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 …
Disaster displacement and environmental migration are among the most serious humanitarian challenges facing the Caribbean. As a subregion of small island developing States (SIDS) which are vulnerable and prone to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change, the Caribbean is constantly faced with population displacement resulting from these events. Individuals experience these migration processes uniquely on account of their gender-specific inequalities, vulnerabilities, and access to resources and opportunities. It is critical to understand how the consequences of environmental mi…
Latin American and Caribbean countries affirmed their commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to a transformative recovery that would place equality at the center of development in order to build a better world, and they called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially regarding equitable access to vaccines, during today’s inauguration of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
The event, being held virtually for the first time in history, brings together m…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe refrendaron hoy su compromiso con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y con una recuperación transformadora, que ponga a la igualdad en el centro del desarrollo para construir un mundo mejor, e hicieron un llamado urgente a revigorizar la respuesta regional ante la pandemia del COVID-19, especialmente el acceso equitativo a vacunas, durante la inauguración de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
El evento, que por primera vez en su historia se realiza de manera virtual, reúne en …
Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram hoje seu compromisso com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e com uma recuperação transformadora, que coloca a igualdade no centro do desenvolvimento para construir um mundo melhor, e fizeram um chamado urgente para revigorar a resposta regional à pandemia da COVID-19, especialmente o acesso equitativo às vacinas, durante a inauguração da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
O evento, que pela primeira vez é realizado de forma virtual, reúne mais de 1.200 represent…
A atual conjuntura é marcada pelo enfrentamento da crise sanitária provocada pelo COVID-19 e busca da recuperação da atividade econômica, dos empregos e da qualidade de vida das pessoas no Brasil e no mundo. Aos aspectos conjunturais, somam-se os desafios estruturais tais como: os limites planetários, a emergência climática e as iniquidades, notadamente as de gênero. É preciso construir um novo estilo de desenvolvimento, em cujo centro estejam a igualdade e a sustentabilidade.
O objetivo deste relatório é contribuir para o debate crítico acerca das políticas e medidas ligadas ao enfrentamento …
The President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, delivered a virtual keynote lecture this Wednesday, January 27, from the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, in which he advocated for the unity of Latin America and the Caribbean and for strengthening multilateralism to build fairer and more egalitarian societies.
The Argentine leader spoke during a high-level event in which Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, also participated along with Ennio Vivaldi, Rector of the University of Chile.
Attending the lectur…
El Presidente de la República Argentina, Alberto Fernández, dictó este miércoles 27 de enero una conferencia magistral virtual desde la sede la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde abogó por la unidad de América Latina y el Caribe y el fortalecimiento del multilateralismo para construir sociedades más justas e igualitarias.
El Mandatario argentino expuso en un evento de alto nivel en el que intervinieron también Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, y Ennio Vivaldi, Rector de la Universidad de Chile.
Asistieron a la conferencia los…
The crisis prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is hitting the world and the region at a time when serious problems of low growth, inequality and environmental imbalances – created by an unsustainable development pattern – were already present. Political polarization, growing rivalry, conflict and loss of confidence in democracy were signs of these structural problems. The pandemic has created the need for urgent action. That is why the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposes in its new position document a set of policies that responds to the gravity…
La crisis provocada por la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) golpea al mundo y a la región cuando ya mostraban graves problemas de bajo crecimiento, desigualdad y desequilibrios ambientales creados por un estilo de desarrollo insostenible. La polarización política, la rivalidad creciente, el conflicto y la pérdida de confianza en la democracia eran signos de estos problemas estructurales. La pandemia ha creado la necesidad de una acción urgente. Por ello, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) propone en su nuevo documento de posición un conjunto de políticas que respo…
A crise provocada pela pandemia do coronavírus (COVID-19) atinge o mundo e a região quando já apresentavam graves problemas de baixo crescimento, desigualdade e desequilíbrios ambientais gerados por um estilo de desenvolvimento insustentável. A polarização política, a rivalidade crescente, o conflito e a perda de confiança na democracia eram sinais desses problemas estruturais. A pandemia criou a necessidade de uma ação urgente. Por isso, a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) propõe em seu novo documento de posição um conjunto de políticas que responde à gravidade do mo…
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the dialogue of ministers of foreign affairs and high-level authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean on the post-pandemic economic recovery
Thirty-eighth session of ECLAC
Monday, 26 October 2020
Thank you very much Minister Rodolfo Solano.
Dear Ministers of Foreign Affairs and high-level authorities of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
Friends,
We are facing a real change of era with global challenges such as climate change, inequality, growing…
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en el Diálogo de Cancilleres y de altas autoridades de América Latina y el Caribe sobre la recuperación económica pos-COVID-19 Trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la CEPAL
Lunes 26 de octubre, 2020
Muchas gracias Ministro Rodolfo Solano
Estimadas y estimados Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores y altas autoridades de los países de America Latina y el Caribe
Amigas y amigos,
Estamos ante un verdadero cambio de época con desafíos globales tales como el cambio climático, la desigualdad, las crecientes asimetrías entre p…
Ministers of Foreign Affairs and high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries signed a political declaration today for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery, in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place virtually from October 26 to October 28.
The declaration was unveiled during the Dialogue of ministers of foreign affairs and high-level authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean on the post-pandemic economic recovery, which was inaugurated by Rodolfo Solano, Minis…
Ministras y ministros de Relaciones Exteriores y altas autoridades de los países de América Latina y el Caribe suscribieron hoy una declaración política para una recuperación sostenible, inclusiva y resiliente, en el marco del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), que se celebra de manera virtual del 26 al 28 de octubre.
La declaración fue dada a conocer durante el Diálogo de cancilleres y de altas autoridades de América Latina y el Caribe sobre la recuperación económica pos-COVID-19, que fue inaugurado por Rodolfo Solano, Minis…
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