The crisis being faced by the higher education sector in the Caribbean brought regional Prime Ministers, Ministers, senior policy makers, representatives from the United Nations, international donor agencies and development banks together virtually on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
Among the outcomes at the high level meeting was a call from Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) for a multi-donor trust fund to invest 600 million US dollars over three years for the Caribbean’s human capital development and the establishment of a …
El Secretario General de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), Ángel Gurría, abrirá el Segundo Foro Económico Europa-América Latina el día 20 de mayo en París junto a la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, y al Director de la Escuela de Economía de París, Pierre-Yves Geoffard..
La reunión, que durará dos días, está coorganizada por la CEPAL y por la Escuela de Economía de París (PSE por sus siglas en inglés) y pretende impulsar el diálogo acerca de los desafíos en el desarrollo que afrontan…
From the early decades of the twentieth century onward, the level of equity achieved in Uruguay, and the sophistication of its social welfare institutions, set the country apart from the rest of Latin America. In the second half of the century, this heritage of democracy and equity survived the severe tests to which it was subjected without fracturing too badly. The strength of the country's sociocultural foundations was convincingly demonstrated after the restoration of democracy in 1985, when Uruguay succeeded in maintaining the position it had traditionally held as the regional leader …
PrefacioEn nuestro primer documento, ONUEnergía se centró en El desafío de la Energía para Alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio . Señalamos que los servicios energéticos disponibles no han logrado satisfacer las necesidades de los más pobres del mundo, con 2.400 millones de personas que recurren a la biomasa tradicional para sus necesidades energéticas, y 1.600 millones sin acceso alguno a la electricidad. Los compromisos básicos para la gente pobre no se pueden alcanzar sin un enfoque mucho más centrado hacia los servicios energéticos.Al mismo tiempo, se ha visto un fuerte au…
26 - 28 Nov
2013, 04:30 - 07:00
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Evento (Reuniones y seminarios técnicos)
26 de noviembre de 2013
Foro de Presentación del Anteproyecto de Ley de Desarrollo y Protección Social a los rectores y vice-rectores de las principales universidades y centros académicos.
28 de noviembre de 2013
Foro de presentación de la Ley de Desarrollo y Protección Social a organizaciones de la sociedad civil.…
The Human Development Index (HDI) is an indicator designed to track the development of countries in respect of three dimensions of development: health, education and income. Since it was first published in 1990, great efforts have been made to improve hdi, which, as has been stressed on numerous occasions, cannot be seen as a definitive measure of development. This paper includes a reflection on what constitutes human development, the pillars underpinning it and two new dimensions that should be incorporated into hdi (employment and political freedoms) for it to better express progress in deve…
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 …
17 - 18 Jun
2014, 04:30 - 14:00
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Evento (Reuniones y seminarios técnicos)
La República Dominicana fue sede del foro internacional "Perspectivas de la Protección Social en América Latina", en el cual expertos nacionales y extranjeros abordarán temas relacionados con los distintos avances, retos, perspectivas y el impacto de las políticas sociales en Latinoamérica. Con el lema "Hacia la Integración Social en América Latina", el evento se realizó los días 17 y 18 del corriente mes, en el Hotel Santo Domingo Sheraton, de la capital dominicana.…
Artificial Intelligence offers extraordinary opportunities for accelerating human progress across a range of fields from healthcare and education, to combating climate change and disasters. However, if left unregulated, AI could exacerbate inequalities, undermine human rights and threaten peace.…
Abstract This paper discusses the rationale of social insurance and social insurance institutions as they have emerged and developed in economically mature nations. The aim of the paper is to present discuss experience in a perspective that can be useful for discussions in Latin America. Key issues in system and institution design are identified and discussed, and examined with reference to experience from Sweden. The paper contains three major sections and concludes with some final remarks. The first of these discusses the case for publicly mandated insurance. The second discusses mo…
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.…