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International Workshop on Register-Based Censuses
This event is organised by CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the National Institute of Statistics (INE) of Uruguay. The event's primary goal is to increase countries' knowledge about the use of administrative registers and sources to support population and housing censuses. The workshop will address the basic requirements, the relative advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches aimed at the use of administrative registers, and the experience of both extra-regional countries and those in the region that have advanced on this direction.
Climate change and environmental legislation in support of the delivery of the new Programme of Action for SIDS
This side event will take place at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS-4). Convened by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC), it will discuss how robust legal frameworks can unlock climate finance for building resilience and enhancing institutional capacities in Caribbean SIDS. The event will also explore ways the OPCC can collaborate to bolster environmental and climate change legislation in the region.
Conversation “Female leadership in the geospatial field”
Organized by UN-GGIM: Americas. This is a side event of the Tenth Session of UN-GGIM: Americas (17 to 20 October 17 2023).
Third Expert forum for producers and users of disaster-related statistics
The annual expert forums are organized to advance the production and use of disaster-related statistics for risk-informed development in support of the aim of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Disaster-related Statistics (IAEG-DRS) of the United Nations Statistical Commission.
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Latin American and Caribbean Countries Call for Approving a Global Pact for Inclusive Social Development at Summit to be Held in November in Qatar
Chile’s Social Development and Family Minister, Javiera Toro, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, led a Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held virtually.
Chile advances towards the implementation of a statistical geoportal with support from ECLAC
INE technicians participated in a workshop organized by ECLAC to develop a statistical geoportal based on free software and open standards. The initiative seeks to strengthen the dissemination of official data and promote interoperability, following successful examples from other countries in the region.
ECLAC at the COP16 in Colombia: Standing Together for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
At the event, the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, will participate in a series of high-level events, stressing the importance of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean’s sustainable development.
Governments from Latin America and the Caribbean Endorse ECLAC’s Recommendations for Achieving the Transformations that the Region Needs
At the end of the United Nations regional organization’s Fortieth Session, representatives of the Commission’s Member States and associate members recognized the importance of taking action to overcome the development traps affecting the region.
