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.
More information in https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 2, Tuesday 10 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/events/eight... and https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
Eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (Day 1, Monday 9 September, 2024). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
More information in https://www.cepal.org/en/events/eight... and https://cdcc.cepal.org/30/en…
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…
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…
(27 May 2015) The flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the Caribbean subregion shrank 4.7 % in 2014 to total $6.027 billion dollars, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said today in its annual report Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015, presented during a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
This nearly 5% decline in FDI directed towards Caribbean countries is less severe than the 16% drop registered in Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole, where flows fell to $158.803 billion dollars in 20…
(27 de mayo, 2015) Las corrientes de inversión extranjera directa (IED) hacia la subregión del Caribe se redujeron 4,7 % en 2014 sumando 6.027 millones de dólares, señaló hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en su informe anual La Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina y el Caribe 2015 presentado en conferencia de prensa en la sede del organismo en Santiago de Chile.
La disminución de casi 5 % en la IED dirigida a los países caribeños es menor a la caída de 16 % registrada en América Latina y el Caribe en su conjunto, donde estos flujos bajaron de 189.951 m…
Opening remarks by
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC,
on the occasion of the thirty-fifth session of the
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Lima, 6 May 2014
Excellency, Ollanta Humala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru,
Eda Rivas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru,
Representatives of the member States of ECLAC,
National and municipal authorities,
Members of the diplomatic corps,
Representatives of international agencies and colleagues of the United Nations system,
Representatives of civil society organizations,
Antonio Prado, Deputy …
Discurso de inauguración de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en ocasión del trigésimo quinto período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe
Lima, 6 de mayo de 2014
Excelentísimo señor Ollanta Humala Tasso, Presidente de la República del Perú,
Eda Rivas, Ministra de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú,
Estimadas y estimados delegados de los Estados miembros de la CEPAL,
Estimadas autoridades nacionales y municipales,
Señores y señoras miembros del cuerpo diplomático,
Representantes de organismos internacionales y colegas del sistema de las Nacion…
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