Delegates from the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed today in San José their commitment to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ensuring that no one is left behind, including its Goals and targets, which are of an integrated and indivisible nature and conjoin the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental – at the conclusion of the Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which was held in the capital of Costa Rica.
At the meeting – whic…
Delegados de los 33 países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron hoy en San José su compromiso de implementar efectivamente la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, asegurando que nadie se quede atrás, incluidos sus Objetivos y metas, que son de carácter integrado e indivisible y conjugan las tres dimensiones del desarrollo sostenible —económica, social y ambiental—, al término de la Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible que se realizó en la capital de Costa Rica.
En la reunión, que congregó a casi 1.200 personas -más de la…
Delegados dos 33 países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram hoje em San José seu compromisso de implementar efetivamente a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, assegurando que ninguém seja deixado para trás, incluindo seus Objetivos e metas, que têm caráter integrado e indivisível e conjugam as três dimensões do desenvolvimento sustentável — econômica, social e ambiental —, ao final da Quinta Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que se realizou na capital da Costa Rica.
Na reunião, que reuniu quase 1200 pessoas -…
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en la inauguración de la quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible
Lunes 7 de marzo, 2022
Excelentísimo señor Carlos Alvarado, presidente de la República de Costa Rica,
Querida Amina Mohammed, Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas,
Estimado Rodolfo Solano, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica,
Señoras y señores cancilleres y vicecancilleres,
Estimadas autoridades de los Estados miembros de la CEPAL,
Representantes del cuerpo diplomático,
Cole…
Representatives of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean championed the Forum on Sustainable Development as an indispensable space for regional integration and cooperation amid global uncertainty, during the Fifth Meeting of that intergovernmental gathering, inaugurated today by the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado; the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed; and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena.
The Fifth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Car…
Representantes de los 33 países de América Latina y el Caribe reivindicaron el Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible como espacio indispensable para la integración y la cooperación regional en medio de la incertidumbre global, durante la Quinta Reunión del encuentro intergubernamental que fue inaugurado hoy por el Presidente de Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, la Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Amina Mohammed, y la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena.
La Quinta Reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobr…
Representantes dos 33 países da América Latina e do Caribe reivindicaram o Fórum sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável como um espaço indispensável para a integração e a cooperação regional em meio à incerteza global, durante a Quinta Reunião do Encontro Intergovernamental que foi inaugurado hoje pelo Presidente da Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, pela Vice-Secretária-Geral das Nações Unidas, Amina Mohammed, e pela Secretária-Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena.
A Quinta Reunião do Fórum dos países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desen…
The aim of this report is to study, from the governance perspective, the growing use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds, and in particular sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), by Latin American and Caribbean corporate issuers in international markets. Focusing on corporate sector sustainability performance, the report examines the potential of these instruments as a source of financing for investment projects and their role in strengthening companies’ governance structures. It also analyses how these instruments can contribute to sustainable recovery in the region, taking into…
More than 70 international authorities, experts and stakeholders from all over Latin America and the Caribbean met at the Second Regional Technical Workshop for Vaccine Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a follow-up to the First Workshop held at the end of October 2021. This virtual event was co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
In the course of the two days of the meeting, govern…
El 24 y 25 de febrero de 2022, más de 70 autoridades, expertos internacionales y actores relevantes de toda América Latina y el Caribe participaron de manera virtual en un segundo Taller Técnico Regional para la Manufactura de Vacunas en América Latina y el Caribe (TTR). El taller, seguimiento del primero realizado a finales de octubre de 2021, fue coorganizado por la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (SRE), la Coalición para las Innovaciones en Preparación para Epidemias (CEPI), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organiza…
Regional integration and solidarity are essential to confront the growing global asymmetries and disparities between developed countries and developing countries, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), emphasized today during the Coordination Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), where she referred to the causality and linkages between variables to build back better with an integrated policy strategy.
“Even as recoveries continue, divergence in growth rates, vaccination rates, fiscal stimulus, ac…
La integración y la solidaridad regional son esenciales para hacer frente a las crecientes asimetrías y disparidades mundiales entre los países desarrollados y los países en desarrollo, subrayó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el Segmento de Coordinación del Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas, donde se refirió a las causales y los vínculos entre las variables para reconstruir mejor con una estrategia política integrada.
“Aun cuando la recuperación continúa, la divergencia en las tasas de crecimient…
Declining economic growth and competitiveness, the impact of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis, and the challenge of climate change and extreme weather events have hindered the sustainable development of Caribbean economies, the generation of sustained welfare gains and the achievement of key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the subregion’s vulnerability to the vagaries of global aggregate demand and commodity prices, which have largely driven the subregion’s debt upwards and dampened economic growth before its onset, compromising its ec…
Although the notion of a circular economy (CE) has been conceived and debated for more than half a century
(Henrysson and Nuur, 2021), it has gained considerable popularity in the lexicon of economists, ecologists and
other development thinkers over the past two decades. The increasing evidence of the existential threat of
human-induced climate change and the related imperatives of decarbonizing the global economy, have led to greater focus on strategies for a more sustainable use of the natural and environmental resource base.…
The current crisis must be harnessed as an opportunity for rethinking the financing agenda for the development of middle-income countries, such as those in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the time to achieve a broad social and political consensus that would enable implementing ambitious reforms with the aim of forging a process of sustainable and egalitarian construction for the future, the representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries gathered at the thirty-sixth session of the Committee of the Whole of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) c…
La crisis actual debe ser aprovechada como una oportunidad para repensar la agenda de financiamiento para el desarrollo de los países de ingreso medio, como los de América Latina y el Caribe. Es una ocasión para alcanzar un amplio consenso social y político que permita aplicar reformas ambiciosas con el fin de emprender un proceso de construcción sostenible e igualitario hacia el futuro, coincidieron hoy representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe reunidos en el trigésimo sexto periodo de sesiones del Comité Plenario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPA…
A crise atual deve ser aproveitada como uma oportunidade para repensar a agenda de financiamento para o desenvolvimento dos países de renda média, como os da América Latina e do Caribe. É uma ocasião para alcançar um amplo consenso social e político que permita aplicar reformas ambiciosas com o fim de empreender um processo de construção sustentável e igualitário para o futuro, afirmaram representantes dos países da América Latina e do Caribe reunidos no Trigésimo Sexto Período de Sessões do Comitê Plenário da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
Na reunião, realizada n…
The Latin American Economic Outlook 2021: Working Together for a Better Recovery aims to analyse and provide policy recommendations for a strong, inclusive and environmentally sustainable recovery in the region. The report explores policy actions to improve social protection mechanisms and increase social inclusion, foster regional integration and strengthen industrial strategies, and rethink the social contract to restore trust and empower citizens at all stages of the policy‑making process. Moreover, it stresses the need to promote sustainable and adapted macro‑economic frameworks to finance…