Premiers and senior government officials from the Caribbean’s non-independent territories have called for sustained cooperation in advancing resilient and sustainable development and identifying common responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, during a high-level meeting with Alicia Bárcena, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Chair of the Commission, Costa Rica. United Nations’ Resident Coordinators and intergovernmental organizations serving the Caribbean also participated.
On 15 March Bárcena participated in the “High-level meet…
The fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will take place virtually on March 15-18 under the presidency of Costa Rica. The objective of this event is to analyze progress on regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
It will feature the presence of high-level authorities, such as Carlos Alvarado, the President of Costa Rica, which currently holds ECLAC’s presidency pro tempore; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council …
La cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible se realizará de forma virtual del 15 al 18 de marzo bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica. El objetivo del encuentro es analizar los avances en la implementación regional de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
Contará con la presencia de altas autoridades, entre ellas Carlos Alvarado, Presidente de Costa Rica, país que ejerce la presidencia pro témpore de la CEPAL; Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas; Munir Akram, Presidente del Consejo Económico y Social…
A quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável será realizada de forma virtual de 15 a 18 de março sob a Presidência da Costa Rica. O objetivo do Encontro é analisar os avanços na implementação regional da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
Contará com a presença de altas autoridades, entre as quais Carlos Alvarado, Presidente da Costa Rica, país que exerce a presidência pro tempore da CEPAL; Amina Mohammed, Vice-Secretária-Geral das Nações Unidas; Munir Akram, Presidente do Conselho Econômico e Social (ECOSOC); e Alic…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, March 4 its flagship annual report entitled Social Panorama of Latin America 2020, which examines the social impact of the unprecedented crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent figures available on poverty, inequality and employment in the region.
Furthermore, the document analyzes trends in public social spending in the region’s countries, the social protection measures adopted by governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to address the pandemic’s effects, the role …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 4 de marzo su informe anual (flagship) Panorama Social de América Latina 2020, en el cual examina el impacto social de la crisis sin precedentes provocada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y entrega las más recientes cifras disponibles sobre pobreza, desigualdad y empleo en la región.
El documento analiza, asimismo, las tendencias del gasto público social en los países de la región, las medidas de protección social adoptadas por los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe en respuesta a los efectos de la pand…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 4 de março, seu relatório anual Panorama Social da América Latina 2020, em que analisa o impacto social da crise sem precedentes provocada pela pandemia da COVID-19 e fornece os dados mais recentes disponíveis sobre a pobreza, a desigualdade e o emprego na região.
O documento analisa, também, as tendências do gasto público social nos países da região, as medidas de proteção social adotadas pelos governos da América Latina e do Caribe em resposta aos efeitos da pandemia, o papel da economia …
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will hold on March 15-18, 2021 the fourth meeting of the Forum on Sustainable Development, in which representatives of governments, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will review the progress and challenges related to implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region.
This gathering, to be held virtually for the first time, will be inaugurated on Tuesday, March 16 at 8 a.m. local time in Costa Rica (GMT-6) by Carlos Alvarado, the President of Costa Rica, which currently holds ECLA…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe celebrarán del 15 al 18 de marzo de 2021 la cuarta reunión del Foro sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, en la que representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil revisarán los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región.
El evento, que por primera vez se realizará de manera virtual, será inaugurado el martes 16 de marzo a las 08:00 a.m. hora de Costa Rica (GMT-6) por Carlos Alvarado, Presidente de Costa Rica, país que ejerce la presidencia pro témp…
Os países da América Latina e do Caribe realizarão a quarta reunião do Fórum sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável de 15 a 18 de março de 2021, onde representantes de governos, instituições internacionais, do setor privado, do meio acadêmico e da sociedade civil analisarão os avanços e os desafios da implementação da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável na região.
O evento, que pela primeira vez será realizado de forma virtual, será inaugurado na terça-feira, 16 de março às 8:00 a.m., hora da Costa Rica (GMT-6), por Carlos Alvarado, Presidente da Costa Rica, país que exerce a presidênc…
The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean calls for sustained efforts to control these diseases and their risk factors. Such efforts are envisaged in several global, regional and national frameworks that exist to address the problem of NCDs, including the disease and economic burdens that they pose to countries around the world. In the Caribbean, the Heads of Government have long articulated the relationship between health and development, a position that aligns well with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s commitments to ensure that individuals fulfil …
“The current health and climate crises are the result of an unsustainable development model. Both are global public ills. They arise from the destruction of nature and require collective, simultaneous action along with international cooperation,” underscored Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), during a virtual keynote lecture organized by the Oxford University International Development Department (United Kingdom).
The current development model, explained Bárcena, is associated with, among other things, a falling rate of pr…
“La actuales crisis sanitaria y climática son el resultado de un modelo de desarrollo insostenible. Ambas son males públicos globales. Surgen del abuso de la naturaleza y requieren de una acción colectiva y simultánea, y de la cooperación internacional”, subrayó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una conferencia magistral virtual organizada por el Departamento de Desarrollo Internacional de la Universidad de Oxford (Reino Unido).
El actual modelo de desarrollo, explicó Bárcena, está asociado, entre otras cosas, a u…
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en ocasión de la conferencia magistral del Excelentísimo Señor Alberto Fernández, Presidente de la República Argentina
Miércoles 27 de enero, 2021
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Excelentísimo Señor Alberto Fernández, Presidente de la República Argentina,
Saludo con afecto al canciller Felipe Solá, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de la República Argentina, y al resto de los ministros y gobernadores que componen la su delegación,
Y al canciller Andrés Allamand, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile, me alegra compartir este evento co…
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 President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernández, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, in the framework of his state visit to Chile.
The Argentine leader will deliver a virtual keynote lecture starting at 11:00 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3:00), speaking from the United Nations organization’s central headquarters, where he will be received by Alicia Bárcena, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary.
Also participating in the event, to be inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, will be Ennio Vivald…
El Presidente de la República Argentina, Alberto Fernández, visitará la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el miércoles 27 de enero de 2021, en el marco de su visita oficial a Chile.
El primer mandatario argentino ofrecerá a las 11:00 a.m. locales (UTC/GMT -3:00) una conferencia magistral virtual desde la sede central del organismo de las Naciones Unidas, donde será recibido por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión regional.
En el evento, que será inaugurado por Alicia Bárcena, intervendrá también Ennio Vivaldi, Rector de la Universidad de Chil…
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