UN regional forum for Latin America and Caribbean marks 70th anniversary
From UN News Centre Wide view of the high-level seminar in commemoration of the UN Economic Commission for Latina America and the Caribbean’s (ECLAC) 70th anniversary, in Santiago, Chile. Photo: Carlos Vera/ECLAC. 10 January 2018 – The United Nations Economic…
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ECLAC establishes task force for Caribbean’s Debt Swap Initiative.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago:— The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has established a task force to advance ECLAC’s Debt for Climate Adaptation Swap Initiative. The Debt Swap initiative, which…
ECLAC & ILO release joint publication on Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Urban unemployment will keep rising in Latin America and the Caribbean and is seen reaching 9.4% in 2017 In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth,…
2.6M in Caribbean can be in poverty by 2030
Marlene Augustine From NewsDay tt The World Bank estimates that without climate-informed development in Latin America and the Caribbean, another 2.6 million people in the region could slide into extreme poverty by 2030. This would be due largely to the…
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Support for subregional artisans
From Caribbean News Service PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 08 2017 – Strengthening synergies between the tourism and art and craft sectors is one of the keys to bolstering incomes from Caribbean tourists, while supporting local artisans.This was one of…
Caribbean must equalise to grow and grow to equalise – ECLAC
By Desmond Brown KINGSTON | NEW YORK (ACP-IDN) – If they are to meet commitments agreed under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its sustainable development goals (SDGs), the countries of the Caribbean must focus on closing the structural…
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ECLAC Proposes that Caribbean focus efforts on gender equality, climate change and debt relief to meet 2030 agenda
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, presented the outlook for the subregion during an event held in New York in the framework of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum In the current world context, the countries of the Caribbean…
Trinidad and Tobago to expand bilateral cooperation with ECLAC
From Caribbean News Now SANTIAGO, Chile — The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Monday visited the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he was…
ILO-ECLAC Report: Labour conditions seen continuing to weaken in 2017 and urban unemployment could exceed 9% in the region
The average rate of urban unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise again in 2017 to 9.2%, in a year characterized by modest economic growth that will not be sufficient to counteract the labour market’s weak conditions, according…
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development – 2017 México
Mexico 26 April 2017 DESCRIPTION At the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held in Mexico City from 23 to 27 May 2016, the member States adopted resolution 700 (XXXVI), Mexico Resolution, which…
