19 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:20
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Discurso
Welcome Remarks
Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado
18th Monitoring Committee of the CDCC
Port of Spain, 19 May 2017
His Excellency, Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Chair of the CDCC,
Honourable Ministers and other Distinguished Representatives of CDCC Member Countries,
Representatives of regional and international organizations,
Members of the diplomatic corps,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is a pleasure to be here with you once again in beautiful Port of Spain. I bring to you the warm greetings of our Executive Secretary Ali…
19 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:20
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Discurso
Evolving Development thinking and practices in
Latin America and the Caribbean: The role of ECLAC
Keynote Address by Dr Antonio Prado
Deputy Executive Secretary
18th CDCC Monitoring Committee
Port of Spain, 19 May 2017
I thank Diane for that very fitting introduction to my presentation here this morning. We have begun considering how best to commemorate 70 years of ECLAC’s work as a Regional Commission of the United Nations. As you have just seen, our support for development in the region has taken many different forms. However it is safe to say that our principal contri…
18 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:34
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Noticias
On 18 May 2017, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean convened a workshop in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to provide policy makers with practical options for establishing and enhancing their national institutional framework for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The workshop brought together senior government officials from the Caribbean in the areas of foreign affairs, the economy, the environment, sustainable development and planning, as well as officials of the United Nations system, re…
10 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:34
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Nota informativa
La actividad, que fue realizada en el marco del Programa EUROCLIMA, se llevó a cabo el 15 y 16 de mayo en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe en Chile.…
9 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:29
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Infografía
Most small island developing States (SIDS) are net
energy importers and utilize mainly fossil energy
sources to drive their economies and meet social
needs. Fossil energy is used primarily for power
generation and domestic transportation. In light of
the global challenges that arise from climate change,
many countries have initiated strategies and projects
for deploying renewable energy technologies, as
well as enhancing energy efficiency (EE). In 2016,
the International Monitory Fund (IMF) estimated that
transportation accounted for 36 per cent of the total
primary energy consumed in the Cari…
9 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:36
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Infografía
Many countries are in the early stages of conceptualizing
a strategy for SDG implementation. Therefore, the
importance of national mainstreaming of the SDGs is
critical to have national ownership of the 2030 Agenda.
As Governments undertake to mainstream the SDGs in
their national development plans, it is important to ensure
that national, subnational and subregional indicators,
as well as data collection and reporting arrangements
are designed and implemented in a way that will enable
globally comparable and standardized statistics to be
compiled by the National Statistical Systems (NSS) of
C…
3 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:29
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Noticias
ECLAC Caribbean has played a significant role in the formulation of a new National Energy Policy (NEP) recently completed by the Government of the Cayman Islands.
ECLAC’s contribution to the new policy was made through a joint initiative carried out with the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), aimed at promoting energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy technologies in the Caribbean. The policy also addresses support for increased energy security by reducing reliance on imported fossil based fuels.
In addition to decreased energy costs, the Cayman Islands…
2 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:20
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Comunicado de prensa
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, received today in Mexico City the “Gustavo Martínez Cabañas” Medal for International Administrative Merit, awarded by Mexico’s National Institute of Public Administration (INAP).
This important distinction, which is given in recognition of a prominent Mexican whose performance in the national and international arena has allowed for the country’s prestige to be strengthened abroad, was awarded to her during a ceremony led by Carlos Reta Martínez, Chair of INAP’s Board, and Ambassador…
2 Mayo 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:20
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Comunicado de prensa
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, recibió hoy en Ciudad de México la Medalla al Mérito Administrativo Internacional “Gustavo Martínez Cabañas”, otorgada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública de México (INAP).
La importante distinción, que se otorga en reconocimiento a una mexicana o mexicano destacado cuyo desempeño en el ámbito nacional e internacional ha permitido fortalecer el prestigio del país en el exterior, le fue entregada en una ceremonia encabezada por Carlos Reta Martínez, Presidente del Consejo Di…
28 Abr 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:34
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Nota informativa
At the Forum of Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development being held in Mexico City, from 26 to 28 April 2017, the Vice-Minister of Environment of Costa Rica, Patricia Madrigal, presented the developments of the negotiation process and highlighted its impacts on environmental governance and the protection of human rights.…
28 Abr 2017, 00:00 - 12 Oct 2025, 13:33
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Nota informativa
En el Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe para el Desarrollo Sostenible que se celebra en Ciudad de México, del 26 al 28 de abril de 2017, la Viceministra de Medio Ambiente de Costa Rica, Patricia Madrigal, presentó los avances del proceso de negociación y destacó los impactos del mismo en la gobernanza ambiental y en la protección de los derechos humanos.…