Sobre la base de las propuestas recibidas por el público sobre las modalidades de elección de dichos representantes, se procedió a la elección de dos representantes del público y cuatro alternos.…
The Ministry of the Environment of Peru organized the workshop “Developments in the negotiating process of the regional instrument on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean” on 13 March 2015 in Lima, Peru.…
El Ministerio del Ambiente del Perú organizó el taller “Avances en el Proceso de Negociación del Instrumento Regional en el Marco del Principio 10 de la Declaración de Río sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo, en América Latina y el Caribe” el 13 de marzo de 2015 en Lima, Perú.…
Discussions will include consideration of a strategic alignment of the Pathway with the Sustainable Development goals being considered within the framework of the Post 2015 Development Agenda. Known as the “SIDS Accelerated Modalities for Action”, the SAMOA Pathway is the outcome document of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which was held in Apia, Samoa from 1-4 September 2014. Approved by the United Nations, this intergovernmental agreement serves as the blueprint for the SIDS’ approach to addressing their continuing sustainable development ch…
(March 12, 2015) Authorities and ministers from several countries in the region, as well as senior representatives from the United Nations, said that it is necessary to rethink the international financial architecture and put inclusion at the center of the new post-2015 development agenda, in the context of a meeting on financing for development held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. In the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Consultation on Financing for Development, organized by ECLAC and Chile’s government, …
(12 de marzo, 2015) Autoridades y ministros de varios países de la región, así como altos representantes de las Naciones Unidas, indicaron que se requiere repensar la arquitectura financiera internacional y poner a la inclusión en el centro de la nueva agenda de desarrollo post-2015, durante una reunión sobre financiamiento para el desarrollo en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile. En la Consulta Regional de América Latina y el Caribe sobre Financiamiento del Desarrollo, organizada por la CEPAL y el Gobierno de Chile, que se lleva a…
The newly configured Sustainable Development and Disaster Unit at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is gearing-up to provide unprecedented assistance in disaster assessment to Caribbean states and to all countries across Latin America. Through this Unit, ECLAC will give significantly strengthened leadership to the entire region in the area of disaster assessment and post disaster needs analysis, by providing technical expertise to disaster-affected and disaster-prone countries. Specific initiatives will include t…
The Latin American and Caribbean Regional Consultation on Financing for Development will be held on March 12-13, 2015, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The meeting will be attended by authorities and ministers from various countries in the region as well as senior representatives from the United Nations and other regional organizations, who will address relevant matters in preparation for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, which will take place in July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event…
El 12 y 13 de marzo de 2015 se realizará en Santiago, Chile, la Consulta Regional de América Latina y el Caribe sobre Financiamiento del Desarrollo, en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Al encuentro asistirán autoridades y ministros de varios países de la región, así como altos representantes de las Naciones Unidas y otros organismos regionales, quienes abordarán temas relevantes en preparación a la Tercera Conferencia Internacional sobre la Financiación del Desarrollo, que se efectuará en julio próximo en Addis Abeba, Etiopía. La reunión, organizada con…
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the opening of the seminar to support the CELAC Plan for Food and Nutrition Security and the Eradication of Hunger 2025 Santiago, 10 March 2015 Distinguished representatives of the Quartet of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Homero Arellano, Ambassador of Ecuador to Chile, José Joaquín Salazar, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica, Norma Rodríguez, Head of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of …
Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en ocasión de la inauguración del Seminario de Apoyo al Plan para la Seguridad Alimentaria, Nutrición y Erradicación del Hambre de la CELAC 2025 Santiago, 10 de marzo de 2015 Estimados representantes del Cuarteto de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), Homero Arellano, Embajador del Ecuador en Chile, José Joaquín Salazar, Viceministro de Agricultura y Ganadería de Costa Rica, Norma Rodríguez, Encargada de Asuntos Multilaterales del Ministerio de…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Mexico City called on others to protect the rights, autonomy and dignity of older persons, putting special emphasis on the current context of an aging population, during the presentation of a joint book on this topic that was held in the Mexican capital. ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Mayor of Mexico City, Miguel Ángel Mancera, spoke on March 9 during the presentation of the book Autonomy and Dignity in Old Age: Theory and Practice on Policies for Older Persons’ Rights, edited by San…
Latin America and the Caribbean’s taxation systems must be part of a model oriented towards equality of rights and sustainable development, officials contended today at the inauguration of the XXVII Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy, which is taking place through Wednesday at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The event, inaugurated by Chilean Finance Minister Alberto Arenas and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, is organized by the Commission with the sponsorship of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Wo…
Los sistemas tributarios en América Latina y el Caribe deben ser parte de un modelo orientado a la igualdad de derechos y al desarrollo sostenible, según plantearon hoy en la apertura del XXVII Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal, que se celebra hasta el miércoles en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile. El evento, inaugurado por el Ministro de Hacienda de Chile, Alberto Arenas, y la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, es organizado por la Comisión con el patrocinio del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), el Banco Mundial,…
Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have remained stable in 2013 and continue to be considerably lower, as a proportion of national incomes, than in most OECD countries. Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 1990-2013 (fourth edition) shows that the average ratio of tax revenue to GDP in the 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries covered by the report[1] was 21.3% in 2013, 0.1 percentage point above the ratio in 2012. The tax-to-GDP ratio rose from 19.5% to 21.2% over the 2009-12 period. The report, produced jointly by the Inter-American Centre of Tax Admin…
Los ingresos fiscales en América Latina y el Caribe se mantuvieron estables en 2013 y siguen siendo considerablemente bajos, como porcentaje de la renta nacional, respecto a los de la mayoría de los países de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE). El informe Estadísticas tributarias en América Latina y el Caribe 1990-2013 señala en su cuarta edición que la relación media de ingresos fiscales sobre el PIB correspondiente a los 20 países de América Latina y el Caribe objeto del informe[1] fue de 21,3% en 2013, 0,1 puntos porcentuales por encima de lo registrado en…
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