Senior government authorities from Latin America, the Caribbean and other regions of the world, along with officials and experts from the United Nations System, international and regional organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on March 31-April 4 at the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development to review the progress and challenges related to achieving the 2030 Agenda in the region – five years ahead of the deadline set for its fulfillment.
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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold its most important biennial meeting in Mexico City from May 23 to May 27, 2016, where officials will present its 45 member and 13 associated states a report on its activities and will offer governments a reflection upon development strategies in the context of the commitments contained in the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, indicated that in the thirty-sixth session participants will debate the region’s economic, social and environmenta…
“No social actor, on their own, can achieve fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Without cooperation and without partnerships, there is no 2030 Agenda.” With this declaration by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the official inauguration took place this Tuesday, April 1 of the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, the main intergovernmental gathering on the 2030 Agenda in the region, which is held each year under the auspices of ECLAC.
Senior government authorities from…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its commitment to productive, inclusive, and sustainable development in Brazil and throughout the region with a series of concrete initiatives for cooperation and technical assistance aimed at strengthening the South American country’s productive, technological, and institutional capacities.
During an official visit to Brasilia on 20 and 21 November, ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs highlighted Brazil’s role on the current global economic and geopolitical stage and reiterated the need to overc…
“The challenge facing the Caribbean is to identify paths to development that emphasize macroeconomic stability with growth, equity, and environmental sustainability. This will provide a bulwark against external shocks and the protection necessary for those that are most vulnerable”, Mr. Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, said during the opening of the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), held in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 22 April 2016.
Addressing senior policy makers from across the subregion, Diane Quarless, Director of ECLAC …