Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
The draft programme of work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for 2023 is hereby submitted to the member States of the Commission for their consideration. It highlights the priorities for 2023 that will be considered by the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) and the United Nations General Assembly as part of the intergovernmental reviewing exercise.
The overall purpose of the programme is to promote the economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through international cooperation, by undertakin…
La Secretaría presenta a la consideración de los Estados miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el proyecto de programa de trabajo de la Comisión para 2023. En él se destacan las prioridades para 2023, que serán examinadas por el Comité del Programa y de la Coordinación (CPC) y por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas como parte del ejercicio de revisión intergubernamental.
El objetivo general del programa es promover el desarrollo económico, social y ambientalmente sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe a través de la cooperación internacional, media…
Participants in the debates taking place on the second day of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is being held virtually under the Presidency of Costa Rica, posed the need to close the financial, climatic and health asymmetries present in the world today, to guarantee financing for development, and to create global public goods – including an equitable vaccine against COVID-19 – in order to move towards a transformative recovery in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
During Panel 1: Health and…
Participantes en los debates del segundo día de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se celebra de forma virtual bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica, plantearon la necesidad de cerrar las actuales asimetrías financieras, climáticas y sanitarias presentes en el mundo, garantizar financiamiento para el desarrollo y crear bienes públicos globales -entre ellos una vacunación equitativa contra el COVID-19- para avanzar hacia una recuperación transformadora en línea con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
Durante la Mesa 1…
Os participantes dos debates do segundo dia da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que está sendo realizado de forma virtual sob a Presidência da Costa Rica, propuseram a necessidade de fechar as atuais assimetrias financeiras, climáticas e sanitárias presentes no mundo, garantir o financiamento para o desenvolvimento e criar bens públicos globais - entre eles uma vacinação equitativa contra a COVID-19 - para avançar em direção a uma recuperação transformadora em linha com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
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