The energy debate has one dimension that is often sidelined: its relationship with poverty and development. This document attempts to shed some light on this aspect, unnoticed when public policies are being formulated.The document describes the results of the joint effort of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Club de Madrid, which highlight the crucial role of access to energy services[1] in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.Access to energy services, as a basic factor for poverty reducti…
The energy debate has one dimension that is often sidelined: its relationship with poverty and development. This document attempts to shed some light on this aspect, overlooked when public policies are being formulated.The document describes the results of the joint effort of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Club de Madrid, which highlight the crucial role of access to energy services in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.Access to energy services, as a basic factor for poverty reductio…
Evento paralelo fue celebrado el lunes 22 de abril en la Sala Celso Furtado de la Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago, en el marco de la Tercera Reunión del Foro de Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.…
There is much advocacy in the Caribbean regarding the need for evidence-based policy making, that is – policy making that is based on timely and reliable data regarding a particular economic and/or social problem, to promote good governance and facilitate enhanced policy and programme outcomes. However, the reality remains an elusive one for many Caribbean policy makers, who implement policies based on ideas, as well as ad hoc or outdated data.
Outside of the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America are countries where polic…
El pasado 23 de abril, se llevó a cabo este evento paralelo al III Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, organizado por la CEPAL…
Hoy a las 6:30 pm se llevará a cabo el lanzamiento de ONU Mujeres en el evento denominado "Honouring the Past - Envisioning the Future for Women and Girls"
Hoy a las 6:30 pm se llevará a cabo el lanzamiento de ONU Mujeres en el evento denominado Honouring the Past – Envisioning the Future for Women and Girls. La Directora Ejecutiva de ONU Mujeres, Sra. Michelle Bachelet, será la anfitriona y la maestra de ceremonias será la presentadora de ABC News, Sra. Christiane Amanpour. Habrá varios oradores distinguidos y artistas famosos como Geena Davis y Nicole Kidman.
El evento será transmitido en vi…
31 Oct 2018, 06:00 - 15:00
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La iniciativa ROSE será presentada en el marco del Segundo Foro Técnico Regional de Planificadores Energéticos. Salón Ejecutivo, Sede de la CEPAL, Santiago de Chile…
“Los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio aún pueden alcanzarse”, afirmó el Secretario General de la ONU, durante un foro en las redes sociales, realizado hoy en la sede del organismo mundial.
“Creo que con una voluntad política y un compromiso enérgicos, y contando con un financiamiento razonable, esas metas pueden lograrse”, dijo Ban Ki-moon.
El titular de la ONU añadió que en 2013 realizará una propuesta sobre lo que debe hacerse después de 2015, fecha establecida para el cumplimiento de esas ocho metas.
El foro, transmitido en vivo por Facebook, Twitter y Weibo, fue moderado por la period…
“Los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio aún pueden alcanzarse”, afirmó el Secretario General de la ONU, durante un foro en las redes sociales, realizado hoy en la sede del organismo mundial.
“Creo que con una voluntad política y un compromiso enérgicos, y contando con un financiamiento razonable, esas metas pueden lograrse”, dijo Ban Ki-moon.
El titular de la ONU añadió que en 2013 realizará una propuesta sobre lo que debe hacerse después de 2015, fecha establecida para el cumplimiento de esas ocho metas.
El foro, transmitido en vivo por Facebook, Twitter y Weibo, fue moderado por la period…
Statement by Assistant Director-General Family and Community Health, Dr Flavia Bustreo
Over 350 000 women and 3.6 million newborns are dying needlessly each year. Despite this, Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4, for reducing child mortality, and MDG 5, for improving maternal health, remain the least advanced of the MDGs.
Today, on the International Day of the Midwife, the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges the significant impact of midwives on the health of women and newborns. Midwives are essential to the delivery of quality services before, during, and after childbirth for women …
This document, prepared by the French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is intended to assess the status on energy indicators relating to Goal 7 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was prepared in the framework of the “Energy Efficiency Indicators Database” project, which aims to build technical capacities in the countries of the region to monitor progress towards affordable, efficient, safe and modern energy.…
La CEPAL, con el apoyo de la Fundación W.K. Kellogg, ha identificado y analizado 4.800 experiencias de innovación social provenientes de América Latina y el Caribe, recogidas en cinco ciclos anuales de concurso. Tras visitarlas en el terreno y ser evaluadas por el Comité de Notables, se seleccionaron 25 ganadoras consideradas las más innovadoras y con mayor impacto en el desarrollo social de la región. El objetivo de este libro es poner estas innovaciones y sobre todo su capacidad de mejorar las condiciones de vida de todas y todos los habitantes de la región, al servicio de grupos más amplios…
(16 February 2011) During a two days visit to Ecuador and Peru, which concluded yesterday night, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, called on both South American countries to further strengthen their democratic institutions and extend the benefits of development to the most disadvantaged populations, including indigenous peoples.
Officials accompanying Ban Ki-moon included the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Oscar Fernández-Taranco, as well as other senior UN representatives.
In Quito, the UN Se…
A CEPAL, com o apoio da Fundação W. K. Kellogg, identificou e analisou 4.800 experiências de inovação social provenientes da América Latina e do Caribe, selecionadas em cinco ciclos anuais do concurso. Após visitas de campo e avaliação do Comitê de Notáveis, foram selecionadas 25 experiências ganhadoras - consideradas as mais inovadoras e com maior impacto no desenvolvimento social da região. O objetivo deste livro é colocar estas inovações e, sobretudo, a capacidade que demonstraram para melhorar as condições de vida de todas e todos os habitantes da região, a serviço de grupos mais amplos d…
ECLAC, with support from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, identified and reviewed 4,800 social innovation experiences of Latin America and the Caribbean, gleaned in five annual competition cycles. After conducting on-site visits and evaluating the projects, the Selection Committee chose 25 winners it considered the most innovative and that had the greatest impact on the region's social development.
The book's objective is to place these innovations and, above all, their capability for improving living conditions for every inhabitant of the region, at the service of broader groups of the p…
(29 December 2011) According to the thirteenth issue of the bulletin Challenges launched today by ECLAC and UNICEF, it is estimated that 10% of children under the age of five in Latin America and the Caribbean are not registered, which infringes their ability to exercise their social, economic, civil and cultural rights.
The article "A rights-based approach to birth registration in Latin America and the Caribbean", which is included in the latest issue of the joint publication, highlights that in total there are 6.5 million children without birth certificates in the region.
It indicates that…
Antimicrobial resistance is not a new problem but one that is becoming more dangerous; urgent and consolidated efforts are needed to avoid regressing to the pre-antibiotic era.
For World Health Day 2011, WHO is introducing a six-point policy package to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO).
Visit the WHO website of the World Health Day 2011.
Visit the Pan American Health Organization websiete of the World Health Day 2011.
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La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, destacó el miércoles 18 de febrero durante una visita a Bogotá el liderazgo y compromiso de Colombia con la agenda de desarrollo después de 2015 que se discute a nivel global y que contempla el reemplazo de los actuales Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM) por los futuros Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS).
Bárcena participó en una ceremonia encabezada por el Presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, donde se firmó un decreto que crea la Comisión Interinstitucional de Alto Niv…
La educación es un importante catalizador del desarrollo humano. Mientras los países se preparan para la Reunión de Alto Nivel sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (Cumbre de los ODM) en las Naciones Unidas del 20 al 22 de septiembre, la UNESCO estudia cómo los avances rápidos en educación pueden ayudar a alcanzar los ODM.
Visite el nuevo sitio web de UNESCO, podrá encontrar documentos temáticos relativos al ODM 2 y ODM 3, publicaciones de buenas prácticas para lograr los ODM, y diversos materiales relativos a los ODM y la educación.
Fuente: UNESCO.…