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8 March 2024 | Op-ed

Investing in Women and Gender Equality for a Better World
By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
8 March 2022 | Press Release

Participants in Forum on Sustainable Development Urged for Averting Setbacks and Achieving Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Government authorities, international officials and representatives of civil society commemorated International Women’s Day at the regional gathering that is taking place in Costa Rica.
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3 February 2022 | News

Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Implementing the Regional Gender Agenda and the Incorporation of Equality, Empowerment, and Autonomy of Women in Policies related to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
During the 62nd Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities agreed on preparatory activities for the XV Regional Conference to be held in Argentina in November 2022.
Group photo of the meeting.
27 January 2022 | News

Ministers and High-level Authorities Urge for Incorporating the Gender Perspective into Policies for Pandemic Response and Recovery and for Including Women and Girls in their Design and Implementation
The 62nd Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, concluded today with a call for promoting policies that would foster a transformative recovery with gender equality.
26 January 2022 | Press Release

Women’s Autonomy, Gender Equality and the Building of a Care Society are a Precondition, Path and Catalyst for Sustainable Development
Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in Latin America and the Caribbean inaugurated today the 62nd Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
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24 January 2022 | Announcement

Ministers and High-level Authorities Will Analyze Fulfillment of Gender Equality Commitments and Progress Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
On January 26-27, the 62nd Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held virtually, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
24 November 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC: At Least 4,091 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, Despite Greater Visibility and Social Condemnation
The United Nations regional organization’s Gender Equality Observatory released today the latest statistics available on this true “shadow pandemic.”
29 September 2021 | Press Release

Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean is Urgent for Achieving a Transformative and Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality
Authorities and representatives of civil society and international organizations participated in the first day of the Sixty-first Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
20 May 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality and Building Care Societies for a More Egalitarian, Sustainable and Resilient Future
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a virtual keynote lecture in the framework of a series entitled Post-2030: Women Leaders for a Sustainable Future, organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
8 March 2021 | News

ECLAC Calls for Averting Setbacks and Promoting a Transformative, Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality
In a message on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, urged for implementing public policies that recognize the work of all women in their diversity and the enormous value they contribute.
26 February 2021 | Press Release

Women’s Affairs Ministers Commit to Furthering a Care Society and Full Digital Inclusion of Women for a Transformative Recovery with Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
During the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, authorities adopted a declaration that will be presented during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
23 February 2021 | Press Release

Women’s Full Digital Inclusion and the Forging of a Care Society are Indispensable for an Egalitarian and Sustainable Recovery
Authorities from the region, international officials and feminist organizations participated in the inauguration of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
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18 February 2021 | Announcement

High-level Authorities from the Region Will Analyze Fulfillment of Gender Equality Commitments in the Context of the Pandemic
On February 23-25, the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
24 November 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Persistence of Violence against Women and Girls in the Region and Femicide, its Maximum Expression, is Troubling
The strategy to urgently tackle this veritable “shadow pandemic” should be based on four pillars: funding, prevention, response and data collection.
31 January 2020 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Santiago Commitment, Which Seeks to Accelerate Efforts to Fulfill the Regional Gender Agenda
The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, concluded today in Chile.
6 September 2019 | Press Release

Chile Will Host the Main Intergovernmental Forum on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the Region
The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, will take place on November 4-8 in Santiago.
7 March 2019 | Op-ed

Recognizing Women’s Rights, Essential for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
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10 December 2018 | News

ECLAC: Equality for Afro-descendant Women is Still Pending in Latin America and the Caribbean
A study published by the United Nations regional organization analyzes their autonomy in terms of three key dimensions: economic, physical and in decision-making.
25 October 2016 | Press Release

XIII Regional Conference on Women Opens with Strong Condemnation of Gender Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
The President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the opening session of the inter-governmental conference being held through Friday, October 28 in Montevideo.
19 October 2016 | News

How to follow the XIII Regional Conference on Women of ECLAC being held in Montevideo
All the panel discussions and publication presentations will be transmitted live on the social networks under the hashtags #CRM13, #mujeresALC and #womenLAC.

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