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ECLAC Member Countries Review Preparations for the

First Meeting of the Forum on Sustainable Development

-Maria Luiza Ribeiro Vi- May 2016, this new regional a presentation on the cur-
otti, Chef de Cabinet to mechanism for monitor- rent economic and social
the United Nations Secre- ing progress with the 2030 panorama in Latin Amer-
tary-General, and Alicia Agenda is led by the States ica and the Caribbean,
Bárcena, Executive Sec- and is open to participa- highlighting major global
retary of ECLAC, spoke at tion by other regional and trends, the new hemispher-
the thirty-second session of subregional institutions, civil ic context and the regional
the regional organization’s society organizations, aca- organization’s proposal
Committee of the Whole, demics and the private for implementing the 2030
chaired by Mexico. sector. Agenda, which is focused
“The UN Regional Com- on promoting progressive
NEW YORK - Meeting last missions play a key role by structural change through
week in New York City at serving as platforms for pol- a big environmental push.
the regional organization’s icy dialogue and exchang- Bárcena explained that
Committee of the Whole, es of experiences on the ECLAC supports the re-
the ECLAC member coun- Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena. specific circumstances of gion’s countries in imple-
tries’ representatives to the Agenda. the Secretary-General of each region,” said Ribeiro. menting the 2030 Agenda
United Nations examined The thirty-second session the United Nations, Maria She went on to explain that by preparing an analytical
the prevailing economic of the Committee of the Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, and by the Forum would allow ties framework for implemen-
and social situation and Whole, a subsidiary body the Executive Secretary of to be forged between dis- tation measures, by pro-
reviewed preparations of the Economic Commis- ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena. cussions at the global and moting the inclusion of the
for the first meeting of the sion for Latin America and “The world will be look- regional levels, and that it SDGs in development plans
Forum of the Countries of the Caribbean (ECLAC), ing towards Latin America would also ensure follow- and by the creation of a
Latin America and the Ca- opened with an address and the Caribbean as a up of the 2030 Agenda’s 17 Regional Planning Obser-
ribbean on Sustainable De- by the Permanent Repre- reference point for good SDGs, which were adopted vatory, as well as through
velopment. At that meet- sentative of Mexico to the practices and models for by the international com- capacity-building in the ar-
ing, which will take place United Nations, Juan José following up on the Sustain- munity in 2015, and would eas of data and statistics,
in Mexico in April under Gómez Camacho, in his able Development Goals help detect challenges in strengthening the regional
the leadership of ECLAC, capacity as Chair of the (SDGs),” said Maria Luiza funding and the availability architecture for following
eleven States will present Committee of the Whole. Ribeiro Viotti, speaking of of statistics. up on and reviewing the
voluntary reports on the Remarks were then given the upcoming first meeting ECLAC Executive Secretary SDGs and coordinating the
implementation of the 2030 by the Chef de Cabinet of of the Forum. Created in Alicia Bárcena then gave Forum itself. q