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…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, emphasized the value of the regional dimension of sustainable development as a key bridge for connecting global processes to new realities on a national level in the context of the crisis produced by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), during a high-level meeting held today with United Nations member countries and senior officials.
Bárcena participated this Friday, May 22 in a session entitled “Unleashing the UN development system’s regional assets: the path forward” during the four…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, destacó hoy el valor de la dimensión regional del desarrollo sostenible como puente clave para conectar los procesos globales con las nuevas realidades a nivel nacional en el contexto de la crisis generada por la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19), durante una reunión de alto nivel con países miembros y altos funcionarios de las Naciones Unidas.
Bárcena participó este viernes 22 de mayo en la sesión “Desplegando los activos del sistema de desarrollo de la ONU: la vía hacia el futuro” (Unl…
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, …
Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, where he will meet with the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, followed by a press conference.
Thomson, originally from Fiji, is scheduled to make an official visit to Chile August 6-9, during which he will meet with country authorities and participate in an array of activities related to his role as advocate for the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s oceans.
The press conference, which …
El Embajador Peter Thomson, Enviado Especial de las Naciones Unidas para los Océanos, visitará el miércoles 7 de agosto de 2019 la sede principal de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, donde se reunirá con la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la institución, Alicia Bárcena, y ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa.
Thomson, oriundo de Fiji, tiene previsto realizar una visita oficial a Chile del 6 al 9 de agosto, en el marco de la cual se reunirá con autoridades del país y participará en diversas actividades relacionadas con su rol de promotor de la conservación …
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development – the principal global meeting for examining the commitments assumed by countries in order to meet the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – closed its 2019 session with a mixed balance for Latin America and the Caribbean. The region was represented at this year’s Forum by Chile, Guatemala, Guyana and Saint Lucia, countries that presented their national progress reports to the world assembly.
By delivering their Voluntary National Reviews (VNR), these countries are a reflection of the notable political commitment of…
El Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible -la principal reunión global para examinar los compromisos asumidos por los países en el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 y sus Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)- culminó hoy su sesión 2019 con un balance mixto para América Latina y el Caribe, que concurrió a esta cita representada en Chile, Guatemala, Guyana y Santa Lucía, países que presentaron ante la asamblea mundial su estado de avance a escala nacional.
Mediante la entrega de sus informes nacionales voluntarios (VNR, por sus siglas en inglés) estos países son un reflejo del …
O Fórum Político de Alto Nível sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável - a principal reunião global para examinar os compromissos assumidos pelos países no cumprimento da Agenda 2030 e seus Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) – concluiu sua sessão 2019 com um balanço irregular para a região da América Latina e Caribe, que esteve representada pelo Chile, Guatemala, Guiana e Santa Lúcia, países que informaram à assembleia mundial a situação de suas ações em escala nacional.
Mediante a entrega de seus relatórios nacionais voluntários, esses países são um reflexo do notável compromisso políti…