Mobile phone signals assist Caribbean in containing spread of Chikungunya
From Economic Commission For Latin America And The Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean Information generated from mobile phones can be successfully used to contain the spread of non-communicable diseases, as was recently done to stem the spread of the…
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Brazil to benefit from ECLAC disaster assessment training A public financial institution from Brazil, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) will soon benefit from the established disaster assessment expertise of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the…
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ECLAC: New partnership to strengthen disaster assessment in the Caribbean
ECLAC and UNISDR join forces to bolster disaster assessment capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is partnering with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in…
Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean warns of high number of femicides
By Jennifer Kennedy From Latin Correspondence The Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned about the region’s high number of femicides. Last month, the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC complied…
ECLAC side event at COP21 to advocate Caribbean debt relief
The possibilities for integrating the twin imperatives of pursuing climate resilience and debt reduction with a proposal for debt for climate adaptation swaps, will be considered at a side event to be held during the 21st session of the Conference…
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. The conference is being organised in collaboration with the Dominica…
ECLAC hails thaw in US-Cuba relations
From T&T Newsday THE following is a statement delivered by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Executive Secretary Alicia Barcena on last Wednesday’s historic announcement by United States President Barack Obama of plans to restore diplomatic relations…
Stronger minimum wage elusive in Caribbean – ECLAC forum told
From Guyana Times Work is the master key for advancing towards greater equality in Latin American and Caribbean countries, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Antonio Prado said last week at an…
High energy costs slow export-oriented Caribbean manufacturing
By AleemKhan From Breaking News Trinidad and Tobago Export-oriented manufacturing activities in the Caribbean are very limited due to high energy costs in all countries except Trinidad and Tobago, according to a study by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for…
Regional employment challenged by low economic growth – report
From Caribbean360 SANTIAGO, Chile, Tuesday May 27, 2014, CMC – A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) says low economic growth in 2014 could affect employment in…
