(14 November 2011) The Sixth meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC (SCA-ECLAC) will talk place in Bávaro, Dominican Republic, from 16 to 18 November 2011 during which authorities and experts will analyse various issues relating to the development of statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean.
During the meeting, ministers, directors of national statistical offices, officials from other public institutions and central banks, and specialists from international organizations will focus discussions on the development of environmental statistics, the 2010 round of popul…
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…
27 - 29 Nov
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
Given the breadth and complexity of the themes for the preparation and implementation of the next population and housing censuses in their different phases and dimensions the seminar will focus on sharing national experiences on technological innovations implemented or to be implemented by countries of the region in the 2020 census round. The scope of the use of technologies in census processes could range from strategic design to analysis and dissemination of information. The Seminar was addressed to officials of the National Statistical Institutes of the region who work in the team of Popula…
(July 12, 2013) Government representatives and officials attending the Sixteenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on Thursday July 11 adopted a set of recommendations on priority issues identified by delegates who attended the Caribbean Forum on Population, Migration and Development, held in Guyana, July 9-10.
The range of proposals included actions to reduce poverty and inequality, promote and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, including older persons, adoles…
“The challenge facing the Caribbean is to identify paths to development that emphasize macroeconomic stability with growth, equity, and environmental sustainability. This will provide a bulwark against external shocks and the protection necessary for those that are most vulnerable”, Mr. Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, said during the opening of the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), held in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 22 April 2016.
Addressing senior policy makers from across the subregion, Diane Quarless, Director of ECLAC …
(12 July, 2013) The medium-term challenges and the shaping of a post - 2015 development agenda in the Caribbean were discussed during the Sixteenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Georgetown, Guyana.
During the High- level meeting, held on 11 July 2013, government representatives and officials discussed three issues. Presentations were made on the outcome of the Caribbean regional preparatory meeting for the 2014 third international conference on Small Is…