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 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…
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, …
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 …
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