The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: An opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean

• The Regional Council on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
• The Regional Council on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
• The Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications
Technologies
• The Committee on South-South Cooperation
• The Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
The regional architecture provides the structure for follow-up to the 2030
Agenda at the regional level and supports a transparent, coordinated and integrated
relationship among the global, regional and national levels, with clear reporting
mechanisms, hierarchical arrangements and mandates. 5 The Forum of the Countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will make use of
existing platforms and mandates, avoiding duplication of efforts and the creation
of additional structures. Within existing resources, it will promote coordination and
coherence within the United Nations development system and will invite other relevant
regional and subregional bodies and international financial institutions to take part in
its meetings. It will also promote the establishment of a clear link with the High-level
Political Forum on Sustainable Development, organized under the auspices of the
Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations.
The Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable
Development and the other subsidiary bodies of ECLAC provide a regional platform that
serves as a bridge between the national and global spheres, facilitating dialogue
between multiple stakeholders to identify best practices and engage in peer-to-peer
learning with regard to the implementation, follow-up and review of the new Agenda
and the SDGs, and to discuss emerging challenges and shared aims.
2. Enhance analysis of the means of implementation
of the 2030 Agenda at the regional level
On the basis of its traditional, integrated approach to development and its multidisciplinary
work and structure, ECLAC will lay emphasis on strengthening policy analysis and dialogue
centred on the key dimensions of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development Sustainable Development, from the regional perspective. By tapping its
accumulated experience in all areas of sustainable development, the Commission will provide
comprehensive analysis, policy advice and technical assistance for member countries.
Thanks to the convening power it enjoys at the thematic and sectoral levels through its
forums, subsidiary bodies and intergovernmental meetings, ECLAC will bring together
policymakers and stakeholders from civil society, academia and the private sector to
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