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9 May 2017 | Infographic
Most small island developing States (SIDS) are net energy importers and utilize mainly fossil energy sources to drive their economies and meet social needs. Fossil energy is used primarily for power generation and domestic transportation. In light of the global challenges that arise from climate change, many countries have initiated strategies and projects for deploying renewable energy technologies, as well as enhancing energy efficiency (EE). In 2016, the International Monitory Fund (IMF) estimated that transportation accounted for 36 per cent of the total primary energy consumed in the Caribbean subregion. This information highlights the importance of increasing energy efficiency in the transportation sector as one of several strategies to improve sustainability. To date however, efforts to transition to renewable energy (RE) and to enhance EE in domestic transportation systems remain very limited.
9 May 2017 | Infographic
A daunting challenge faced by financial institutions in the Caribbean in recent years is the growing trend being adopted by large global banks that serve as correspondent banks to local financial institutions, to severely limit or terminate their correspondent banking relationships (CBRs) with these local or regional banks (respondent banks). This practice is considered a form of “de-risking”, whereby business relationships with clients or categories of clients considered “high-risk” are restricted or terminated. So far, financial institutions in 12 Caribbean countries have had the CBRs of at least one of their local banks terminated or “de-risked”.
El Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, Antonio Prado, en un panel de Panamá coopera encabezado por la Vicepresidenta de Panamá Isabel Saint Malo
4 May 2017 | News
During the Forum to launch the “Panama Cooperates” plan, the regional body’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, stressed the importance of multilateral cooperation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Foto grupal de los jóvenes participantes en el seminario sobre juventud rural y políticas públicas.
4 de May de 2017 | News
Seminario que se realiza en la CEPAL cuenta con la participación de instituciones y asociaciones para la juventud rural de varios países de la región y representantes de organizaciones internacionales.
3 de May de 2017 | Speech
Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
3 May 2017 | News
A priority goal of the Cayman Islands new national energy policy is to decrease energy costs in the country, in light of the very high price of energy in the country.
2 May 2017 | Press Release
Alicia Bárcena received this important distinction from Mexico’s National Institute of Public Administration for her contribution “to strengthening the country’s prestige abroad.”
1 May 2017 | News
Recent developments in the field of financial technology (FinTech) may offer potential solutions to some of the problems surrounding de-risking and the navigation of correspondent banking relationships.
Mesa inaugural
28 de April de 2017 | News
Autoridades, funcionarios internacionales, altos ejecutivos y representantes de la sociedad civil analizaron el tema durante un evento paralelo al Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
28 April 2017 | Press Release
Today the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, organized by the Mexican government with ECLAC’s sponsorship, came to a close.
La sesión especial sobre inteligencia artificial se realizó en el marco del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
27 April 2017 | News
A special session on artificial intelligence took place at the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, underway in Mexico City.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL y Carissa F. Etienne, Directora de la Oficina Sanitaria Panamericana.
27 de April de 2017 | News
En el marco del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe los organismos firmaron un convenio que busca apoyar a la región en la medición de los avances en materia sanitaria.
Evento paralelo sobre género
27 April 2017 | News
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in an event entitled Commitments and Roadmap Towards a 50-50 Planet by 2030, which was held on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
27 April 2017 | Press Release
On the second day of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, government representatives presented their experiences regarding voluntary national reviews to achieve the worldwide initiative’s objectives.
27 April 2017 | Op-ed
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la presentación del Informe anual sobre el progreso y los desafíos regionales de la Agenda 2030 en la región.
26 April 2017 | News
On the first day of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, the regional body’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented the annual report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda.
26 April 2017 | Press Release
President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated the first meeting of the regional mechanism created in 2016 for follow-up on the 2030 Agenda today, in the National Palace, along with Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Luis Videgaray and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.
26 de April de 2017 | Speech
Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
26 de April de 2017 | Speech
Palabras de Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL.
26 April 2017 | Infographic
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), adopted in 2015, embody the consensus of governments and different stakeholders to work collaboratively towards a transformative vision of economic, social and environmental sustainability, by correcting asymmetries and building an open and stable international system. Complying with the Agenda will need to find a balance between employment and equality policies in each country with the restrictions imposed to national decisions by an open world system.