Qué esperar del Tercer Foro Internacional sobre Estadísticas de Migración

Fecha: del 24 al 26 de enero de 2023 Organizadores: ONU DAES, OIM y OCDE Lugar: Sede de la CEPAL, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477 Vitacura, Santiago de Chile Conferencia de prensa: 24 de enero de 2023, 10:30 (GMT-3), Sala Enrique V. Iglesias Solicite aquí su acreditación para prensa Los datos sobre la migración internacional son fundamentales para respaldar políticas basadas en evidencia e implementar la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, el Pacto Mundial para una Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular y otros acuerdos mundiales. Sin embargo, los datos básicos sobre la población, el flu…

Criteria for the efficient coordination of the activities for data collection and the design of instruments for mapping and data collection applicable to countries of the Caribbean

The paper highlights the importance of good economic and social data to measure the change in the economy and the society in the light of external stimuli. It also highlights the need for governments to base policy decisions on good data. The paper discusses the issues of design and coordination of data collection mechanisms in a manner that optimizes the limited resources available for data collection and ensures that the data collected fit into an information mosaic that enables planning. To the extent that knowledge of self is the first step towards self-actualization, the success of any s…

Debt for nature: a swap whose time has gone?

Abstract This paper purports to review the performance of the Debt for Nature Swap (DNS) Programs in light of their dual objectives of lowering deforestation rates as well as the cost of debt servicing. It evaluates the performance of private and Public DNS and inquires whether such swaps have made any significant dent on the debt and deforestation problems besetting many developing countries. It also assesses the prospects for such swaps in the future. We argue that since the prospects for DNS are limited, a more conducive solution for the deforestation problem in many developing countries ma…

Methodology for the comparison of military expenditures

Executive summary The objective of this report is to assess the extent to which the standardized methodology developed by ECLAC for Argentina and Chile in 1999-2001 is applicable to comparisons among other countries, as well as the adaptations that may be needed for that purpose, and to develop an expanded and more general methodology for the comparison of military expenditure (or defence spending);. For this purpose, the present report consists of six chapters and six annexes. Chapter I, Introduction: setting the stage , seeks to place the issue of measuring military exp…

A regional reserve fund for Latin America

This paper analyses the viability, implications and challenges of expanding the Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR) to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay. A regional reserve fund should be viewed as one of a broad range of mechanisms offered by the international financial architecture to address balance-of-payment difficulties. A fund with resources of between US$ 9 and US$ 10 billion at its disposal would be able to cover the potential funding needs of its members in the most likely scenarios, without necessarily becoming the lender of last resort for all its members. In more extrem…

Enhancing data for development: policy imperatives for tracking the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean. Policy Brief

For small island developing States (SIDS), sustainable development is a delicate balance of pursuing economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in the context of economic volatility, social challenges, climate change threats and global uncertainties while striving to build resilience. Recognized as a special case for development since the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, SIDS remain highly vulnerable to external shocks due to their small economies, limited connectivity and reliance on external markets. Over the years, global frameworks such …

CEPAL participa en Foro Mundial de Datos de la ONU

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) participa esta semana en el primer Foro Mundial de Datos de las Naciones Unidas, que se celebra del 15 al 18 de enero en Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica) con la asistencia de más de 1.500 expertos de unos 100 países. Por parte del organismo regional asiste el Director de la División de Estadísticas, Pascual Gerstenfeld. Tras asistir el domingo 15 de enero a la inauguración del encuentro, Pascual Gerstenfeld intervino el lunes 16 en una sesión sobre Enfoques Norte-Sur y Sur-Sur para el Desarrollo de Capacidades. En ese panel realizó una e…

Holistic Approaches for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Region

This international event is co-organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). This event is based on effective collaboration and partnership among different UN entities and relevant government institutions in line with the spirit of the 2030 Agenda.…

The Time for Latin America

Read op-ed by ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena…

Guide for the implementation of a quality assurance framework for statistical processes and outputs

El presente documento tiene como objetivo ser una guía para la adopción, adaptación y aplicación en América Latina y el Caribe del “Manual del marco nacional de aseguramiento de calidad en las estadísticas oficiales” de las Naciones Unidas. En la elaboración de esta guía se tomaron como referentes el Manual y sus herramientas de diagnóstico, en la traducción no oficial al español realizada por las oficinas nacionales de estadística de Colombia y México, así como la discusión sobre estos insumos sostenida con los países de la región para recoger las recomendaciones de adaptación al contexto de …

Food Security Issues for Caribbean

Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America

Tourism has been a very dynamic activity worldwide over the last fifteen years (until the 2008-2009 economic crisis);. Some developing countries have been very active in promoting this activity and have been successful. Among these countries are several from the Central American region, where tourism accounted for more than 8% of Costa Rican and Panamanian GDP in 2006. Tourism is a very broad activity, which includes leisure, business and family visits, but statistics for this region do not allow a distinction between these categories. Some countries are more specialized in leisu…

ECLAC's Executive Secretary Concludes Visit to New York

(26 September 2014) The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, attended the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Climate Summit this week in New York, while also accompanying the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in bilateral meetings with numerous Latin American presidents. Bárcena participated in meetings with the presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales; Brazil, Dilma Rousseff; Chile, Michelle Bachelet; Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos; Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández; Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto; Peru, Ollant…

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Visits ECLAC’s Headquarters in Santiago

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Keith Rowley, visited today the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he was received by its Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. During the meeting, both officials agreed to increase bilateral cooperation and technical assistance, especially with regard to the economy and energy. Prime Minister Rowley, who is in Chile on an official visit, was accompanied by a delegation made up of the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, Energy and Energy Industries, and the…

Visita de María Otero, Subsecretaria de Estado de los Estados Unidos para la Seguridad Civil, la Democracia y los Derechos Humanos

Funcionarios del Instituto Suramericano de Gobierno en Salud de la UNASUR realizan visita técnica a la CEPAL

Especialistas del Instituto Suramericano de Gobierno en Salud de la UNASUR visitaron entre el 25 y el 29 de septiembre la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago, Chile, en donde se reunieron con expertos del organismo de las Naciones Unidas para capacitarse en el conocimiento y uso del conjunto de información estadística regionalmente comparable disponible en la Comisión para apoyar sus tareas de análisis y prospectivas de los temas de salud abordados por el Instituto. El Instituto Suramericano de Gobierno en Salud (ISAGS) es un organismo int…

Primer Ministro de Trinidad y Tabago visita sede de la CEPAL en Santiago

El Primer Ministro de Trinidad y Tabago, Keith Rowley, visitó hoy la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde fue recibido por su Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena. En la reunión, ambos personeros acordaron incrementar la cooperación y asistencia técnica bilateral, en especial en el área económica y energética. El Primer Ministro Rowley, quien se encuentra en visita oficial a Chile, estuvo acompañado por una delegación compuesta por los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores, Industria y Comercio, Energía e Industrias Energética…

Visita del Presidente de la República de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL concluye visita a Nueva York

(26 de septiembre, 2014) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, asistió esta semana en Nueva York a la Conferencia Mundial sobre los Pueblos Indígenas y la Cumbre sobre el Clima, además de acompañar al Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-moon, en reuniones bilaterales con varios presidentes de América Latina. Bárcena participó en encuentros con los mandatarios de Bolivia, Evo Morales, de Brasil, Dilma Rousseff, de Chile, Michelle Bachelet, de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, de Mé…

Visita del Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Álvaro García Linera