Youth from across the Caribbean will discuss such issues as access to high-quality education, lack of employment, youth participation in society, intergenerational justice and climate change during a United Nations (UN) meeting, which will take place on 1 April 2019.
The Caribbean is home to more than 11 million youth between the ages of 15 and 29. These young people have a central role to play in the achievement of sustainable development in the region. However, there are several challenges that need to be addressed for youth to be able to contribute effectively to the benefit of the …
El taller regional ha sido organizado conjuntamente por la Universidad de Valparaíso, la Asociación Latinoamericana de Población (ALAP), el CELADE-División de Población de la CEPAL y el Fondo de población de las Naciones Unidas, UNFPA.…
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…
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…
In light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this policy brief provides an account of the current status of Caribbean youth policies and considers how youth mainstreaming concepts can be applied constructively to strengthen sustainable development planning and policies in the subregion. This document highlights the findings of an ECLAC assessment of National Youth Policies in the Caribbean. This assessment pointed to the need to secure the means of implementation as a fundamental key driver to achieve the 2030 Agenda. This includes support for the implementation of relevant strateg…
Jóvenes de 26 países de América llamaron hoy a los gobiernos a velar por sus derechos y garantizar una vida digna e infancia plena para los niños, niñas y adolescentes del continente, durante la clausura del primer Conversatorio Regional de América Latina y el Caribe “En la ruta de la igualdad: 30 años de la Convención de los Derechos del Niño”, que se celebró del 27 al 29 de noviembre en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago de Chile.
La ceremonia de cierre del encuentro, organizado por la CEPAL y la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Car…
Authorities, international officials and young people from Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed today the urgency of guaranteeing, protecting and promoting the rights of boys, girls and adolescents at the first regional dialogue “On the road to equality: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child”, which is being held through Thursday, November 29, at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The gathering, organized by ECLAC and the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Natio…
Autoridades, funcionarios internacionales y jóvenes de América Latina y el Caribe, reafirmaron hoy la urgencia de garantizar, proteger y promover los derechos de niños, niñas y adolescentes en el primer conversatorio regional “En la ruta de la igualdad: 30 años de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño”, que se celebra hasta el jueves 29 en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago de Chile.
El encuentro, organizado por la CEPAL y la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF)…
Autoridades, funcionários internacionais e jovens da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram a urgência de garantir, proteger e promover os direitos de crianças e adolescentes no Primeiro diálogo regional “Na rota da igualdade: 30 anos da Convenção sobre os Direitos da Criança”, realizado de 27 a 29 e novembro na sede central da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), em Santiago do Chile.
O encontro, organizado pela CEPAL e pelo Escritório Regional para a América Latina e o Caribe do Fundo das Nações Unidas para a Infância (UNICEF), foi aberto por Paula-Mae Weekes, Preside…
Young people from 16 countries in the Americas urged today for breaking the cycle of poverty and inequality with a view to complying with the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, in a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The event was held in the framework of the Concausa (“With a Cause”) 2030 initiative, organized by América Solidaria, ECLAC and UNICEF and which seeks to identify and share widely social innovation projects that aim to achieve equality and sustainable development in the reg…
Jóvenes de 16 países de América instaron hoy a romper el círculo de la pobreza y la desigualdad con miras al cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 y sus 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, en una ceremonia celebrada en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago de Chile.
El evento se realizó en el marco de la iniciativa Concausa 2030, que organizan América Solidaria, CEPAL y UNICEF, y que busca identificar y difundir proyectos de innovación social que apunten a alcanzar la igualdad y el desarrollo sostenible en los países del continente.
La ceremonia fue …
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed today the Montevideo Consensus as the basis of a comprehensive and strategic road map for national and regional action, during the closing ceremony of the third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which concluded this Thursday in Lima, Peru.
The closing event was led by Ana María Mendieta, the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru; Mario Cimoli, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); and Dereje Wordofa, Deputy Executive Director of…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron hoy el Consenso de Montevideo como la base de una hoja de ruta integral y estratégica para la acción nacional y regional, durante la clausura de la tercera reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo que culminó este jueves en Lima, Perú.
La ceremonia de cierre fue encabezada por Ana María Mendieta, Ministra de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables de Perú, Mario Cimoli, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), y Dereje Wordofa Gidda, Director Ejecutivo Adjunto del Fondo …
Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram o Consenso de Montevidéu como um guia integral e estratégico de ação nacional e regional, durante o encerramento da terceira reunião da Conferência Regional sobre População e Desenvolvimento, realizada em Lima, Peru.
A cerimônia de encerramento foi conduzida por Ana María Mendieta, Ministra da Mulher e Populações Vulneráveis do Peru, Mario Cimoli, Secretário Executivo Adjunto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), e Dereje Wordofa Gidda, Diretor Executivo Adjunto do Fundo de População das Nações Unidas (UNFPA).
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The pending challenges to address the demands of girls, boys, adolescents and young people in the region, aging, access to sexual and reproductive health, and persistent gender gaps were some of the issues discussed during the second day of the third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held through Thursday, August 9, in the Convention Center of Lima, Peru.
On the first panel of the session – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Peru, with support fr…