contribution tries to assess the current outlook into the foreseeable future and highlights the importance of labor market institutions that can effectively influence the future of work. The paper in particular addresses the need to reform and update labor market regulation, social protection and active labor mar…

700(XXXVI) RESOLUCIÓN DE MÉXICO POR LA QUE SE CREA EL FORO DE LOS PAÍSES DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE SOBRE EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE

Resolución aprobada en el Trigésimo sexto Periodo de Sesiones de la CEPAL que tuvo lugar en la Ciudad de México del 23 a 27 de mayo de 2016 para la creación del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.…

Oil booms and subnational public investment: a case study for Colombia

INFORME DE LA VISITA AL MINISTERIO DEL TRABAJO DE COLOMBIA POR PARTE DE LA MISION ESPECIALISTA DE LA SECRETARÍA DE TRABAJO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL DE MÉXICO –CEPAL, DURANTE LOS DIAS 25,26 Y 27 DE MAYO DE 2016

Como resultado de un acercamiento previo entre el Jefe de la Unidad de Estudios de la Dinámica y Coyuntura del Empleo de la División de Desarrollo Económico de la CEPAL y el Coordinador del Grupo de Asistencia Técnica Territorial del Viceministerio de Empleo y Pensiones del Ministerio del Trabajo se planteó la posibilidad de que una misión del gobierno mexicano patrocinada por la CEPAL pudiera visitar la sede del Ministerio del Trabajo en Colombia para conocer los programas, las metodologías y los principales logros obtenidos por el Grupo de Asistencia Técnica Territorial – GATT a nivel nacion…