Autoridades do Conselho Econômico e Social das Nações Unidas (ECOSOC) e dos países-membros da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) reconheceram as contribuições que esta comissão regional da ONU realizou ao longo de sua história para fomentar um desenvolvimento mais produtivo, inclusivo e sustentável na região, durante a cerimônia de comemoração do 75⁰ aniversário do organismo. O evento aconteceu no âmbito da Reunião Especial do ECOSOC sobre o “Futuro do Trabalho”, realizada de forma extraordinária em Santiago do Chile.
A comemoração foi liderada por José Manuel Salazar-…
2023 saw Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools becoming widely available to the general public, leading to the generation of new works of art, songs, text, and computer code. This explosion in new outputs has led to much excitement around AI’s potential, but
also brought to the forefront concerns about countries and communities being left behind, and the technology’s potential to harm individuals and societies. This issue of FOCUS magazine discusses the potential impact of AI on the Caribbean, and avenues
to develop tailored AI policies, governance systems, and to engage with AI issues at the int…
The draft programme of work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for 2025 is hereby submitted to the member States of the Commission for their consideration. It highlights the annual priorities that will be considered by the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) and the United Nations General Assembly as part of the intergovernmental reviewing exercise.
Under the framework of the United Nations, ECLAC is responsible for fostering the economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through international c…
El proyecto de programa de trabajo del sistema de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), 2025, se presenta a la consideración de los Estados miembros de la Comisión. En él se destacan las prioridades anuales que serán examinadas por el Comité del Programa y de la Coordinación (CPC) y por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas como parte del ejercicio de revisión intergubernamental.
En el marco de las Naciones Unidas, la CEPAL está a cargo de promover el desarrollo económico, social y ambientalmente sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe a través de la cooperación …
This infographic introduces the findings from Study 112, focusing on the digital transformation journey across Caribbean nations. It highlights the varying stages of digital inclusion within countries like Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and others. The central aim is to ensure equal access to digital tools and technologies, addressing digital inequalities that mirror social inequalities, particularly in gender, migration, disability, and rural populations.
Key challenges for policymakers include broadband access, digital skills training, and cybersecurity. The infographic presents…
In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…
El siguiente documento nace de la necesidad de buscar respuestas a interrogantes sobre la condición humana, sobre cómo vivir en sociedad, sobre la ética, las virtudes, la felicidad y las pasiones, más aún en los tiempos convulsos que vivimos. Así, busca incentivar una reflexión sobre los problemas de la democracia, la política, y otros tópicos atingentes a la problemática de los liderazgos públicos colaborativos, para acercarse hacia una idea de democracia más profunda y compleja, siendo un espacio de construcción social. Finalmente, busca ser un aporte hacia la promoción de una cultura democr…
The Caribbean faces multidimensional vulnerabilities driven by climate change and aggravated by Small Island Developing States’ natural and economic characteristics (SIDS). A critical natural feature of SIDS is the extreme vulnerability to climate-change-induced events. Economically, the Caribbean has followed the global trend of seeing its urban areas swell during the last decades. Moreover, the region’s coastal areas expose human settlements, infrastructure, and businesses to external shocks, such as climate change-induced extreme weather events. In addition, the 2019 novel coronavirus disea…
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