Segunda Reunión de la Conferencia Regional de Cooperación Sur-Sur de América Latina y el Caribe

Forum on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Example of Multilateralism in Action

The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development is an example of multilateralism in action and of the capacity to harmonize interests, pursue agreements and partnerships, and make progress on shared cooperation agendas, representatives of the region’s countries, of United Nations agencies and of regional, multilateral and civil-society organizations agreed today at the eighth meeting of this platform, which concluded on Friday, April 4 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Five years before the deadline for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda, these d…

Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe: ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción

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…

The Caribbean and artificial intelligence: past, present and future

Evento paralelo HLPF: Aumentar las capacidades de prospectiva legislativa y gobernanza anticipatoria a través de la creación de una red de Comisiones de Futuro de los parlamentos de América Latina y el Caribe, para acelerar la Agenda 2030

Buenas tardes y bienvenidos todas y todos a este evento paralelo organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en el marco del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible 2024. Quisiera en estos breves minutos de bienvenida e introducción a este evento explicar cómo vemos desde la CEPAL las razones y objetivos por los que les hemos convocado hoy. Y para esto quisiera comenzar con una corta historia. En el 2011, en ocasión de una reunión Cumbre de presidentes y jefes de Estado de los países asiáticos, el Banco Asiático de Desarrollo elaboró un docu…

Parliamentarians Analyze at ECLAC Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening and Consolidating Committees of the Future in Latin America

Parliamentary representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay, along with more than 30 regional and international experts, gathered today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile for the First Regional Conference of Parliamentary Committees of the Future. The event, which is taking place through Friday, June 21, is being organized by ECLAC with support from the Senate of the Republic of Chile and the Parliament of Uruguay. Its main objective is to incre…

Parlamentarios analizan en la CEPAL los desafíos y oportunidades para el fortalecimiento y consolidación de las comisiones de futuro en América Latina

Representantes parlamentarios de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Paraguay, República Dominicana y Uruguay, y más de 30 expertos regionales e internacionales, se dieron cita hoy en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, para la Primera Conferencia Regional de las Comisiones de Futuro Parlamentarias. El evento, que se desarrollará hasta este viernes 21 de junio, es organizado por la CEPAL con el apoyo del Senado de la República de Chile y el Parlamento del Uruguay. Su objetivo principal es aumentar las capacidades de p…

Parlamentares analisam na CEPAL os desafios e oportunidades para o fortalecimento e consolidação das comissões de futuro na América Latina

Representantes parlamentares da Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, Costa Rica, México, Paraguai, República Dominicana e Uruguai e mais de 30 especialistas regionais e internacionais compareceram hoje na sede da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago, Chile, para a Primeira Conferência Regional das Comissões de Futuro Parlamentares. O evento, que acontecerá até 21 de junho, foi organizado pela CEPAL com apoio do Senado da República do Chile e do Parlamento do Uruguai. Seu objetivo principal é aumentar as capacidades de prospectiva legislativa e governança antec…

Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Sustainable Development

Director’s Desk: Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean sustainable development

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…

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 2

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

The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 1

A review of the status of institutional mechanisms for sustainable development planning in the Caribbean

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…

Essential elements of the ECLAC Caribbean Resilience Fund : a segregated portfolio trust fund. Policy Brief

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…

Conceptualizing a circular economy in the Caribbean: perspectives and possibilities. Policy Brief

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.…

Digital Public Goods: Driving the Development of Digital Public Infrastructure in the Caribbean

Draft programme of work of the ECLAC system, 2023

The draft programme of work of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) for 2023 is hereby submitted to the member States of the Commission for their consideration. It highlights the priorities for 2023 that will be considered by the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) and the United Nations General Assembly as part of the intergovernmental reviewing exercise. The overall purpose of the programme is to promote the economic, social and environmentally sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean through international cooperation, by undertakin…

Proyecto de programa de trabajo del sistema de la CEPAL, 2023

La Secretaría presenta a la consideración de los Estados miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) el proyecto de programa de trabajo de la Comisión para 2023. En él se destacan las prioridades para 2023, que serán examinadas por el Comité del Programa y de la Coordinación (CPC) y por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas como parte del ejercicio de revisión intergubernamental. El objetivo general del programa es promover el desarrollo económico, social y ambientalmente sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe a través de la cooperación internacional, media…

Strategies for Post COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean