Needs assessment of economic planning units in gender analysis in selected Caribbean countries

In its work in assisting member countries in meeting international commitments to the application of thorough gender analysis in formulating macroeconomic policy, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); has undertaken a needs assessment of economic planning units in four countries of the Caribbean: Belize, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This paper considers to what extent these countries under study have sought to integrate gender into macroeconomic planning, and what are the institutional, human resource capacity and attitudinal …

CEPAL realizará en Brasil la XI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

(21 de junio, 2010) Jefes de Estado, autoridades ministeriales, representantes de organismos internacionales y de la sociedad civil se reunirán del 13 al 16 de julio en Brasilia, Brasil, para celebrar la Undécima Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe. Se trata del foro intergubernamental más importante de la región para el análisis de las políticas públicas de los países para la igualdad de género. En esta oportunidad se espera la presencia de más de 800 asistentes. La Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe es un órgano s…

Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

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 …