Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Suriname assumes chair of Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee

The 29th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) concluded on 14 October in Paramaribo, Suriname. Some of the most urgent and challenging issues facing the Caribbean were discussed at this meeting, inspiring a commitment to strategic action-oriented follow-up, to assure more dynamic sustainable development process. Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, the CDCC meeting is held every two years and gathers Caribbean Prime Ministers, Ministers and distinguished government officials, with a focus on strengthening their countries’ institutional and technical capacities to impr…

Urgent Support Must be Provided to Caribbean Countries So They Can Advance on Fulfilling the SDGs in the Context of the Pandemic

Government authorities, United Nations officials and representatives of civil society urged for providing urgent support to Caribbean countries so they can advance on fulfilling the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a context of acute financial weakness due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of natural disasters, among other factors, during a session of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. The panel entitled Building forward better in the Caribbean post-COVID-19: Critical issues to keep the 2030…

Piden brindar apoyo urgente a los países del Caribe para que puedan avanzar en el cumplimiento de los ODS en el contexto de la pandemia

Autoridades, funcionarios de las Naciones Unidas y representantes de la sociedad civil pidieron brindar apoyo urgente a los países del Caribe para que puedan avanzar en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 en un contexto de gran debilidad financiera producto de la pandemia del COVID-19 y de los impactos de los desastres naturales, entre otros factores, durante una sesión de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible. El panel titulado Construir un futuro mejor en el Caribe: temas clave para…

Apoio urgente aos países do Caribe para que possam avançar no cumprimento dos ODS no contexto da pandemia

Autoridades, funcionários das Nações Unidas e representantes da sociedade civil solicitaram que se preste apoio urgente aos países do Caribe para que possam avançar no cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030 num contexto de grande debilidade financeira devido à pandemia de COVID-19 e aos impactos dos desastres naturais, entre outros fatores, durante uma sessão da Quarta Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável. O painel Construir um futuro melhor no Caribe: temas-chave para a implementação da Agenda 2030 n…

Report of the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee