In a context of multiple global crises, foreign ministers and senior authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean and other member countries of ECLAC ratified today their commitment to multilateralism, regional cooperation and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and they reiterated the urgent need to reform the multilateral system and the international financial architecture so that this eminently middle-income region can access adequate financing for moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development.
The Dialogue of Ministers of Foreign Affa…
En un contexto de múltiples crisis globales, Cancilleres y altas autoridades de América Latina y el Caribe y otros países miembros de la CEPAL ratificaron hoy su compromiso con el multilateralismo, la cooperación regional y la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, y reiteraron la urgente necesidad de reformar el sistema multilateral y la arquitectura financiera internacional para que la región -eminentemente de renta media- pueda acceder a financiamiento adecuado para avanzar hacia un desarrollo más productivo, inclusivo y sostenible.
El Diálogo de cancilleres y altas…
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I will focus my remarks on two types of instruments which have the potential to catalyze further action to deliver on global environmental commitments: Debt swaps and thematic bonds.
Debt swaps for climate and nature are a financial instrument allowing countries to obtain debt forgiveness and reductions from external creditors in return for a commitment, on the part of the country, to invest in the protection of the environment, simultaneously addressing two major challenges to sustainable development: climate change and debt distress.
Thematic bonds are debt instruments which s…
Dear Chair, Excellencies, all protocols observed.
Middle-income countries, or MICs, comprise 107 states worldwide.
They constitute a large share of countries in the Arab Region, Asia Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean, and thirty out of 54 African countries are middle-income.
They represent over 75% of the world’s population and are home to 62% of the world’s poor.
They account for a third of global GDP, 45% of total investment, and 30% of total exports.
These figures speak for themselves about the importance of the MICs in the world and for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda…
The Second World Summit for Social Development to be held in 2025 is a significant opportunity to reduce inequalities and promote social justice and non-discrimination, according to the high-level representatives of diverse United Nations entities attending a dialogue held today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago. They also emphasized that this global gathering can accelerate efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and inclusive social development in the world.
Despite progress made in recent decades in …
La Segunda Cumbre Mundial sobre Desarrollo Social a celebrarse en 2025 es una gran oportunidad para reducir desigualdades y promover la justicia social y la no discriminación, coincidieron altos/as representantes de diversas entidades de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) durante un diálogo realizado hoy en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago. El encuentro global puede acelerar los esfuerzos para el logro de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y el desarrollo social inclusivo en el mundo, subrayaron.
Pese a los avances de las …
A Segunda Cúpula Mundial sobre Desenvolvimento Social a ser realizada em 2025 é uma grande oportunidade para reduzir desigualdades e promover a justiça social e a não discriminação, afirmaram altos representantes de diversas entidades da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) durante um diálogo realizado na sede da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago. O encontro global pode acelerar os esforços para cumprir a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e alcançar o desenvolvimento social inclusivo no mundo, sublinharam.
Apesar dos avanços das últimas décadas…
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