Strategies for Post COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 5

The Hummingbird Vol. 8 No. 3

Report of the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

ECLAC Will Host the Third Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host on April 22-26 the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, where representatives of governments, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to review the progress and challenges related to implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. The gathering will take place at the central headquarters of the United Nations regional organization, located in Santiago, Chile. The Forum is c…

CEPAL acogerá tercera reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) acogerá del 22 al 26 de abril la tercera reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, en la que representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil se darán cita para revisar los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región. El encuentro se realizará en la sede central del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, ubicada en Santiago de Chile. El Foro es convocado anualmente por e…

CEPAL sediará a Terceira Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) sediará de 22 a 26 de abril a Terceira Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, em que representantes de governos, instituições internacionais, setor privado, academia e sociedade civil estarão reunidos para revisar os avanços e desafios da implementação da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável na região. O encontro será realizado na sede da CEPAL, localizada em Santiago, Chile. O Fórum é convocado anualmente pelo Estado-membro que tenha a presidência do Comitê Plenário …

Expert survey on priorities for the information society in the Caribbean

An on-line survey of experts was conducted to solicit their views on policy priorities in the area of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Caribbean. The experts considered the goal to “promote teacher training in the use of ICTs in the classroom” to be the highest priority, followed by goals to “reduce the cost of broadband services” and “promote the use of ICT in emergency and disaster prevention, preparedness and response.” Goals in the areas of cybercrime, e-commerce, egovernment, universal service funds, consumer protection, and on-line privacy rounded out the top 10. S…

ECLAC Creates Database of SIDS Projects in the Caribbean