Report of the CDCC working group - redefining and revitalizing the role of the CDCC in Caribbean regional development

At the thirteenth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the CDCC held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 23-24 August 2007, delegates agreed to the establishment of a working group to explore ways of improving the effectiveness, visibility and relevance of the CDCC. The need for the establishment of the working group arose out of the recognition that the CDCC has been handicapped by the following: (a) a loss of its original vision and mission as a result of its changing operational context; (b) institutional overload in the regional institutional architecture as a result of the deepenin…

8th Caribbean Development Roundtable and 30th Meeting of Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee

The eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable and the thirtieth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) are being held at a time when the subregion is animated by the recently concluded Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, which set a decisive agenda for SIDS in pursuit of resilient growth and sustainable development with the support of the international community. Indeed, in the very year that the United Nations convenes a Summit of the Future to inspire global dynamic action to safeguard the well-being of future generat…

The Caribbean’s development trajectory and debt outlook to be discussed in Saint Kitts and Nevis

A proposal to address the Caribbean’s high debt burden and strategies to achieve sustainable development in the region will be the focus of discussions when two important meetings of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) and the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) convene in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, on 21 and 22 April 2016, respectively. The CDR brings together senior level policymakers from governments of the Caribbean; officials of the United Nations system; representatives of regiona…

17th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the CDCC

Opening Statement by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, at the 17th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the CDCC June 26, 2015 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Minister Arnaldo Brown, Chair of the CDCC, Jamaica Minister Winston Dookeran, Trinidad Ambassador George Talbot, Co-Chair of the Financing for Development process Other Distinguished Ministers and Senior Representatives of Government, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Representatives of the United Nations system, regional and international organizations, Members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends,…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL se reunió con Embajadores del Caribe para evaluar prioridades de la subregión en torno a la Agenda 2030

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, se reunió hoy en Nueva York con representantes de los países de la Comunidad del Caribe (CARICOM) para evaluar las prioridades y necesidades específicas de la subregión en torno a la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y sus 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). Bárcena felicitó en primer lugar a Belice por ser el primer país del Caribe en presentar su informe nacional voluntario (VNR, por sus siglas en inglés) ante el Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el …

Piden brindar apoyo urgente a los países del Caribe para que puedan avanzar en el cumplimiento de los ODS en el contexto de la pandemia

Autoridades, funcionarios de las Naciones Unidas y representantes de la sociedad civil pidieron brindar apoyo urgente a los países del Caribe para que puedan avanzar en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 en un contexto de gran debilidad financiera producto de la pandemia del COVID-19 y de los impactos de los desastres naturales, entre otros factores, durante una sesión de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. El panel titulado Construir un futuro mejor en el Caribe: temas clave para…

CEPAL presenta cinco propuestas para ampliar el espacio fiscal de los países del Caribe

Presentación de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena (en inglés). El apoyo financiero concesional a los países del Caribe es imperativo en respuesta a la crisis desatada por la enfermedad del coronavirus (COVID-19) y enfrentar las vulnerabilidades económicas y climáticas que los afectan. Así lo enfatizó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una sesión del Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas 2020 (HLPF, por sus siglas en inglés), que se desarrolla virtualmente este mes de julio, en donde …

Gobiernos del Caribe adoptan en Guyana hoja de ruta sobre población, migración y desarrollo más allá de 2014

(12 de julio, 2013) Los representantes y funcionarios de gobiernos que asistieron a la decimosexta reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC) de la Comisión Económica para la América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el jueves 11 de julio, adoptaron un conjunto de recomendaciones sobre asuntos de prioridad identificados por los delegados que asistieron al Foro del Caribe sobre población, migración y desarrollo celebrado en Guyana el 9 y 10 de julio. El alcance de las propuestas incluyó acciones para reducir la pobreza y la desigualdad, promover y pr…

Evolving development thinking and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean: The role of ECLAC

Evolving Development thinking and practices in Latin America and the Caribbean: The role of ECLAC Keynote Address by Dr Antonio Prado Deputy Executive Secretary 18th CDCC Monitoring Committee Port of Spain, 19 May 2017 I thank Diane for that very fitting introduction to my presentation here this morning. We have begun considering how best to commemorate 70 years of ECLAC’s work as a Regional Commission of the United Nations. As you have just seen, our support for development in the region has taken many different forms. However it is safe to say that our principal contri…

Twenty-first Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene for the twenty-first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.…

ECLAC convenes Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee meeting in Suriname

What: Twenty-ninth (29) session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. When: 14 October 2022 (Opening ceremony at 9 am). Where: The Royal Torarica Hotel, Kleine Waterstraat 10, Paramaribo, Suriname. Background Information Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th Session. Pursuant to resolution 358(XVI) of 1975, the CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to promote development cooperation among Caribbean countrie…

XII Reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean convened the twelfth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) on 12 May 2005 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting was attended by representatives of the following CDCC member countries: Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The participating associate members were Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico and the United S…

XVIII Reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe

CDCC member countries and associate members will convene in Port of Spain for the 18th meeting of the CDCC Monitoring Committee.…

Vigesimonoveno período de sesiones del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe

Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Member Countries and Associate Members will convene for the 29th session. (Meeting documents can be found below)…

Port of Spain City Village showcases women entrepreneurs

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 …

Vigesimoquinto período de sesiones del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe

The twenty-fifth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee, was held in Kingston, Jamaica on 25 April 2014, under the chairmanship of the Government of Jamaica. The Committee revised the outcomes of the Caribbean Development Roundtable, the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, preparations for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, and the implementation of the progr…

Senior policy makers to meet in Saint Kitts to discuss Caribbean debt relief

ECLAC Caribbean will convene the 4th meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 21 April 2016. This year’s Roundtable will explore possible options for debt relief for heavily indebted countries in the subregion. The CDR will be followed by the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) on 22 April 2016, where participants will take stock of the outcomes of the CDR, and review the implementation of the work programme for the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean for the biennium 2018-2019. …

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Gave Keynote Lecture at ECLAC

In the framework of an official visit to Chile, the Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, gave a keynote lecture today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, in which he advocated for deepening cooperation ties between the countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. The senior official – the first Jamaican leader to visit this United Nations regional organization – was received by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, who welcomed him and highlighted the country’s commitment to moving ahead on achieving the goals of t…

First meeting of Caribbean Ministers Responsible for Science and Technology

Primer Ministro de Jamaica realizó conferencia magistral en la CEPAL

En el marco de su visita oficial a Chile, el Primer Ministro de Jamaica, Andrew Holness, realizó hoy una conferencia magistral en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, en la cual abogó por la profundización de los vínculos de cooperación entre los países del Caribe y de América Latina. La alta autoridad –el primer mandatario de Jamaica en visitar este organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas- fue recibido por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, quien le dio la bienvenida y destacó el compromiso del país por avanzar en el cumplim…