The side event, co-organized by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean and the Governments of Colombia and Chile, will discuss from a Middle Income Country (MICs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) perspective the challenges Latin America and Caribbean countries face to foster the mobilization of domestic resources and the need to promote international cooperation on fiscal, financial and trade matters.
Domestic resource mobilization is at the core of the strategy to finance the post -2015 development agenda. However for Latin American and Caribbean countries effecti…
This side event is being organized jointly by the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN- ESCAP) to support Track 1 of the ‘Thematic Sessions of the Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021’ with focus on National actions and economy wide approaches and fostering an assessment of the best practice in society-wide and economy-wide approaches to cutting greenhouse gases and building resilience and how broad economic packages to enable recovery from the COVID19 pandemic can support the achievement of the Paris goal. Th…
9 Feb 2021 - 08:45
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers.
PARTICIPANTS
Bahamas; Belize; Jamaica; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago.
SESSION GOALS
The specific goals of this session were the following:
1) Present how Saint Vincent and the Grenadines integrated the SDGs in their National Development Plan and Instruments.
2) Provide informat…
3 - 04 Abr
2024, 02:00 - 05:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The Caribbean is home to more than 11 million youth between the ages of 15 and 29. These young people have a central role to play in achieving sustainable development in the region. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more egalitarian societies on a path of sustainable development. However, youth in the subregion face many challenges that need to be a…
22 - 24 Feb
2023, 10:00 - 11:00
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Evento (Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies)
ESCAP-ECA-ECLAC workshop
Regional Digital Trade Integration Index (RDTII): findings and implications from Asia-Pacific, Africa, and LAC
Hybrid Meeting, UNCC Meeting Room H and Zoom (By invitation only)
22-24 February 2023
Background
This workshop is based on the joint efforts of three United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs), namely ESCAP, ECA and ECLAC, on digital trade regulatory analysis and integration. Its objectives are to build the capacity of the Forum for East Asia and Latin America (FEALAC) and other participating UN member states by familiarizing them with the ESCAP-ECA-EC…
16 Abr 2021 - 12:25
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers.
PARTICIPANTS
Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
SESSION GOALS
The specific goals of this session were the following:
- Discuss how regional frameworks, consensus and agreements can inform and strengthen the VNR process and reports of Caribbean countries.
- Present the key messages of the Fourth Meeting of the…
11 Mayo 2021 - 07:40
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers.
PARTICIPANTS
Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Navis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
SESSION GOAL
The specific goal of this session was to address good practices on VNR communication and dissemination in Latin America and the Caribbean, showcasing the VNR communication and dissemination strat…
14 Ago 2019, 05:00 - 09:00
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Evento (Reuniones y seminarios técnicos)
The present workshop will seek to analyze how the Escazú Agreement contributes to the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in an effective and coherent manner in Guyana. To that end, it will specifically review key provisions of the Escazú Agreement and analyze national strengths, weaknesses and opportunities considering the current legislative and policy framework. It will also seek to identify gaps, needs and priorities and set the stage for national strategies and plans of action to more effectively implement the Escazú Agreement in the context of the environment…
11 Nov 2019, 06:00 - 13:00
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Evento (Otros eventos)
The seminar is organized by the Government of Saint Lucia, the Saint Lucia National Trust and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC).
The objectives of the seminar are:
to raise awareness on the Escazú Agreement and its synergies with the 2030 Agenda and other international processes
to examine the state of the art of implementation of access rights in the region with a particular focus on the Caribbean sub-region
to review the Saint Lucian internal framework in the context of the Regional Agreement to support the ratification process…
12 Oct 2021 - 08:50
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers.
PARTICIPANTS
Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Navis
SESSION GOAL
The specific goal of this session was to provide information on past and upcoming milestones related to the 2030 Agenda at the global and regional levels, present the result of the Community of Practice evaluation survey and determin…
9 Nov 2021 - 09:20
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers.
PARTICIPANTS
Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Navis, and Trinidad and Tobago
SESSION GOAL
The specific goal of this session was to discuss the meaningful engagement of stakeholders, such as civil society, the private sector, academia and local authorities, in the VNR process. This session featured a pr…
16 - 20 Jun
2025, Todo el día
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The Second Edition of the School of Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Caribbean, to be held from June 16–20, 2025 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is a flagship regional initiative aimed at empowering mid-to-senior level policymakers and stakeholders with advanced knowledge and tools for digital transformation. Building on the success of its 2024 edition, this year’s School will focus on meaningful connectivity, AI governance, and infrastructure resilience, addressing the unique challenges faced by Caribbean Small Island Developing States. Organized by ECLAC in partnership wit…
26 - 27 Mar
2025, 17:00 - 20:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more inclusive societies, in which no one is left behind, on a path to sustainable development. However, youth in the Caribbean face many challenges that need to be addressed as precursors to creating environments that enable them to reach their maximum potential to contribute to the achievement of SDGs by 2030, the…
11 Ene 2021 - 22:35
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers.
PARTICIPANTS
Bahamas, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
SESSION GOALS
The specific goal of this session was to address the issue of integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national development plans, showcasing the example of Jamaica.…
The side event will consider the need to integrate resilience-building into sustainable development planning and practice in the Caribbean, in light of the inescapable impact of climate change on the environmental, infrastructural, economic and social wellbeing of Caribbean states.
It is an opportunity for the UN community to reflect on the challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in building resilience, focusing in particular on the implications of size that compromise such efforts. Panelists will explore remedies through partnership and engagement with all stakeholders.…
Guided by an enhanced framework, UNCTAD led data collection field missions, identifying their current and potential external financial options, blockages and impediments to the uptake of innovative financial instruments, as well as the regulatory, institutional, and market-related changes required to encourage these innovations. These efforts culminated in the delivery of climate adaptation and mitigation reports for each country, assessing direct and indirect climate risks and proposing strategies to address these risks and achieve SDGs 17.4 and 13.b and will contribute to the regional d…
20 Abr 2023, 04:30 - 14:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC, from its acronym in Spanish) is an initiative carried out jointly by parliamentary leaders from various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with the aim of constituting a shared information tool on the state of environmental legislation and parliamentary treatment in the region.
The Summit represents an opportunity for dialogue among legislators from LAC with the objective to strengthen climate ambition in the region. The main objectives of the Summit include:
Presentation o…
11 Ene 2022 - 16:45
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
This community of practice is an informal space for exchange among peers and sharing of good practices with regards to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in general and the preparation of VNRs in particular; and aims to provide a space to regularly communicate with peers.
PARTICIPANTS
Barbados, Belize, Chile, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, USA
SESSION GOAL
The specific goal of this session was to discuss the participation of diverse non-governmental actors in the VNR process.…
4 Nov 2021, 05:30 - 10:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The overall objective of this seminar is to examine the confounding factor of COVID -19 in relation to NCDs and to highlight the contribution that an economic analytical approach to the problem of NCDs could
make towards sustainably addressing the developmental challenges posed by these chronic diseases. The main expected output of the seminar is a set of proposed actions and recommendations for different
stakeholders in sustainably addressing the challenges posed to Caribbean economies by NCDs.…
22 - 24 May
2019, 08:35
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Evento (Reuniones y seminarios técnicos)
At the request of UNESCO, ECLAC participated in the 4th International Conference on TVET in the Caribbean, which took place in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 22-24, 2019. There, ECLAC presented the results of the ECLAC-Government of Norway cooperation programme “Technical and vocational education and training for greater equality in Latin America and the Caribbean”. In particular, it shared lessons learned on the contribution of TVET to socioeconomic development and on the regional experience on financing of TVET.…