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30 November 2015 | Announcement

Caribbean Conference on Ageing, Elder abuse and the Rights of Older Persons
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has convened a Caribbean conference on Ageing, elder abuse and the rights of older persons.
24 November 2015 | News

Caribbean researchers to maximize use of census microdata
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is charting the way forward for Caribbean countries to make microdata from their censuses more easily available to researchers.
29 October 2015 | News

The Caribbean experience helps strengthen Peruvian disaster capacity
Peru is among the countries of Latin America that is most vulnerable to natural disasters. As the regional hub for the provision of strengthened leadership in disaster assessment and post disaster needs analysis across Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC subregional office for the Caribbean has conducted a series of training sessions in disaster assessment in different regions of Peru.
Aerial picture of a Caribbean island
25 August 2015 | News

Caribbean Countries Identify Challenges and Opportunities for Making Progress on Access Rights in Environmental Matters
In Saint Lucia, delegates will also learn about the negotiation process for forging a regional agreement on Principle 10.
21 August 2015 | News

Data revolution for sustainable development: The Caribbean Challenge
ECLAC Caribbean explores the Big Data phenomenon, drawing on the knowledge of experts around the region to address its implications and uses.
31 July 2015 | News

ECLAC disaster assessment package targets policy makers and children in Costa Rica
Policy makers and children in Costa Rica will soon be better prepared to prevent and deal with disasters, as ECLAC Caribbean brings its disaster assessment package to the country.
Attendees of the 17th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the CDCC
26 June 2015 | News

ECLAC Executive Secretary opens High Level Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago
Ministers and high-level Government representatives from the Caribbean gathered in Trinidad and Tobago to consider progress made in implementation of development strategies for the region on occasion of the 17th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC).
Picture of the meeting
24 June 2015 | News

ECLAC Highlights Strategic Regional Action in Defining Sustainable Development Goals for the Caribbean

Symposium is being held in Trinidad and Tobago organized by the UN Commission, with the support of the Caribbean Development Bank.
22 June 2015 | News

Trinidad and Tobago will host a Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals for the Caribbean
The meeting will take place from 24-25 June and is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with the support of the Caribbean Development Bank.
18 June 2015 | News

New series of disaster assessment training sessions set to kick-off in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is the first of seven Caribbean countries to receive training on Post Disaster Needs Assessment from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean.
17 June 2015 | News

ECLAC identifies Caribbean priorities for inclusion in eLAC Digital Agenda 2018
The Caribbean needs to provide affordable and wider access to digital services, while taking advantage of the opportunities created by technological convergence and mobile technologies.
16 June 2015 | News

ECLAC helps Peruvian officials better respond to disasters
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional office for the Caribbean is strengthening the capacity of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to assess the damages and losses caused by disasters
ECLAC Caribbean at World Environment Day 2015
5 June 2015 | News

ECLAC staff and local communities join forces on World Environment Day 2015
ECLAC Caribbean staff worked side by side with communities in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to protect and preserve the local environmental heritage, in a special commemoration of the United Nations World Environment Day 2015.
Flagship report “Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean”
27 May 2015 | News

ECLAC Study on Foreign Direct Investment puts focus on the Caribbean
The Caribbean receives higher amounts of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) when compared to other developing economies, according to a newly published report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
19 May 2015 | News

Regional maritime passenger transportation system to be considered at ECLAC meeting
ECLAC Caribbean will engage regional experts in discussions regarding the development of an inter-regional maritime passenger transportation system, which will encourage the maximum utilization of the region’s ample available maritime resource.
8 May 2015 | News

ECLAC panel discussion explores innovative financing solutions for the Caribbean
Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado outlined the need to address the issue of debt relief in a sustainable manner.
7 May 2015 | News

ECLAC panel discussion explores innovative financing solutions for the Caribbean
ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado moderated the panel discussion entitled “Advocating innovative financing solutions” at the Forum on the Future of the Caribbean on Thursday 7 May 2015.
5 May 2015 | News

ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary opens Caribbean Future Forum
ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary Antonio Prado signaled that if the Caribbean is to achieve equitable growth in an environmentally sustainable manner, critical challenges will have to be addressed, the most urgent of these being the high and unsustainable levels of public debt.
31 March 2015 | News

New ECLAC Study Analyzes Outcomes of the Trade Agreements Signed by CARICOM
The document recommends Caribbean economies to transform their production systems in order to take advantage of the market access opportunities.
26 March 2015 | News

ECLAC is assisting the subregion in identifying Caribbean SDGs
The international community will adopt new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a Special Summit of the United Nations on Sustainable Development scheduled for September 2015 in New York.

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