Skip to main content

News list

Search News Go to search results

Search results

Reset
Showing 1 to 20 of 43 results in 3 pages.
Photo showing attendees at the MonCom Seminar 2023
2 November 2023 | News

Caribbean Must Build Knowledge Economy – ECLAC Caribbean Development Seminar 

Speaking at a development Seminar, part of ECLAC Caribbean’s meeting of the Monitoring Committee, the Chair of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname Albert Ramdin urged countries of the Caribbean to leverage their vast human resources to develop knowledge economies.
Family photo of delegates attending the CDCC meeting
13 October 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC convenes Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee meeting in Suriname

The meeting will be held on 14 October 2022 in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Announcement CDCC Caribbean
3 November 2021 | Announcement

Member States and Associate Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee will Address Challenges to Accelerate the Recovery and Strengthen Economic Resilience in the Subregion
The 20th meeting of the ECLAC subsidiary body’s Monitoring Committee will take place on Friday, November 5.
cover page of the document
25 October 2021 | News

ECLAC Calls for Articulating Social Protection Systems with Disaster Risk Management Policies in Pursuit of a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region
The United Nations regional organization presented a document on this issue in the framework of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place virtually on October 26-28.
foto de los participantes en el evento
20 de October de 2021 | Announcement

Representantes de gobierno y especialistas resaltaron la importancia de promover la cohesión social en el actual contexto de crisis en América Latina y el Caribe

La CEPAL, AECID y el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Paraguay organizaron taller internacional virtual sobre el tema.
banner
20 October 2021 | Announcement

Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Discuss Disasters, Inequality and Social Protection Systems in the Current Context of Protracted Crisis
On October 26-28, the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, under the organization of ECLAC, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and UNDP.
Foto de la Tercera Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social realizada en México en 2019.
4 October 2021 | News

Antigua and Barbuda Will Host the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The session will be held virtually from October 26-28.
Foto grupal reunión CARICOM-ONU
21 July 2021 | News

ECLAC Emphasized Opportunities for Caribbean Countries’ Sustainable Development and Recovery
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in the 11th general meeting between CARICOM and the United Nations System.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
26 April 2021 | News

Alicia Bárcena: Parliaments Have a Critical Role to Play in the 2030 Agenda’s Implementation, Follow-up and Review
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke before the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago about the challenges for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of the COVID-19 crisis and the serious financing limitations faced by the Caribbean subregion.
Photo of Minister Fahie
20 October 2020 | News

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles calls for multi-donor trust fund for higher education and research in the Caribbean
This pivotal meeting themed, “Investing in higher education to build more diversified and resilient post-COVID economies”, which drew over 100 participants was convened jointly with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) to put a spotlight on the urgent need for investment in the region’s higher education sector.
Banner council of ministers OECS
24 June 2020 | News

ECLAC Reaffirms its Commitment to Supporting Caribbean Countries on Their Path Towards a Sustainable Recovery with Equality

The United Nations regional organization ratified its “Caribbean First” strategy in times of pandemic, during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
13 May 2020 | News

Urgent Attention Should Be Given to the Unique Vulnerabilities and Challenges Faced by Caribbean Countries to Achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary led an extraordinary meeting of the Community of Practice with Caribbean countries that are presenting their Voluntary National Reviews at the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2020.
Reunión virtual sobre el rol de los Ministerios de Desarrollo Social del Caribe ante la pandemia del COVID-19
21 April 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Encouraged Caribbean Countries to Advance Towards Less Unequal and More Caring Societies, Leaving No One Behind
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated today in a virtual meeting on the role of Social Development Ministries in the Caribbean in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was organized jointly by the Secretariat of Welfare of Mexico and the UN Regional Commission.
UNITAR, DESA, ECLAC Workshop
15 November 2019 | News

Caribbean experts receive training on policies and policy coherence towards achieving sustainable development
Senior policy makers, including statisticians and economists, along with planning officers from various Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have benefitted from a just-concluded workshop aimed at strengthening their capacities for integrated planning and policy coherence in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the subregion.
23 October 2019 | News

New funding opportunities for disability projects discussed at ECLAC
ECLAC training demonstrates the latest ICTs available for people with disabilities and the opportunities they create for people with different types of disabilities.
RCM/TAC
24 September 2019 | News

New opportunities for cooperation on sustainable development among Caribbean countries emerge at ECLAC meeting

Policy makers and regional experts gathered for a two-day workshop hosted by ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, on 17-18 September 2019.
Expert Group Meeting
6 August 2019 | News

Bridging the digital divide for persons with disabilities explored at ECLAC meeting
Policymakers and experts have identified ways in which persons with disability can enjoy the benefits of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). This, during a meeting hosted by ECLAC Caribbean.
11 June 2019 | News

Regional workshop addresses planning for resilience in the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, together with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat), organizes the policy dialogue workshop focusing on the implementation of SDG 11 in the Caribbean, “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”, on 11 June 2019.
27 May 2019 | News

Girls present innovative tech-based solutions to major development issues
Girls from Trinidad and Tobago had the opportunity to pitch tech-based solutions to address two pressing issues in the Caribbean, yesterday, namely gender-based violence and building resilience to climate change.
First panel of the Forum’s debates, entitled “Challenges of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean"
24 April 2019 | News

Caribbean Countries Face Complex Challenges to Advancing on Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda
The effects of natural disasters and limited resources and access to financing, among other difficulties, were analyzed by authorities from the subregion during the Forum of the Countries of Latin America on Sustainable Development 2019.

Pages