Summary of resolutions recently adopted by CDCC and resolutions of ECLAC and other organs of the United Nations which might be of special interest to member countries of ECLAC/CDCC

This paper brings to the attention of member countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) resolutions adopted by past sessions of the Committee, since 2000, and the process of their implementation. Resolutions 55 to 66 for the period 2000- 2006 have been extracted from the reports of the eighteenth to twenty first sessions of the CDCC Also included for the information of member countries are selected resolutions recently adopted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and other organs of the United Nations. These resolutions greatly influence the preparation of the programme of work and are expected guide the day-to-day functioning of the secretariat. It is a great source of information for delegations, given the perceived special relevance of the resolutions to the membership of the CDCC. The resolutions listed in this document are pertinent to all subprogrammes of ECLAC and indeed the CDCC subprogramme 12 of ECLAC. However, the content of these resolutions either marked no real advance on the outcomes of the corresponding conferences that were held within recent times or were cast in a globally relevant context that did not address specific concerns of Caribbean countries to any significant extent.

A collection of documents on economic relations between the United States and Central America, 1906-1956

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The global context and the renewal of the United Nations = El contexto global y la renovación de Naciones Unidas

Introducción En esta época posterior a la guerra fría y de creciente globalización, el rol de las Naciones Unidas experimenta constantes redefiniciones y desafíos. El señor Kofi Annan, Secretario General, afirmó que las Naciones Unidas se encuentran hoy en una encrucijada, y que el momento es tan trascendente como lo fue el de su fundación, hace sesenta años. Aunque los principios fundamentales de la democracia, los derechos humanos y el estado de derecho siguen siendo universalmente aceptados y se consideran piedra angular del orden mundial, el Secretario General considera, como otros muchos, que ha llegado el momento de rediseñar su estructura básica para combinar el imperativo de la acción con la necesidad de legitimidad". En este contexto, durante la visita oficial del Secretario General a Chile en noviembre del 2003, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) fue anfitriona de la mesa redonda "El contexto global y la renovación de las Naciones Unidas", en la que participaron la señora Tarja Halonen, Presidenta de la República de Finlandia, el señor Ricardo Lagos, Presidente de la República de Chile, y el señor Annan. Entre los invitados a este acto se encontraban miembros del cuerpo diplomático en Santiago de Chile, destacados intelectuales, representantes de la sociedad civil y académicos que enriquecieron el debate con preguntas y comentarios. Los tres líderes analizaron la situación política, económica y social del mundo de hoy en el contexto del actual proceso de reforma de las Naciones Unidas. Disertaron sobre los desafíos del desarrollo, el multilateralismo, la interdependencia de los países y su necesidad de contar con una participación ciudadana creciente y coherente en los planos local, regional y mundial. Uno de los temas centrales fue el poder, y el modo en que las Naciones Unidas pueden canalizarlo y redistribuirlo con el fin de que su ejercicio sea colectivo y civilizado. Aunque es imposible resolver en una mañana o en una sola reunión estos complejos asuntos, que en ocasiones resultan abrumadores, tenemos la esperanza de que este libro proporcione inspiración, conceptos e ideas que permitan alcanzar soluciones eficaces e innovadoras en el futuro. José Luis Machinea Secretario Ejecutivo CEPAL"

The United Nations Regional Commissions: Enhancing Capacities To Eradicate Violence Against Women

This study captures the significant regional and national knowledge that has been accumulated on measuring violence against women through the interregional project "Enhancing capacities to eradicate violence against women through networking of local knowledge communities". Supported by the United Nations Development Account, this two-year project was coordinated by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its Division for Gender Affairs, and implemented by the five regional commissions of the United Nations, in cooperation with the United Nations Statistical Division and UN-Women. Through the project, more than 30 countries worldwide have been engaged in the development, dissemination and testing of core indicators endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission. This process has made a decisive contribution to designing and building consensus around a common methodology to measure and document violence against women. Furthermore, the inclusion of all five regions in piloting the newly-developed tools to measure violence has also ensured that these tools capture a more comprehensive and complex vision of violence as experienced by women across cultures and regions. This report presents an overview of the activities that have taken place in the five regions, and outlines the key outcomes and lessons learned. Through its activities, the interregional project has made the cumulative body of existing knowledge in terms of policies, findings, innovative practices, processes and statistical data available to policymakers, activists and women's organizations. New knowledge was also produced through national studies that examined underexplored sources of data on violence against women. National capacities to collect information on violence against women through official statistics were strengthened through targeted training activities as well as through participation in expert meetings which provided the space for an effective exchange of best practices.

International migration from a regional and interregional perspective: Main conclusions, messages and recommendations from the United Nations Development Account project (6th Tranche), "Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: maximizing development benefits and minimizing negative impact"

Incluye bibliografía

United Nations agreement on fishing on the high seas: two years after signature: a regional perspective

Includes bibliography

Post-conflict peace-building: a challenge for the United Nations

Includes bibliography

The creation of the United Nations and ECLAC

Includes bibliography

Population, resources, environment, development interrelationships in the United Nations: in search of a focus

Includes bibliography