CEPAL Review Nº 143

Revista CEPAL Nº 143

Revista CEPAL Nº 143

The Hummingbird Vol. 11 No. 8

ECLAC Reaffirms its Proposal for Economic and Social Transformation to Hasten Implementation of the 2030 Agenda at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its proposal for economic and social transformation to hasten implementation of the 2030 Agenda, during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which is taking place through Thursday, July 18 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, actively participated in several of the global forum’s plenary sessions and side events, where he shared his vision for moving towards a more productive, inclusive and sustai…

CEPAL reafirma su propuesta de transformación económica y social para acelerar la implementación de la Agenda 2030 durante Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmó su propuesta de transformación económica y social para acelerar la implementación de la Agenda 2030, durante el Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (FPAN), que se celebra hasta el jueves 18 de julio en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo del organismo regional, tuvo una activa participación en varias sesiones plenarias y eventos paralelos del foro mundial, en los que compartió su visión para avanzar hacia un modelo de desarrollo más product…

A CEPAL reafirma sua proposta de transformação econômica e social para acelerar a implementação da Agenda 2030 durante o Fórum Político de Alto Nível sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmou sua proposta de transformação econômica e social para acelerar a implementação da Agenda 2030 durante o Fórum Político de Alto Nível sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável (FPAN), realizado na sede das Nações Unidas em Nova York. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretário Executivo do organismo regional, teve uma ativa participação em várias sessões plenárias e eventos paralelos do fórum mundial, nos quais compartilhou sua visão para avançar rumo a um modelo de desenvolvimento mais produtivo, inclusivo e sustentável na América L…

Messages from the Regions: High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2024

In September 2024, world leaders will convene at the United Nations in New York to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. This once-in-a-generation opportunity serves as a moment to mend eroded trust and demonstrate that international cooperation can effectively achieve agreed goals and tackle emerging threats and opportunities. The annual Regional Forums on Sustainable Development convened earlier this year by the five UN Regional Commissions all featured sessions dedicated to the Summit of the Future. These consultations captured voic…

A key to achieving SDGs: Rights holders’ meaningful engagement and strengthening regional processes in the achievement of the 2030 Agenda

First of all congratulations all of you for being here in this important event. I hope that our conversation will contribute to the current debate on the acceleration of the SDGs and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. I would like to highlight the engagement of the representatives of the Civil Society Participation Mechanisms of Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe, as well as that of the representatives of the governments of Norway and Nepal (TBC), together with my colleagues from ESCAP and ECE. Our presence here is an example of the importance of the multi-actor and multi-level implementation o…

ECLAC Calls for Comprehensive Policies to Address the Trap of High Inequality and Low Social Mobility in which Latin America and the Caribbean is Caught

Latin America and the Caribbean needs to comprehensively address at least five factors underlying social inequality in the region, starting by increasing economic growth through new-generation productive development policies, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, sustained today at the inauguration of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development “Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development of 2025”, which is taking place thro…

CEPAL llama a abordar con políticas integrales la trampa de alta desigualdad y baja movilidad social en la que está sumida América Latina y el Caribe

América Latina y el Caribe requiere abordar de forma integral al menos cinco factores detrás de la desigualdad social en la región, partiendo por elevar el crecimiento económico a través de políticas de desarrollo productivo de nueva generación, planteó hoy el Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, en la inauguración del Cuarto Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social "Protección social y desigualdad: América Latina y el Caribe hacia la Segunda Cumbre Mundial sobre Desarrollo Social de 2025", que se celebra hasta el …

Santiago Commitment. Accessible version

The Santiago Commitment was adopted at the fourteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Americas and the Caribbean Regional Office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and the Government of Chile, and held in Santiago from 27 to 31 January 2020.…

Compromiso de Santiago. Versión accesible

El Compromiso de Santiago fue aprobado en la XIV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la Oficina Regional de las Américas y el Caribe de la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU-Mujeres) y el Gobierno de Chile y celebrada en Santiago del 27 al 31 de enero de 2020.…

ECLAC’s Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development Will Take Place on June 25-27, Focused on Social Protection and Inequality

WHAT: Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development “Social Protection and Inequality: Latin America and the Caribbean towards the Second World Summit for Social Development of 2025” Organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), this event will take place on June 25-27, 2024, using a hybrid format, with the participation of senior government officials, academics and specialists from international organizations. The seminar – which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 25 at 9:30 a.m. local time in Chile (GMT-4) at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago …

Cuarto Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social de la CEPAL se realizará del 25 al 27 de junio enfocado en la protección social y la desigualdad

QUÉ: Cuarto Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social "Protección social y desigualdad: América Latina y el Caribe hacia la Segunda Cumbre Mundial sobre Desarrollo Social de 2025" Organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), el encuentro se llevará a cabo del 25 al 27 de junio de 2024, en formato híbrido, con la participación de altas autoridades de gobierno, académicos/as y especialistas de organismos internacionales. El evento, que será inaugurado el martes 25 a las 9:30 horas de Chile (GMT-4) en la sede principal de la CEPAL en Chile, está organizado en una se…

The Hummingbird Vol. 11 No. 5

Top UN Authorities Will Participate in Session in Chile to Reflect on the Challenges of the Second World Summit for Social Development

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, a high-level seminar entitled “Towards the Second World Summit for Social Development: Enhancing global efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda” will be inaugurated by Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO); and José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary and Coordinator of the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions in 2024. A…

Máximas autoridades de la ONU participarán en Chile en sesión de reflexión sobre los retos de la Segunda Cumbre Mundial sobre Desarrollo Social

El martes 30 de abril de 2024 se realizará en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago de Chile el Seminario de alto nivel “Hacia la Segunda Cumbre Mundial sobre Desarrollo Social: Ampliar los esfuerzos mundiales para la consecución de la Agenda 2030”, el que será inaugurado por Amina J. Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director General de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT); y José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL y Coordinador de las Comisiones Económicas Regionales d…

Clausura de la Séptima Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Estimada Sra. Laura Fernández Delgado, Ministra de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica de Costa Rica, en su calidad de Vicepresidenta del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible Distinguidos delegados, representantes de los países, Amigos y amigas de los organismos, fondos y programas del sistema de las Naciones Unidas, Estimados y estimadas Coordinadores Residentes, Estimados Representantes de la sociedad civil, de los jóvenes, de la academia y el sector privado, Colegas de la CEPAL, Estamos terminando hoy nuestra cita anual en la q…

Eradicating Poverty and Hunger is an Indispensable Requirement for Achieving Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Authorities and delegates from 29 Latin American and Caribbean countries, from United Nations agencies and regional and multilateral organizations and from civil society participating in the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development ended the gathering today with the recognition that without eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, and hunger, it will not be possible to build more inclusive, productive and sustainable development in the region. They further stressed the need to implement comprehensive and cross-secto…