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Los emprendedores sociales del mañana: invertir en competencias para jóvenes en el Caribe

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Antes del Foro UE-América Latina y el Caribe con los jóvenes, la sociedad civil y las autoridades locales de los días 13 y 14 de julio de 2023, y la Cumbre birregional entre la UE y la Comunidad de Estados de América Latina y el...

Americas & the Caribbean
Barbados
Dominica
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Saint Lucia
Children and Youth
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
Youth employment
young girl working

Les entrepreneurs sociaux de demain : Investir dans les compétences des jeunes aux Caraïbes

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Avant le Forum UE-Amérique latine et Caraïbes avec la jeunesse, la société civile et les autorités locales les 13 et 14 juillet 2023, et le Sommet birégional UE-Communauté des États latino-américains et des Caraïbes (UE-CELAC) les...

Americas & the Caribbean
Barbados
Saint Lucia
+1
Dominica
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
Youth employment
Children and Youth
young girl working

The Social Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow: Investing in youth skills in the Caribbean

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Did you know July 15th is World Youth Skills Day? Ahead of the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum with Youth, Civil Society and Local Authorities on 13 and 14 July 2023, and the EU-Community of Latin American and Caribbean...

Barbados
Dominica
Saint Lucia
+1
Americas & the Caribbean
Children and Youth
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
Youth employment

Empoderando a niños y jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe

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El mundo celebra el aniversario de la Declaración de los Derechos del Niño adoptada el 20 de noviembre de 1959 por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Aunque una de cada tres personas en todo el mundo es un menor, la...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Empowering children and youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

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The world celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Children’s Rights adopted on 20 November 1959 by the UN General Assembly. Although one in three people worldwide is a minor, most societies still undervalue the opinion of...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Promoting sustainable production and consumption in Latin America

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Unsustainable consumption and production patterns are at the heart of the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Environmental degradation has become even more evident during the COVID-19...

Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Costa Rica
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Mexico
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
Private Sector

Promoción de la producción y el consumo sostenibles en América Latina

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Los patrones de consumo y de producción no sostenibles se encuentran en el centro de la triple crisis planetaria: cambio climático, pérdida de biodiversidad y contaminación La degradación medioambiental se ha vuelto aún más...

Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Costa Rica
+1
Mexico
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
Private Sector

Promoviendo el comercio legal de madera y la gobernanza forestal sostenible en Guatemala

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La tala ilegal de árboles es un problema mundial con un importante impacto negativo en el ámbito económico, medioambiental y social. Los países socios de todo el mundo, incluida la región de América Latina, han emprendido acciones...

Americas & the Caribbean
Guatemala
Environment & green economy
Private Sector
Forests

Promoting legal timber trade and sustainable forest governance in Guatemala

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Illegal logging is a global problem with significant negative economic, environmental, and social impacts. Partner countries around the world, including in the Latin America region, have taken action and introduced measures to...

Americas & the Caribbean
Guatemala
Environment & green economy
Private Sector
Forests

Local heroes protecting the world’s biodiversity hotspots

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Small, local conservation organisations in high-biodiversity areas are among nature’s most powerful allies; this is mainly due to their knowledge of and influence over the environment. However, in most cases, these organisations...

Americas & the Caribbean
Bolivia
Asia
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Viet Nam
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Environment & green economy