A regional reserve fund for Latin America

El fortalecimiento del Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas (FLAR) por la vía de expandir su tamaño y cobertura para incluir a un mayor número de países de la región sería un aporte importante a la provisión de un bien público regional y global como lo es la estabilidad financiera. Este trabajo intenta arrojar luz sobre la viabilidad, las implicancias y los desafíos, de una eventual ampliación del FLAR a otros cinco países de la región: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, México y Paraguay.…

Enhancing data for development: policy imperatives for tracking the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

For small island developing States (SIDS), sustainable development is a delicate balance of pursuing economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in the context of economic volatility, social challenges, climate change threats and global uncertainties while striving to build resilience. Recognized as a special case for development since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, SIDS remain highly vulnerable to external shocks due to their small economies, limited connectivity and reliance on external markets. Over the years, global frameworks such …

Financing for sustainable development: visions and proposals for action from a Latin American and Caribbean perspective

Foreword Throughout the preparatory process for the World Summit on Sustainable Development and at the Summit itself, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002, discussions were dominated by one central concern: the need to define and reach consensus on concrete, quantitative goals, with fixed deadlines for implementation, which were to supplement the Millennium Development Goals and facilitate progress towards an effective transition to sustainable development. P…

Financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: Urgent considerations for the Caribbean

ECLAC's Executive Secretary Concludes Visit to New York

(26 September 2014) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, attended the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Climate Summit this week in New York, while also accompanying the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in bilateral meetings with numerous Latin American presidents. Bárcena participated in meetings with the presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales; Brazil, Dilma Rousseff; Chile, Michelle Bachelet; Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos; Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández; Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto; Peru, Ollant…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL concluye visita a Nueva York

(26 de septiembre, 2014) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, asistió esta semana en Nueva York a la Conferencia Mundial sobre los Pueblos Indígenas y la Cumbre sobre el Clima, además de acompañar al Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-moon, en reuniones bilaterales con varios presidentes de América Latina. Bárcena participó en encuentros con los mandatarios de Bolivia, Evo Morales, de Brasil, Dilma Rousseff, de Chile, Michelle Bachelet, de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, de Mé…