THE FORUM OF THE COUNTRIES OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Regional Commissions have been identified as relevant platforms to advance regional discussions on the implementation, follow up and review of global agendas, among others.
In this context, the countries of the region established through Resolution 700 (XXXVI), approved in May 2016 during the 36th Session of ECLAC, the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development as the regional mechanism for the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
BACKGROUND
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have guided the work of the United Nations since 2000. In 2015, the timeline for these goals will conclude.
In 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio+20- prompted the process to define the new development agenda that will guide the work of the entire United Nations system until 2030.
Between March 2013 and July 2014, the Open Working Group sustained thirteen rounds of intense negotiations. This group, which included 30 United Nations Member States, supported by contributions from Civil Society Organizations,…
NEGOTIATION PROCESS ON SDG INDICATORS
The global indicator framework for the SDGs currently being revised by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) was agreed upon by the UN Statistical Commission in March 2016 and approved subsequently by the ECOSOC and the General Assembly. This framework includes all Sustainable Development Goals and targets, including the means of implementation.
THE ADDIS ABABA ACTION AGENDA
The Addis Abeba Action Agenda is the outcome document of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development that took place on 13-…
THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy fo…
El Sistema de Naciones Unidas en Cuba, a través del liderazgo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y del Caribe (CEPAL) con la participación del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Oficina de la Coordinación Residente (OCR) ha diseñado un Programa Conjunto con el objetivo de contribuir al desarrollo de un Marco Nacional Integrado de Financiamiento (INFF) como una herramienta para planificar, definir y evaluar políticas financieras sensibles al género, útiles para mejorar su eficacia y promover la movilización de recursos para el logro de los Objeti…
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