Assessing opportunities for enhanced integration of the associate members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

As a preliminary phase of action in response to the ECLAC resolution which calls for greater inclusion of the associate members in the work of the Commission, this study sought to accomplish three outcomes. Firstly, the study explored the common development challenges of the non-sovereign associate members (AMs) of ECLAC which served as impediments to the economic and social development of the AMs, and identified priorities which fostered and advanced their development aspirations. Secondly, in light of the recent incremental changes in the political status that had occurred in many of those t…

Simposio de Alto Nivel del Foro de Cooperación para el Desarrollo en Argentina

Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la inauguración del Simposio de Alto Nivel del Foro de Cooperación para el Desarrollo en Argentina Buenos Aires 7 de septiembre de 2017 Su Excelencia Gabriela MICHETTI, Vice Presidenta de la República Argentina Su Excelencia Jorge FAURIE, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de la República Argentina LIU Zhenmin, Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Amigas y amigos, Es un honor y un placer participar de la inauguración del Simposio de Alto Nivel sobre Cooperación Sur Sur y Triangu…

A framework for Caribbean medium-term development

This paper examines the key elements of a framework for Caribbean growth and development over the medium-term. The paper notes that while the Caribbean has made major adjustments in a challenging global environment, marked by slower demand, it needs to pursue a new sustainable development framework that integrates economic, social and environmental issues in a seamless way.…

Side Event: SIDS for SIDS Collaboration

I wish to thank DESA and the Permanent Mission on Singapore for inviting me and the Regional Commissions to this Special Lunch on SIDS for SIDS collaboration. Thank you so much for this opportunity to showcase the support that we, the Regional Commissions, are providing at the regional and subregional levels in support to Small Island Developing States in the implementation, follow-up and review of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean is the main regional think-tank and knowledge hub on sustainable development and the inter-gover…

Diplomats for the Future

Latest Round of Negotiations to Reach a Regional Agreement on Environmental Matters Will Take Place in Santiago, Chile

Government representatives from the 24 countries in the region that are negotiating a regional agreement on access to environmental information, participation and justice (Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development) will gather at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, to continue negotiations on an unprecedented legal instrument in this area. The Eighth Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Principle 10 will take place from November 27 to December 1 at the United Nations or…