Strategies for Post COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean

Urgent Support Must be Provided to Caribbean Countries So They Can Advance on Fulfilling the SDGs in the Context of the Pandemic

Government authorities, United Nations officials and representatives of civil society urged for providing urgent support to Caribbean countries so they can advance on fulfilling the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a context of acute financial weakness due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of natural disasters, among other factors, during a session of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The panel entitled Building forward better in the Caribbean post-COVID-19: Critical issues to keep the 2030…

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…

Apoio urgente aos países do Caribe para que possam avançar no cumprimento dos ODS no contexto da pandemia

Autoridades, funcionários das Nações Unidas e representantes da sociedade civil solicitaram que se preste apoio urgente aos países do Caribe para que possam avançar no cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030 num contexto de grande debilidade financeira devido à pandemia de COVID-19 e aos impactos dos desastres naturais, entre outros fatores, durante uma sessão da Quarta Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável. O painel Construir um futuro melhor no Caribe: temas-chave para a implementação da Agenda 2030 n…

Caribbean in Brief: an information document for Caribbean Small Island Developing States

This brief is intended to provide general information on the upcoming United Nations Ocean Conference on scaling up ocean actions based on science and innovation for the implementation of Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), with a view to stimulating more active, engaged participation of the Caribbean in the discussions. The United Nations Ocean Conference will be co-chaired by Kenya and Portugal, and hosted by the Government of Portugal in Lisbon, during 2021. The objective of this conference is consistent with the 2017 UN General Assembly proclamation on the Decade of Oce…

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

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.8

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Supporting Caribbean Countries on Their Path Towards a Sustainable Recovery with Equality

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ratified its commitment to supporting Caribbean countries on their path towards a sustainable recovery with greater equality after the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, during a high-level virtual meeting held with ministers and authorities from more than 10 countries in the subregion. The 7th Council of Ministers on Environmental Sustainability of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) took place this Wednesday, June 24, under the outgoing presidency of Martinique and the incoming presidency of Saint Luci…

CEPAL reafirma compromiso de apoyar a países del Caribe en su camino hacia una recuperación sostenible y con igualdad

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ratificó su compromiso de apoyar a los países del Caribe en su camino hacia una recuperación sostenible y con mayor igualdad tras la crisis generada por la pandemia del COVID-19, durante una reunión virtual de alto nivel sostenida con ministros y autoridades de más de 10 países de la subregión. El Séptimo Consejo de Ministros sobre Sostenibilidad Ambiental de la Organización de Estados del Caribe Oriental (OECO) se efectuó este miércoles 24 de junio bajo la presidencia saliente de Martinica y la presidencia entrante de Santa Lucía. …

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Potenciar la resiliencia de las sociedades latinoamericanas y caribeñas, clave para la implementación de la Agenda 2030

El Foro Político de Alto Nivel que se desarrolla en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, entre el 9 y el 18 de julio, invita a los países miembros a presentar sus avances en la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, adoptada en 2015, e intercambiar experiencias en la construcción de sociedades más resilientes. Con este objetivo, el Foro este año se enfoca principalmente en cinco de los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) cuya implementación contribuye a fortalecer la resiliencia económica, social y ambiental. Avanzar hacia sociedades más resilientes e…

Timely Disaster Training for Tobago Officials

With the “rainy” season in Trinidad and Tobago already beginning, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean took its Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) methodology training to Tobago from 23-25 May 2018. Some of the areas that were covered over the three days included an introduction and basic concepts of the Disaster Assessment Methodology, the role of planning in disaster risk management and its impact on the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), how the population can be affected, and how areas such …

Capacitación oportuna sobre desastres para funcionarios de Tobago

Con el comienzo de la temporada “de lluvias” en Trinidad y Tobago, la sede subregional para el Caribe de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) llevó a cabo en la isla de Tobago su capacitación sobre la metodología de estimación de daños y pérdidas (conocida como DaLA, por sus siglas en inglés) del 23 al 25 de mayo de 2018. Las áreas abordadas a lo largo de los tres días incluyeron, entre otras, una introducción sobre y los conceptos básicos de la metodología de estimación de desastres, el papel de la planificación en la gestión del riesgo de desastres y su impacto en la…

Capacitação oportuna sobre desastres para funcionários de Tobago

Com o começo da temporada “de chuvas” em Trinidad e Tobago, a sede sub-regional para o Caribe da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) realizou na ilha de Tobago um curso de capacitação sobre a metodologia de estimação de danos e perdas (conhecida como DaLA, por sua sigla em inglês) de 23 a 25 de maio de 2018. As áreas abordadas ao longo dos três dias incluíram, entre outras, uma introdução sobre os conceitos básicos da metodologia de estimação de desastres, o papel do planejamento na gestão dos riscos de desastres e seu impacto na consecução dos Objetivos de Desenvolvime…

The Hummingbird Vol. 4 No. 8

ECLAC Executive Secretary opens High Level Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago

“There is no question that the Caribbean is shouldering an unsustainable debt burden which compromises the capacity of the economies for sustained growth and restricts the options available to governments to introduce important social and welfare programmes” the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, said via video conference in opening the 17th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) on 26 June, during which Ministers and high-level Government representatives from the…

Seminario Cooperación al desarrollo CELAC-UE: Desafíos post-2015

Audiencia pública de la Comisión de Comercio Internacional del Parlamento Europeo sobre repercusiones del Acuerdo de Asociación Centroamérica - Unión Europea (AACUE)

Socio-economic vulnerability to natural disasters in Mexico: rural poor, trade and public response

The increasing frequency and economic losses from natural disasters within the framework of decreasing agricultural prices is becoming crucial in increasing poverty in the Mexican rural economy. During the past two decades, the governmental withdrawal from supporting the agricultural sector with investments in physical, financial and logistic instruments continues to stress agricultural livelihoods, as current private mechanisms have not replaced them effectively. Natural disasters occurrence is increasingly producing severe damages to the so-called traditional agriculture, highly exposed to c…