Mainstreaming youth in sustainable development

Report of the Fifty-eighth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Informe de la 58a. Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

Plantean reposicionar el debate sobre la cohesión social en la región con miras al cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030

Es necesario reposicionar el debate sobre la inclusión y la cohesión social en América Latina y el Caribe para avanzar en el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, plantearon especialistas este martes 28 de mayo durante la inauguración de un encuentro de dos días organizado en Santiago, Chile, por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). La sesión de apertura del seminario internacional Inclusión y cohesión social en el marco de la Agenda 2030 para el desarrollo sostenible…

Girls present innovative tech-based solutions to major development issues

Girls from across Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) showcased their own original technological solutions to gender-based violence and climate change at the T&T segment of the Caribbean.Girls.Hack competition last Friday, 24 May 2019. In doing so, the young girls competed for the opportunity to present their tech-based innovative ideas to policy makers during the upcoming subregional preparatory meeting of the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean …

Technical and vocational education and training for greater equality in LAC – Part 1

Educación y formación técnico-profesional para una mayor igualdad en ALC - Parte 1

ECLAC Reaffirms Importance of the Regional Dimension in Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, reaffirmed the importance of the regional dimension in the United Nations System and – particularly the role and added value provided by the UN regional commissions – in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, during a high-level meeting held on Wednesday, May 22 at the global organization’s headquarters in New York. The international official, in her role as coordinator of the five UN regional commissions, was one of the main panelists at the fifth session…

CEPAL reafirma importancia de la dimensión regional en la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, reafirmó este miércoles 22 de mayo la importancia de la dimensión regional en el Sistema de Naciones Unidas y -en especial el rol y valor agregado que cumplen las comisiones regionales de las Naciones Unidas- en la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, durante una reunión de alto nivel realizada en la sede del organismo mundial en Nueva York. La funcionaria internacional, en su rol como coordinadora de las cinco comisiones regionales de la ONU, fue una de los pane…

Universal and comprehensive social protection systems are a key public policy to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality

Coverage of social protection has grown in the region, but it is still far from universal. It is fundamental to develop comprehensive social protection systems.…

Overcoming the multiple dimensions of social inequality represents a key challenge to sustainable development

Leaving no one behind implies turning a spotlight on the gaps between different population groups and areas of residence…

Maximizing results: getting the regional architecture right - ECOSOC operational activities for development segment, 2019

Statement by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ECOSOC operational activities for development segment, 2019 Day 2. Maximizing results: getting the regional architecture right 22 May 2019 Thank you, Mr. Chair, At the outset, I should like to reaffirm that cooperation, interaction and mutual support between regional commissions and resident coordinators (RCs) is already happening. As stated yesterday by Lebanon, Bangkok, and Costa Rica, RCs are actively participating in our policy intergovernmental platforms. It is as if a b…

Maximizing impact through collective results: Getting the UNDS regional architecture right

Como lidar com a inserção produtiva periférica: agenda para o desenvolvimento do Brasil

Políticas sociais, distribuição, crescimento e mudança estrutural

Caribbean Governments Focus on Repositioning Countries Towards Achieving Sustainable Development

Ministers and senior government officials from across the Caribbean have called for repositioning vulnerable, indebted Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the path to sustainable development. This, during the 19th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 17 May 2019. Addressing the high-level meeting, the Deputy Executive Secretary for Management and Programme Analysis of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Raúl García-Buchaca, on behalf of the…

Gobiernos caribeños buscan reposicionar a sus países para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible

Ministros y altos funcionarios del Caribe llamaron a reposicionar a los vulnerables y endeudados pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo (SIDS, por su siglas en inglés) de la subregión en la senda del desarrollo sostenible, durante la decimonovena reunión del Comité de Monitoreo del Comité de Desarrollo y Cooperación del Caribe (CDCC) realizada este viernes 17 de mayo de 2019 en Puerto España, Trinidad y Tabago. Durante la apertura de la reunión de alto nivel, el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto para Administración y Análisis de Programas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (…

Governos caribenhos procuram reposicionar seus países para alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável

Ministros e altos funcionários do Caribe fizeram um apelo para reposicionar os vulneráveis e endividados pequenos Estados insulares em desenvolvimento da sub-região na trajetória do desenvolvimento sustentável, durante a Décima Nona Reunião do Comitê de Monitoramento da Comissão de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do Caribe (CDCC), realizada no dia 17 de maio de 2019 em Port of Spain, Trinidad e Tobago. Durante a abertura da reunião de alto nível, o Secretário Executivo Adjunto para Administração e Análise de Programas da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), Raúl Garc…

Equality is Efficient Since it Contributes to Innovation, Productivity Growth and Environmental Protection: ECLAC

The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Mario Cimoli, reaffirmed today that equality is the foundation of sustainable development and is economically efficient, since it contributes to innovation, productivity growth and environmental protection, during a high-level debate held at United Nations headquarters in New York. The senior official from ECLAC was one of the main speakers at the “General Assembly High-Level Thematic Debate: Addressing Inequality toward Inclusive Development,” which was convened by the global body’s Presiden…

La igualdad es eficiente ya que contribuye a la innovación, a la productividad y a la protección ambiental: CEPAL

El Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Mario Cimoli, reafirmó hoy que la igualdad es el fundamento del desarrollo sostenible y es eficiente económicamente, ya que contribuye a la innovación, a la productividad y a la protección ambiental, durante un debate de alto nivel realizado en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York. El alto funcionario de la CEPAL fue uno de los expositores principales del “Debate Temático de Alto Nivel de la Asamblea General: Enfrentando la desigualdad hacia un desarrollo inclusivo”, que fue convocado por …