United Nations
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Activities
Fourth meeting - Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development - 2021
La Cuarta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible se llevará a cabo en forma virtual, del 15 al 18 de marzo de 2021, bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica. Con anterioridad al inicio de las actividades oficiales del Foro, el día 15 de marzo se realizarán actividades de la sociedad civil y otros actores relevantes. El registro de participantes estará disponible entre el 15 de febrero y hasta el 12 de marzo de 2021.
Regional Seminar "Institutional and statistical challenges for the monitoring of the Millenium Development Goals in Latin American and Caribbean countries"
One of the objectives of the meeting, organized by ECLAC, is to coordinate information efficiently between local sources and international institutions.
Caribbean Forum: Shaping a Sustainable Development Agenda to address the Caribbean Reality in the 21st Century
The Caribbean Forum: Shaping a Sustainable Development Agenda to address the Caribbean Reality in the 21st Century held the 5-6 of March in the Red Conference Room of the Crowne Plaza Tequendama Hotel. The meeting focused on development goals, global and regional governance and the discussion, from a regional perspective, of agreements adopted in order to inform the ongoing global processes.
News
75 years of ECLAC
New website highlights the contributions of ECLAC to Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 75 years Learn about the history of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and discover how it has shaped thinking on public policy and development and supported the region by promoting economic, social and sustainable development initiatives over almost eight decades.
New Research Guide: Environment and Climate Change Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Hernán Santa Cruz Library has prepared a new research guide on Environment and Climate Change Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean in collaboration with the Environment Statistics Unit of the ECLAC Statistics Division.
UN study emphasises economic growth as a poverty reduction strategy to meet the target in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015
The report by the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) explores the causes, dynamics and persistence of poverty, as well as what works and what does not in international policy and practice.
2030 agenda for sustainable development
Centred on sustainable development and based on equality as an aim and as an ethical principle.
