The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 10

Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y/o de Gobierno del G-77 y China

José Manuel Salazar – Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo, Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y/o de Gobierno del G-77 y China sobre “Los Retos Actuales del Desarrollo: Papel de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación” Excelencias, Tengo el honor de intervenir hoy en nombre de las cinco Comisiones Regionales de las Naciones Unidas, que cuentan con una mayoría de países del Sur global entre sus países miembros. En primer lugar, nuestras felicitaciones al Gobierno de Cuba por convocar esta importante Cumbre bajo la temática tan relevante de la ci…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 7

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Pick Up the Pace to Achieve Fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

Latin America and the Caribbean must pick up the pace to achieve fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), representatives of the region’s 33 countries, of United Nations agencies and of regional, multilateral and civil society organizations warned today at the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which concluded this Friday, April 28, at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile. As the meeting came to a close, the delegates insisted that while we are halfway through the period agreed upon…

América Latina y el Caribe deberá acelerar el paso para lograr el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible hacia 2030

América Latina y el Caribe deberá acelerar el paso para lograr el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030, alertaron hoy los representantes de los 33 países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que finalizó este viernes 28 de abril en la sede central de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile. Al cierre de la reunión los delegados insistieron en que, si bien nos encontramos en la …

A América Latina e o Caribe deverão acelerar o passo para alcançar o cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável em 2030

A América Latina e o Caribe deverão acelerar o passo para alcançar o cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030, alertaram hoje os representantes dos 33 países da região, de agências das Nações Unidas e organismos regionais, multilaterais e da sociedade civil presentes na Sexta Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, encerrado esta sexta-feira, 28 de abril, na sede central da CEPAL em Santiago, Chile. No encerramento da reunião os delegados insistiram em que, embora nos encontremos na metade do período acor…

The Role of Data for SDG Advancement in the Caribbean

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

Improving broadband quality and affordability in the Caribbean: Policies to advance digital inclusion in the subregion. Policy Brief

In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…

Revista CEPAL no. 138

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CEPAL Review no. 138

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The Hummingbird Vol. 9 No. 11

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability. Summary

In a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism. This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable h…

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability. Summary

En un contexto regional e internacional de bajo crecimiento, alta inflación y creciente desigualdad, los países de América Latina y el Caribe necesitan enfocar sus políticas no solo hacia la reactivación de los sistemas económicos y productivos, sino también hacia su reconstrucción y transformación para avanzar hacia economías con bajas emisiones de carbono y alto contenido tecnológico que permitan enfrentar el cambio climático y reducir las brechas, heterogeneidades estructurales y dualismos históricos que los caracterizan. Este documento se enmarca en ese complejo contexto con amplios desafí…

Rumo à transformação do modelo de desenvolvimento na América Latina e no Caribe: produção, inclusão e sustentabilidade. Síntese

Num contexto regional e internacional de baixo crescimento, alta inflação e crescente desigualdade, os países da América Latina e do Caribe precisam concentrar suas políticas não só na reativação dos sistemas econômicos e produtivos, mas também em sua reconstrução e transformação para avançar rumo a economias com baixas emissões de carbono e alto conteúdo tecnológico, que permitam enfrentar a mudança climática e reduzir as lacunas, heterogeneidades estruturais e dualismos históricos que os caracterizam. Este documento enquadra-se nesse contexto complexo com amplos desafios para acelerar o cres…

Towards transformation of the development model in Latin America and the Caribbean: production, inclusion and sustainability

In a regional and international context of weak growth, high inflation and growing inequality, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must focus policies on reactivating, rebuilding and transforming economic and production systems to advance towards low-carbon and high-tech economies that address climate change and reduce their historical gaps, structural heterogeneity and dualism. This document considers the complex conditions that pose significant challenges to accelerating growth, tackling high inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, maintaining transfers to the most vulnerable h…

Hacia la transformación del modelo de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe: producción, inclusión y sostenibilidad

En un contexto regional e internacional de bajo crecimiento, alta inflación y creciente desigualdad, los países de América Latina y el Caribe necesitan enfocar sus políticas no solo hacia la reactivación de los sistemas económicos y productivos, sino también hacia su reconstrucción y transformación para avanzar hacia economías con bajas emisiones de carbono y alto contenido tecnológico que permitan enfrentar el cambio climático y reducir las brechas, heterogeneidades estructurales y dualismos históricos que los caracterizan. Este documento se enmarca en ese complejo contexto con amplios desafí…

CEPAL Review no. 137

Revista CEPAL no. 137

Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas designa a Mario Cimoli como Secretario Ejecutivo Interino de la CEPAL

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Argentine economist Mario Cimoli, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to serve as the institution’s Acting Executive Secretary starting on April 1, 2022 and until further notice. Mario Cimoli will replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena, who concluded her mandate on March 31, after nearly 14 years at the helm of this UN regional commission. Cimoli, a PhD from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and Full Professor of Political Economy at the Ca' Fos…