2 Ene 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 08:28
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The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
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.…
2 Mar 2022, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 08:35
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The 2030 Agenda underscores the importance of a strengthened institutional framework at the national and regional levels that integrates the three dimensions of sustainable development. This study provides an overview of integrated decision-making processes in Caribbean countries and the role that national institutions play in supporting systematizing integrated decision-making for sustainable development, including in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with focus on eight Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Isl…
2023 saw Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools becoming widely available to the general public, leading to the generation of new works of art, songs, text, and computer code. This explosion in new outputs has led to much excitement around AI’s potential, but
also brought to the forefront concerns about countries and communities being left behind, and the technology’s potential to harm individuals and societies. This issue of FOCUS magazine discusses the potential impact of AI on the Caribbean, and avenues
to develop tailored AI policies, governance systems, and to engage with AI issues at the int…
Estimado Embajador Jorge Félix Rubio, Director General para Asuntos Económicos del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Perú, en su calidad de Presidente del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible,
Distinguidas ministras, ministros y representantes de los países, autoridades nacionales y cuerpo diplomático,
Estimados y estimadas colegas de los organismos, fondos y programas del sistema de las Naciones Unidas,
Estimados representantes de la sociedad civil, de los jóvenes, de la academia y del sector privado,
Colegas de la CEPAL
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4 Abr 2025, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 08:20
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El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible es ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción y de la capacidad de convenir voluntades, buscar acuerdos y alianzas, y avanzar en agendas comunes de cooperación, coincidieron hoy representantes de países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la octava reunión de la plataforma, que finalizó este viernes 4 de abril en la sede principal de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile.
A cinco años de que se cumpla el plazo de la Agenda 2030, los…