Strengthening the artificial intelligence readiness of the Caribbean. Policy Brief

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, when applied well, could help in addressing key global challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, these potential benefits will not materialize automatically. The use of AI also carries significant risks, such as disruption to job markets and economies, loss of cultural diversity, new AI-enabled digital weapons that increase misinformation and surveillance, and threats to human rights and democracy. While AI systems could support the achievement of many of the SDGs , they could also impede the achievement of others and increa…

XXV Encuentro Internacional de Estadísticas de Género impulsa la Primera Editatón “Género y Trabajo” para integrar las estadísticas de género en Wikipedia

El evento convocó a estudiantes, docentes y representantes de diversas organizaciones para editar y crear artículos en Wikipedia sobre temas clave como el trabajo no remunerado, la brecha salarial, la violencia de género y la participación de las mujeres en el mercado laboral usando fuentes estadísticas oficiales.…

Educating the future workforce

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ECLAC and ILO: The Region’s Low Economic Growth Affected Labour Market Dynamism in 2023

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a new edition of their joint report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean No. 29. Labour market inclusion of young people and redistribution of care work: challenges and opportunities. The report indicates that in the first six months of 2023, regional employment increased, but at a significantly slower rate than what was observed in 2022. Likewise, it sustains that in this same period, the participation rate declined, falling further from the levels se…

CEPAL y OIT: bajo crecimiento económico de la región afectó el dinamismo de los mercados laborales durante 2023

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) dieron a conocer una nueva edición de su informe conjunto Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe N⁰ 29: Desafíos y oportunidades para la inclusión laboral de las personas jóvenes y la redistribución del trabajo de cuidados. En el informe se muestra que en los primeros seis meses de 2023 la ocupación regional se incrementó, pero este aumento se atenuó de manera importante respecto al que se había observado en 2022. De igual forma sostiene que, en este lapso, la tasa de partic…

Youth and feminisms are key to give a sense of urgency to the construction of democratic, inclusive and diverse societies, says ECLAC

Ana Güezmes García, Director of the Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on behalf of José Manuel Salazar, participated in the Dialogue Volunteering and Youth , which took place on August 18, 2023, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, within the framework of the Chile Project: Youth, Feminism and Memory, of the Pacific Alliance Volunteering (VAP).…

Las juventudes y los feminismos son clave para dar sentido de urgencia a la construcción de sociedades democráticas, inclusivas y diversas, plantea la CEPAL

Ana Güezmes García, Directora de la División de Asuntos de la Género de Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en representación de José Manuel Salazar, participó en el Diálogo “Voluntariado y Juventudes”, que se realizó el 18 de agosto de 2023, en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, en el marco del Proyecto de Chile: Juventudes, feminismo y memoria, del Voluntariado de la Alianza del Pacífico (VAP).…

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

The Caribbean is Making Strides on the SDGS

Selected online learning experiences in the Caribbean during COVID-19. Policy Brief

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …

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

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…

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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…

Specialists Underscore the Importance of Technical and Vocational Education for Labor Inclusion and Development with Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Government representatives and specialists gathered at a two-day seminar at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile underscored today the importance of technical and vocational education and training as a space for crucial articulation between education, work and development with equality in Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Labor Inclusion and Greater Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Erland Skut…

Especialistas subrayan la importancia de la educación técnico-profesional para la inclusión laboral y el desarrollo con igualdad de América Latina y el Caribe

Representantes de gobierno y especialistas reunidos en un seminario de dos días en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, subrayaron hoy la importancia de la educación y formación técnico-profesional como un espacio de articulación crucial entre educación, trabajo y desarrollo con igualdad en América Latina y el Caribe. El seminario Educación técnico-profesional e inclusión laboral para una mayor igualdad en América Latina y el Caribe fue inaugurado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL; Erland Skutlaberg, Encargado de Negocios a.i. de la Embajada de Noruega en Chile; y Juan Ma…

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