The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 4

Where are we now: Improving Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

This infographic provides an overview of the Caribbean's progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on eight small island developing states (SIDS), including Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. It highlights the steps being taken to enhance planning systems for sustainable development through integrated, evidence-based decision-making and coordinated national strategies. Key recommendations for policymakers include strengthening institutional capacity, promoting vertical and horizontal integration, enhancing research and innovation, and…

Iberoamérica espacio de oportunidades para el crecimiento, la colaboración y el desarrollo sostenible

Quince oportunidades para el crecimiento, la colaboración y el desarrollo sostenible propuestas por la CEPAL

ECLAC Presents New Opportunities for Growth, Collaboration and Sustainable Development to Ibero-America’s Heads of State and Government

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented a document today to the Heads of State and Government of Ibero-America identifying 15 opportunities that hold great potential for promoting growth, creating employment and improving well-being in the region, through public policies, investment, public-private partnerships and international cooperation. The document entitled Ibero-America: A space of opportunities for growth, collaboration and sustainable development is a contribution by the United Nations regional commission to the debates of the XXVIII Ibero-America…

CEPAL presenta a Jefes y Jefas de Estado y de Gobierno de Iberoamérica nuevas oportunidades para el crecimiento, la colaboración y el desarrollo sostenible

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentó a los Jefes y Jefas de Estado y de Gobierno de Iberoamérica un documento que identifica quince oportunidades que poseen gran potencial para promover el crecimiento, generar empleo y mejorar el bienestar en la región, mediante políticas públicas, inversiones, alianzas público-privadas y cooperación internacional. El documento Iberoamérica: espacio de oportunidades para el crecimiento, la colaboración y el desarrollo sostenible es una contribución de la Comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas a los debates de la XXVIII Cumbr…

A CEPAL apresenta a Chefes de Estado e de Governo da Ibero-América novas oportunidades de crescimento, colaboração e desenvolvimento sustentável

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentou aos Chefes de Estado e de Governo da Ibero-América um documento que identifica 15 oportunidades com grande potencial para promover o crescimento, gerar empregos e melhorar o bem-estar na região, mediante políticas públicas, investimentos, parcerias público-privadas e cooperação internacional. O documento Ibero-América: espaço de oportunidades para o crescimento, a colaboração e o desenvolvimento sustentável é uma contribuição da Comissão regional das Nações Unidas aos debates da XXVIII Cúpula Ibero-Americana , realizada e…

The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

75 years of ECLAC

New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on public policy and development and supported the region by promoting economic, social and sustainable development initiatives over almost eight decades.…

75 años de la CEPAL

Un nuevo sitio web que destaca las contribuciones de la CEPAL a América Latina y el Caribe a lo largo de 75 años Recorra la historia de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y descubra cómo ha dado forma al pensamiento sobre políticas públicas y de desarrollo y ha apoyado a la región promoviendo iniciativas económicas, sociales y de desarrollo sostenible a lo largo de casi ocho décadas. …

The 2030 Agenda: Are Latin America and the Caribbean on Track to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030?

When the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York in September 2015 as “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”, it presented a historic opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite progress, the region needs to step up their efforts.…

La Agenda 2030: ¿América Latina y el Caribe está en camino de alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para el año 2030?

Cuando la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible fue adoptada por los 193 Estados Miembros de las Naciones Unidas en la Cumbre de Desarrollo Sostenible en Nueva York en septiembre de 2015 como “un plan compartido para la paz y la prosperidad de las personas y el planeta, ahora y en el futuro”, se presentó una oportunidad histórica para América Latina y el Caribe. A pesar del progreso, la región debe aumentar sus esfuerzos.…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 2

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Improving broadband quality and affordability in the Caribbean: Policies to advance digital inclusion in the subregion. Policy Brief

In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…