The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Monday, July 17 in the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Round Table, which is taking place in the framework of the third EU-CELAC Summit being held in Brussels through July 18, with the attendance of Heads of State and Government and senior authorities from the countries belonging to both blocs, along with representatives of the private sector, academia and civil society.
At the high-level round table, ECLAC’s leading authority se…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participó el lunes 17 de julio en la Cumbre Empresarial Unión Europea – América Latina y el Caribe, que se realiza en el marco de la tercera Cumbre UE-CELAC que se lleva a cabo en Bruselas hasta el 18 de julio, con la asistencia de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno y altas autoridades de los países miembros de ambos bloques, además de representantes del sector privado, academia y sociedad civil.
En el encuentro de alto nivel, la máxima autoridad de la CEPAL moderó un panel titul…
This report assess the situation of older persons and reviews the actions taken in Caribbean countries and territories, particularly over the past five years, to implement the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and related regional agreements. It contributes to the global and regional reviews of the Plan of Action, 20 years on from its adoption in 2002, and includes recommendations to further address population ageing and the rights of older persons in the Caribbean.…