Este informe tiene como objetivo analizar el estado actual del comercio marítimo internacional y la actividad portuaria durante el período 2023-2024. Se destacan las dinámicas de recuperación, los desafíos estructurales y las nuevas disrupciones que continúan impactando al sector. En coherencia con el análisis del informe anterior, se examinan los efectos de eventos globales como la pandemia de COVID-19 y las tensiones geopolíticas persistentes, cuyas repercusiones siguen afectando las cadenas de suministro. El documento también se enfoca en identificar las tendencias emergentes en la gestión …
This edition of the International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean analyses how the complex global context, marked by increased protectionism, geopolitical tensions and shipping disruptions, is affecting the region’s international trade. It examines the role of international trade in regional food security —and the lack thereof, especially in the Caribbean— despite the region being the world’s leading net food exporter. It also analyses the role of modern services as a driver of exports. Recommendations for the development of modern services include reducing restrictions, harm…
En esta edición de Perspectivas del Comercio Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe se examina cómo el complejo contexto mundial, marcado por un mayor proteccionismo, tensiones geopolíticas y perturbaciones en el transporte marítimo, repercute en el comercio internacional de la región. Se aborda el papel del comercio internacional en la seguridad alimentaria de la región que, siendo la principal región exportadora neta de alimentos, padece de inseguridad alimentaria, especialmente en el Caribe. Además, se analiza el papel de los servicios modernos como dinamizadores de las exportaciones. …
The Sustainable Inland Transport Connectivity Indicators (SITCIN) evaluate the efficiency of transport systems and the alignment of legal frameworks with international legal instruments for transport and border-crossing facilitation. SITCIN enables countries to track their progress in areas such as the implementation of regional or international conventions on transport, harmonization of national rules with UN legal instruments, achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Vienna Programme of Action. This tool was developed as part of the United Nations Development Account (UND…
If you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people globally, what would you say? Malaria? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all up there, but no, it’s road crashes. Cars have been around for over 120 years, and we know how to prevent these tragedies. Yet road crashes still claim more than two lives every minute, and nearly 1.2 million lives every year. If these deaths were caused by a virus, it would be called a pandemic and the world would scramble to develop vaccines to prevent them. And yet reducing road deaths has long been overlooked, misunderstood …
This FAL Bulletin addresses smart navigation systems, such as smart waterway systems and port community systems. The purpose of this analysis is to explore global experience in the digitalization of logistics and transport processes for application to waterway management in South America and empower national and regional public institutions to lead the digital transformation of external trade with a view to reducing operational risks and narrowing the digital divide between Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions.…
El presente Boletín FAL analiza los sistemas de navegación inteligente, como los Smart Waterway Systems (SWS) y los Port Community Systems (PCS). El objetivo de este estudio es explorar las experiencias globales en la digitalización de los procesos logísticos y de navegación, para su aplicación a la gestión de las vías navegables en América del Sur. Se busca que las instituciones públicas nacionales y regionales lideren la transformación digital del comercio exterior, y con ello reduzcan los riesgos operativos y la brecha digital en comparación con otras regiones.…
El presente Boletín FAL se enmarca en el trabajo desarrollado por la Unidad de Servicios de Infraestructura en la implementación de proyectos financiados por el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Seguridad Vial (UNRSF, por sus siglas en inglés). Esta edición analiza los avances y desafíos de la seguridad vial en los últimos años, así como los aportes del Fondo de Seguridad Vial de las Naciones Unidas, los cuales han tenido un impacto positivo en la reducción de accidentes viales en la región de América Latina y el Caribe.…
This FAL Bulletin concerns the work carried out by the Infrastructure Services Unit in the implementation of projects funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund. This edition analyses progress and challenges in road safety in recent years, as well as the contributions of the Fund, which have had a positive impact in terms of reducing road accidents in the Latin American and Caribbean region.…
This FAL Bulletin sets out some of the characteristics of public investments in infrastructure through public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as challenges they face. It also looks at the performance of institutions and the importance of raising the standard of investments —whether public or private— under approaches oriented towards sustainable-development. The importance of stakeholder participation throughout the project life cycle is underlined as a particularly pivotal requirement for the sustainability of assets and their services.…
Este Boletín FAL presenta algunas de las características y los desafíos de las inversiones públicas en infraestructura mediante la aplicación de esquemas de asociaciones público-privadas en América Latina y el Caribe. Asimismo, se discute acerca del desempeño que han tenido las instituciones, la relevancia de elevar el estándar de las inversiones en infraestructura, sean éstas públicas o privadas, bajo enfoques orientados al desarrollo sostenible. Se subraya la importancia de la participación de las partes involucradas a lo largo del ciclo de vida del proyecto como requisito particularmente de…
This edition of the International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean analyses how the complex global context, marked by increased protectionism, geopolitical tensions and shipping disruptions, is affecting the region’s international trade. It examines the role of international trade in regional food security —and the lack thereof, especially in the Caribbean— despite the region being the world’s leading net food exporter. It also analyses the role of modern services as a driver of exports. Recommendations for the development of modern services include reducing restrictions, harm…
Esta edição de Perspectivas do Comércio Internacional da América Latina e do Caribe examina a maneira como o complexo contexto mundial, marcado por maior protecionismo, tensões geopolíticas e distúrbios no transporte marítimo, repercute no comércio internacional da região. Aborda o papel do comércio internacional na segurança alimentar da região que, sendo a principal região exportadora líquida de alimentos, padece de insegurança alimentar, especialmente no Caribe. Além disso, analisa o papel dos serviços modernos como dinamizadores das exportações. Para o desenvolvimento dos serviços modernos…
En esta edición de Perspectivas del Comercio Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe se examina cómo el complejo contexto mundial, marcado por un mayor proteccionismo, tensiones geopolíticas y perturbaciones en el transporte marítimo, repercute en el comercio internacional de la región. Se aborda el papel del comercio internacional en la seguridad alimentaria de la región que, siendo la principal región exportadora neta de alimentos, padece de inseguridad alimentaria, especialmente en el Caribe. Además, se analiza el papel de los servicios modernos como dinamizadores de las exportaciones. …
This FAL Bulletin analyses the efficiency and effectiveness of infrastructure investments to promote better outcomes and facilitate the closing of the infrastructure gap in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The document outlines the importance of project performance in promoting quality infrastructure. In addition to examining the recent evolution of the World Bank’s logistics performance index (LPI) in the countries of the region, it proposes specific methodologies to improve the management of public infrastructure and reiterates key principles for achieving higher quality in project implement…
El presente Boletín FAL analiza la eficiencia y la efectividad de la inversión en infraestructura para promover mejores resultados y facilitar el cierre de la brecha de infraestructura en América Latina y el Caribe.
El documento exhibe la importancia del desempeño de los proyectos para promover la infraestructura de calidad. Además de analizar la evolución reciente del Índice del Desempeño Logístico (IDL) del Banco Mundial en los países de la región, se proponen metodologías específicas para, por un lado, mejorar la gestión de la infraestructura pública y, por otro, reiterar principios clave p…
Mr. Representative of DESA
Mr. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Ms. Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Authorities and representatives of governments, international organizations and the United Nations System
Dear Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honour for me to be here today.
The agenda that brings us together is indeed ambitious. As other regions in th…
This FAL Bulletin examines the key trends in transport costs for imports into the United States from the Caribbean, Latin America and other regions and countries. To do so, this Bulletin draws on the extensive database of the United States Bureau of the Census, using data for 2000–2021 to analyse costs by mode of transport: sea, air and land.…
This FAL Bulletin concerns one of the projects funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund. In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 72/271, entitled “Improving global road safety”, which established the Fund, with a view to joining forces and consolidating action to achieve safe mobility targets. The project “Speed management in Latin America: the case of Argentina” was selected for implementation thanks to the Fund and aimed at strengthening technical capacity to implement public policies and strategies to change the perception of the public —in particular in the mun…
This FAL Bulletin presents opportunities for physical river integration in South America that could mark an important step in the design of a sustainable river navigation system for the region. It also examines the opportunities that intermodal transport offers for regional logistics.
This document is part of ECLAC analyses on infrastructure and connectivity. The study was carried out with the support of the regular programme of technical cooperation of ECLAC, in the framework of the activities of the United Nations Development Account project entitled “Transport and trade connectivity in the …
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