ECLAC Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs is warning that the road to sustainable development in the Caribbean is long and difficult, and is urging Caribbean countries, member States of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) to make full use of the research and development support that ECLAC provides. ES Salazar notes that the Caribbean is on track to achieve only 20 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals’ targets by 2030. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 30th session of the CDCC in Port-of-Spain, as Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Plann…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, advirtió que el camino hacia el desarrollo sostenible en el Caribe es largo y difícil, e instó a los países caribeños, Estados miembros del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC), a aprovechar al máximo el apoyo que la CEPAL brinda en materia de investigación y desarrollo.
Salazar señaló que el Caribe está en camino de alcanzar solo el 20% de las metas de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible para 2030. Estas declaraciones las realizó en la ceremonia de apertura de la 30ª sesión del CDCC en Puerto España, ocasió…
O Secretário Executivo da CEPAL, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, afirmou que o caminho para o desenvolvimento sustentável no Caribe é longo e difícil e instou os países caribenhos, Estados membros do Comitê de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do Caribe (CDCC), a aproveitar ao máximo o apoio que a CEPAL proporciona em matéria de pesquisa e desenvolvimento.
O Secretário Executivo assinalou que o Caribe está no rumo para alcançar somente 20% das metas dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável até 2030. Ele fez estas declarações na cerimônia de abertura da 30ª sessão do CDCC em Port of Spain, quando…
Thirtieth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (September 11, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 2, Tuesday 10 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 1, Monday 9 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Representatives of government, the United Nations System, and regional and international organizations participated today in the First Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
The meeting was inaugurated by Luis Fidel Yáñez, Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – speaking on behalf of the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs – and Mateo Estremé, Director-General of Interna…
Representantes de gobierno, del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas y de organismos regionales e internacionales participaron hoy en la Primera Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Cooperación Sur-Sur de América Latina y el Caribe, que se realizó en la sede central de la CEPAL, en Santiago de Chile.
La reunión fue inaugurada por Luis Fidel Yáñez, Secretario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) -en representación del Secretario Ejecutivo del organismo, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs- y Mateo Estremé, Director General de Cooperación Internacio…
Representantes do governo, do Sistema das Nações Unidas e de organismos regionais e internacionais participaram hoje na Primeira Reunião da Mesa Diretora da Conferência Regional sobre Cooperação Sul-Sul da América Latina e do Caribe, que se realizou na sede central da CEPAL, em Santiago do Chile.
A reunião foi aberta por Luis Fidel Yáñez, Secretário da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) - em representação do Secretário Executivo do organismo, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs - e Mateo Estremé, Diretor-Geral de Cooperação Internacional do Ministério das Relações Exteriores…
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…
The Government of Peru and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation on distinct matters related to economic, social and environmental development, during an official visit lasting 24 hours that Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, made today to that country.
The senior United Nations authority led an official ECLAC mission to Lima, the first since President Pedro Castillo was sworn into office on July 28 of this year, with the aim of reaffirming the organization’s willingness to work jointly on those ar…
El Gobierno de Perú y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmaron hoy su voluntad de fortalecer la cooperación en distintas materias vinculadas al desarrollo económico, social y ambiental, durante una visita oficial de 24 horas realizada por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, a ese país.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas encabezó una misión oficial de la CEPAL a Lima, la primera desde que el Presidente Pedro Castillo asumió su mandato el pasado 28 de julio, con el objetivo de reafirmar la disposición del organismo a trabajar de forma conjun…
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…
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…
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…
International co-operation needs a fresh start to tackle pervasive economic, social and environmental challenges and other traps that impede development. It entails more multilateral collaboration, not less, and a firm anchoring in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) should be at the forefront for rethinking international co-operation, according to the Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO) 2019. The report was launched today in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the Second High Level United Nations Conference on South-South Co-operation (BAPA+40).
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La cooperación internacional necesita un nuevo impulso para abordar los desafíos económicos, sociales y ambientales, así como otras trampas que impiden el desarrollo en la región. Este nuevo impulso debe estar basado en una mayor colaboración multilateral y ha de tener un anclaje firme en la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
Según el informe Perspectivas Económicas de América Latina 2019 (LEO, por sus siglas en inglés), América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) debe situarse a la vanguardia en este replanteamiento de la cooperación internacional. El informe fue presentado hoy en Buenos Aires, …
“The modalities of international cooperation must adapt to the new global context and facilitate countries’ development processes with new instruments that are indispensable if we want to tackle current challenges and achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated during the second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40), which is taking place in Buenos Aires.
The senior international official is heading the delegation from the UN regional commission t…
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