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Report of the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

The Comprehensive Development Plan is the Key to Addressing Migration’s Structural Causes with a Focus on Growth, Equality and Environmental Sustainability

The Comprehensive Development Plan for northern Central America and Mexico is the key to addressing the structural causes of migration because it seeks to create a space for sustainable development by stimulating economic growth, promoting universal access to social rights, fostering resilience to climate change and guaranteeing rights throughout the migratory cycle, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today. The senior United Nations official participated in a high-level event entitled “The Global Compact on Ref…

El Plan de Desarrollo Integral es la llave para atender las causas estructurales de la migración con un enfoque de crecimiento, igualdad y sostenibilidad ambiental

El Plan de Desarrollo integral (PDI) para el norte de Centroamérica y México es la llave para atender las causas estructurales de la migración, porque busca crear un espacio de desarrollo sostenible estimulando el crecimiento económico, promoviendo el acceso universal a los derechos sociales, impulsando la resiliencia al cambio climático y garantizando los derechos durante todo el ciclo migratorio, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó en un evento de alto nivel tit…

Countries of the Region Reaffirm their Commitment to Sustainable Development and Urge for an Articulated Response to Counteract the Pandemic’s Profound Effects

Latin American and Caribbean countries reaffirmed today their commitment to sustainable development and urged for an articulated response at all levels to halt and counteract the profound effects that the region will experience due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which does not distinguish between borders, ideologies or development levels. Rodrigo Malmierca – the Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba, in his capacity as chair of the Committee of the Whole of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – participated in a segment entitled “Regi…

Países de la región reafirman su compromiso con el desarrollo sostenible y urgen por una respuesta articulada para contrarrestar los profundos efectos de la pandemia

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron hoy su compromiso con el desarrollo sostenible y urgieron por una respuesta articulada y a todos los niveles para frenar y contrarrestar los profundos efectos que tendrá en la región la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19), que no distingue fronteras, ideologías o niveles de desarrollo. Rodrigo Malmierca, Ministro del Comercio Exterior y la Inversión Extranjera de Cuba, en su calidad de presidente del Comité Plenario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), participó en el segmento “Foros regionales. Mensajes claves”,…

Os países da região reafirmam seu compromisso com o desenvolvimento sustentável e urgem uma resposta articulada para contrabalançar os profundos efeitos da pandemia

Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram seu compromisso com o desenvolvimento sustentável e urgiram uma resposta articulada e em todos os níveis para frear e contrabalançar os profundos efeitos na região da pandemia de COVID-19, que não distingue fronteiras, ideologias ou níveis de desenvolvimento. Rodrigo Malmierca, Ministro do Comércio Exterior e Investimento Estrangeiro de Cuba, na qualidade de Presidente do Comitê Plenário da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), participou do segmento “Fóruns regionais. Mensagens importantes”, realizado no âmbito do Fóru…

Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean

The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…

Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

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Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, …

Mainstreaming youth in sustainable development

Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development Begins with a Call to Strengthen Multilateralism and Regional Cooperation

With a call to strengthen multilateralism, democracy and regional cooperation, the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. This event brings together representatives of government, civil society, international organizations, the private sector and academia to review the progress and challenges related to implementing the 2030 Agenda in the region. The high-level event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the govern…

Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible inicia con llamado a fortalecer el multilateralismo y la cooperación regional

Con un llamado a fortalecer el multilateralismo, la democracia y la cooperación regional se inauguró hoy en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile, la tercera reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que reúne a representantes de gobiernos, sociedad civil, organismos internacionales, sector privado y academia, con el objetivo de revisar los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 en la región. El evento de alto nivel, organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Gobierno de Cuba -en su…

Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável se inicia com um chamado para fortalecer o multilateralismo e a cooperação regional

Com um chamado para fortalecer o multilateralismo, a democracia e a cooperação foi inaugurada hoje na sede da CEPAL em Santiago, Chile, a Terceira Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que reúne representantes de governos, da sociedade civil, de organismos internacionais, do setor privado e da academia, com o objetivo de revisar os avanços e desafios da implementação da Agenda 2030 na região. O evento de alto nível, organizado pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e o Governo de Cuba - em sua qualidade de Pres…

ECLAC Participates in Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakech

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, delivered remarks at various sessions in the framework of the intergovernmental conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which took place in Marrakech, Morocco on December 10-11, 2018. In these presentations, the senior United Nations official addressed the Global Compact for Migration’s importance from a regional perspective, along with the urgency of multilateral cooperation and regional integration to confront both regional and global challen…

CEPAL participa en Conferencia Intergubernamental para el Pacto Mundial sobre Migración en Marrakech

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, expuso en diversas sesiones en el marco de la conferencia intergubernamental para adoptar el Pacto Mundial para una Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular que se celebró en Marrakech, Marruecos, los días 10 y 11 de diciembre de 2018. Durante su participación, la alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas abordó la importancia del Pacto Mundial de Migración desde una perspectiva regional, así como la urgencia de la cooperación multilateral y la integración regional para afrontar l…

A CEPAL participa da Conferência Intergovernamental para o Pacto Mundial sobre Migração em Marrakech

A Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, participou de diversas sessões durante a Conferência Intergovernamental sobre o Pacto Mundial para uma Migração Segura, Ordenada e Regular, realizada em Marrakech, Marrocos, em 10 e 11 de dezembro de 2018. Durante sua participação, a alta funcionária das Nações Unidas abordou a importância do Pacto Mundial sobre Migração sob uma perspectiva regional, bem como a urgência da cooperação multilateral e da integração regional para enfrentar os desafios tanto regionais como globais em matéria de mi…