Recognizing the invaluable contribution made by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to advancing the equitable and sustainable development of the sub-region over the past seventy years, Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials emphasized today in Saint Lucia the need for a holistic approach to development that encompasses resilience-building and vulnerability reduction.
The twenty-seventh session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), which took place in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on 27 April, brought tog…
Primeros Ministros, Ministros y altos funcionarios de los Gobiernos del Caribe reunidos hoy en la isla de Santa Lucía hicieron hincapié en la necesidad de adoptar un enfoque holístico del desarrollo que abarque el fomento de la resiliencia y la reducción de la vulnerabilidad, junto con reconocer la inestimable contribución de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) al avance del desarrollo equitativo y sostenible de la subregión en los últimos 70 años.
En el vigesimoséptimo período de sesiones del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC), que tuvo lugar en Gr…
Climate resilience through green investment, the impact of de-risking and the promotion of sustainable economic growth were the center of focus at the fifth Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR). Decision makers, senior policy makers and ministers addressed these pivotal topics over the course of a fruitful day of discussions, which took place today (26 April 2018) in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
Convened by the Economic Commission of the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, and hosted by the Government of Saint Lucia, the CDR was officially opened by Mr. Raúl García-Buc…
La resiliencia al clima por medio de la inversión ecológica (o inversión “verde”), el impacto de la reducción del riesgo y la promoción de un crecimiento económico sostenible centraron la atención en la Quinta Reunión de la Mesa Redonda sobre el Desarrollo del Caribe (CDR, por sus siglas en inglés). Estos temas fundamentales fueron abordados por encargados de la toma de decisiones, altos funcionarios y ministros durante el día de hoy, 26 de abril de 2018, en Gros Islet (Santa Lucía), en el transcurso de una fructífera jornada de debates.
La reunión de la CDR, convocada por la sede subregional…
Representatives of more than 200 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in various countries, government authorities and officials from international bodies agreed today at ECLAC that the active participation of civil society is indispensable for adopting decisions, planning and applying the policies that foster compliance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
At this gathering of civil society – prior to the second meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which will be held on April 18-20…
Representantes de más de 200 organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) de varios países, autoridades de gobierno y funcionarios de organismos internacionales, coincidieron hoy en la CEPAL en que la activa participación de la sociedad civil es indispensable para la adopción de decisiones, la planificación y la aplicación de políticas que fomenten el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe.
En el encuentro de la sociedad civil, previo a la segunda reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se r…
Nos encontramos en un momento decisivo para los derechos de la mujer. Las desigualdades históricas y estructurales que han dado lugar a la opresión y la discriminación están saliendo a la luz como nunca antes. Desde América Latina hasta Asia, pasando por Europa, en las redes sociales, los platós de cine, las fábricas y las calles, las mujeres están pidiendo que se produzca un cambio duradero y que no se toleren ni las agresiones sexuales ni el acoso ni ninguna clase de discriminación.
Conseguir la igualdad de género y empoderar a las mujeres y las niñas son tareas pendientes de nuestra é…
In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2018, the City Hall of Port of Spain was transformed into a ‘Women’s City Village’ for one day, on Wednesday 7 March, as part of a week of activities showcasing women.
The day began with a power-walk around Woodford Square, as a show of solidarity and unity for the promotion of the rights of women and girls. This was followed by the official opening of the City Village, where several rural organizations had the opportunity to showcase their initiatives, products and services in a vibrant Marketplace.
For this occasion, ECLAC Caribbean joined …
The Caribbean has one of the highest emigration rates of skilled and tertiary-educated individuals in the world. Women account for a large percentage of these individuals. In the United States alone, women make up 55 percent of the estimated four million Caribbean people residing there.
The latest ECLAC study underscores the importance of promoting gender equality and improving women’s overall standards of living. In this regard, it addresses the need to improve the access of all women in the Caribbean, including migrants and returnees to more varied skill development, better jobs,…
Representatives from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented on Monday 20 November the organization’s debt for climate adaptation swaps proposal for the Caribbean nations striken by the recent hurricane season, during a high level conference held in the United Nations’ headquarters in New York.
The CARICOM-UN High Level Pledging Conference: “Building a more Climate Resilient Community”, was convened by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and looked to mobilise international support for its M…
Representantes de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentaron el lunes 20 de noviembre la propuesta del organismo para aliviar la deuda de las naciones del Caribe que han sido golpeadas por la reciente temporada de huracanes, mediante el canje de instrumentos para la adaptación al cambio climático, durante una conferencia de alto nivel que se realizó en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York.
La Conferencia de donantes de CARICOM-ONU: “Construyendo una Comunidad más Resiliente al Clima” fue convocada por la Comunidad del Caribe (CARICOM), con el apoyo del Pr…
No dia 20 de novembro, durante uma conferência de alto nível realizada na sede das Nações Unidas em Nova York, representantes da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentaram a proposta do organismo para aliviar a dívida das nações do Caribe que foram afetadas pela recente temporada de furacões, mediante a adoção de instrumentos para a adaptação à mudança climática.
A Conferência de doadores da CARICOM-ONU: “Construindo uma Comunidade mais Resiliente ao Clima” foi convocada pela Comunidade do Caribe (CARICOM), com o apoio do Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvol…
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), urged the region’s countries to break the statistical silence on women’s participation in trade, production and value chains in order to create policies for tearing down the barriers preventing women from taking part in the labor market on equal footing with men. She specifically proposed stronger integration of this issue in the work done by the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA), a subsidiary body of ECLAC.
Bárcena participated in the Making Trade Work for Gender Equality: Fr…