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Caribbean Youth Dialogues 2025 in preparation of the ECOSOC Youth Forum
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is an opportunity to galvanize action aimed at promoting greater inclusion of youth in all spheres. This roadmap recognizes in several of its goals the centrality of the full incorporation of youth as a necessary condition to move towards more inclusive societies, in which no one is left behind, on a path to sustainable development. However, youth in the Caribbean face many challenges that need to be addressed as precursors to creating environments that enable them to reach their maximum potential to contribute to the achievement of SDGs by 2030, thereby leaving a legacy for future youth generations.
Regional seminar on innovations in the population and housing census of the 2020 Round looking towards the 2030 Round
This is a side event of the twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the SCA-ECLAC. The objective of the seminar is to share innovations from the 2020 census round and lessons learned from the perspective of directors of national statistical offices. It seeks to contribute to the planning of the 2030 census round, enhancing lessons learned and capacities acquired in light of the results and challenges.
Inter-regional expert meeting on the measurement of South-South cooperation
The inter-regional expert meeting will strengthen South-South cooperation, enhancing its global visibility by leveraging recent developments. It will host high-level debates on integrating and measuring South-South cooperation in future agendas, amplify the global South's voice and introduce a UN project for pilot studies and training on measurement methods.
News
International Mother Earth Day: ECLAC and Uruguay Reaffirm their Commitment to Environmental Democracy and Implementation of the Escazú Agreement
Today marks four years since Latin America and the Caribbean’s first environmental agreement entered into force.
At the Current Pace, Only 23% of the Sustainable Development Goal Targets Will Be Achieved by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, presented a new report on follow-up of the 2030 Agenda in the region, emphasizing the importance of strengthening institutional capacities to manage transformations and reasserting the value of multilateralism as a catalyst for action and hope, in the face of a complex international context.
Redoubling the Commitment and Expanding Capacities: Keys to Achieving Fulfillment of the SDGs in a Complex International Context
Authorities and international experts have gathered in Santiago, Chile for the eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2025, at ECLAC’s headquarters. The meeting is focused on reaching agreements and sharing experiences to surmount the region’s lag in fulfilling the 2030 Agenda.
How to Follow the Eighth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
All the main panels at the meeting will be broadcast live from April 1-4. The invitation, on social media, is to participate in the debates using hashtags #ForoALC2030 and #LACForum2030.
