Este informe tiene como objetivo analizar el estado actual del comercio marítimo internacional y la actividad portuaria durante el período 2023-2024. Se destacan las dinámicas de recuperación, los desafíos estructurales y las nuevas disrupciones que continúan impactando al sector. En coherencia con el análisis del informe anterior, se examinan los efectos de eventos globales como la pandemia de COVID-19 y las tensiones geopolíticas persistentes, cuyas repercusiones siguen afectando las cadenas de suministro. El documento también se enfoca en identificar las tendencias emergentes en la gestión …
This edition of the International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean analyses how the complex global context, marked by increased protectionism, geopolitical tensions and shipping disruptions, is affecting the region’s international trade. It examines the role of international trade in regional food security —and the lack thereof, especially in the Caribbean— despite the region being the world’s leading net food exporter. It also analyses the role of modern services as a driver of exports. Recommendations for the development of modern services include reducing restrictions, harm…
En esta edición de Perspectivas del Comercio Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe se examina cómo el complejo contexto mundial, marcado por un mayor proteccionismo, tensiones geopolíticas y perturbaciones en el transporte marítimo, repercute en el comercio internacional de la región. Se aborda el papel del comercio internacional en la seguridad alimentaria de la región que, siendo la principal región exportadora neta de alimentos, padece de inseguridad alimentaria, especialmente en el Caribe. Además, se analiza el papel de los servicios modernos como dinamizadores de las exportaciones. …
The Sustainable Inland Transport Connectivity Indicators (SITCIN) evaluate the efficiency of transport systems and the alignment of legal frameworks with international legal instruments for transport and border-crossing facilitation. SITCIN enables countries to track their progress in areas such as the implementation of regional or international conventions on transport, harmonization of national rules with UN legal instruments, achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Vienna Programme of Action. This tool was developed as part of the United Nations Development Account (UND…
If you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people globally, what would you say? Malaria? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all up there, but no, it’s road crashes. Cars have been around for over 120 years, and we know how to prevent these tragedies. Yet road crashes still claim more than two lives every minute, and nearly 1.2 million lives every year. If these deaths were caused by a virus, it would be called a pandemic and the world would scramble to develop vaccines to prevent them. And yet reducing road deaths has long been overlooked, misunderstood …
This FAL Bulletin addresses smart navigation systems, such as smart waterway systems and port community systems. The purpose of this analysis is to explore global experience in the digitalization of logistics and transport processes for application to waterway management in South America and empower national and regional public institutions to lead the digital transformation of external trade with a view to reducing operational risks and narrowing the digital divide between Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions.…
El presente Boletín FAL analiza los sistemas de navegación inteligente, como los Smart Waterway Systems (SWS) y los Port Community Systems (PCS). El objetivo de este estudio es explorar las experiencias globales en la digitalización de los procesos logísticos y de navegación, para su aplicación a la gestión de las vías navegables en América del Sur. Se busca que las instituciones públicas nacionales y regionales lideren la transformación digital del comercio exterior, y con ello reduzcan los riesgos operativos y la brecha digital en comparación con otras regiones.…
El presente Boletín FAL se enmarca en el trabajo desarrollado por la Unidad de Servicios de Infraestructura en la implementación de proyectos financiados por el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Seguridad Vial (UNRSF, por sus siglas en inglés). Esta edición analiza los avances y desafíos de la seguridad vial en los últimos años, así como los aportes del Fondo de Seguridad Vial de las Naciones Unidas, los cuales han tenido un impacto positivo en la reducción de accidentes viales en la región de América Latina y el Caribe.…
This FAL Bulletin concerns the work carried out by the Infrastructure Services Unit in the implementation of projects funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund. This edition analyses progress and challenges in road safety in recent years, as well as the contributions of the Fund, which have had a positive impact in terms of reducing road accidents in the Latin American and Caribbean region.…
This FAL Bulletin sets out some of the characteristics of public investments in infrastructure through public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as challenges they face. It also looks at the performance of institutions and the importance of raising the standard of investments —whether public or private— under approaches oriented towards sustainable-development. The importance of stakeholder participation throughout the project life cycle is underlined as a particularly pivotal requirement for the sustainability of assets and their services.…
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