Caribbean Outlook 3: Economic recovery and repositioning in the era of COVID-19. Policy Brief

The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…

Selected online learning experiences in the Caribbean during COVID-19. Policy Brief

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …

Seminar on non-communicable diseases and their impact on sustainable development in the Caribbean

The overall objective of this seminar is to examine the confounding factor of COVID -19 in relation to NCDs and to highlight the contribution that an economic analytical approach to the problem of NCDs could make towards sustainably addressing the developmental challenges posed by these chronic diseases. The main expected output of the seminar is a set of proposed actions and recommendations for different stakeholders in sustainably addressing the challenges posed to Caribbean economies by NCDs.…

Cierre de asimetrías, financiamiento para el desarrollo y bienes públicos globales, claves para una recuperación transformadora en línea con la Agenda 2030

Participantes en los debates del segundo día de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se celebra de forma virtual bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica, plantearon la necesidad de cerrar las actuales asimetrías financieras, climáticas y sanitarias presentes en el mundo, garantizar financiamiento para el desarrollo y crear bienes públicos globales -entre ellos una vacunación equitativa contra el COVID-19- para avanzar hacia una recuperación transformadora en línea con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Durante la Mesa 1…

Países de la región subrayan la urgencia de una vacunación equitativa y una recuperación transformadora para construir un mundo mejor en el marco de la Agenda 2030

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe refrendaron hoy su compromiso con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y con una recuperación transformadora, que ponga a la igualdad en el centro del desarrollo para construir un mundo mejor, e hicieron un llamado urgente a revigorizar la respuesta regional ante la pandemia del COVID-19, especialmente el acceso equitativo a vacunas, durante la inauguración de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. El evento, que por primera vez en su historia se realiza de manera virtual, reúne en …

Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Plan for self-sufficiency in health matters in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lines of action and proposals

El documento Lineamientos y propuestas para un plan de autosuficiencia sanitaria para América Latina y el Caribe tiene un carácter estratégico y en él se definen líneas de acción para fortalecer las capacidades de producción y distribución de vacunas y medicamentos en la región. El documento ha sido elaborado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a solicitud del Gobierno de México en ejercicio de la Presidencia pro tempore de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC).   La pandemia ha mostrado la necesidad de contar con capacidades y sistemas sani…

Policy imperatives for the timely production and dissemination of quality and relevant statistics in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

Many international development agendas highlight the importance of quality data for sustainable development. With the advent of the data revolution for sustainable development, stakeholders have underscored the value of timely, usable data in informing decision-making and for monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes, be it in relation to national development planning or as regards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other international development agendas. Crucially, the COVID-19 pandemic, more than anything else in recent times, has demonstrated the value of tim…

Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

SIDS 4: Now or never for small island survival

Strategies for Post COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean

Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development