This document reviews the progresses towards the achievement of a selection of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as they affect the youth population of Latin America and the Caribbean and defines lines for future action for the promotion of resilient, sustainable and inclusive development among the region’s young people. The analysis focuses on the challenges and opportunities in three major areas, namely: (i) inclusion, (ii) climate change and environmental protection and (iii) governance. Within this framework, the SDGs are analysed on the basis of the factors that are hindering or enhanc…
En este documento se examina el estado de un grupo de metas de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) en lo que atañe a la población joven de América Latina y el Caribe, y se definen líneas para orientar la acción futura dirigida a promover un desarrollo resiliente, sostenible e inclusivo entre las juventudes de la región. Las orientaciones se brindan sobre la base de tres grandes ejes de desafíos y áreas de oportunidad relacionados con el desarrollo, a saber: i) la inclusión, ii) el cambio climático y la protección del medio ambiente y iii) la gobernabilidad. En ese marco se analizan lo…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …
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