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ECLAC Reaffirmed its Commitment to the Global Alliance for Care Work, an Initiative that Gives Visibility to Latin America and the Caribbean’s Pioneering Efforts in this Area

21 Jun 2021 | News

“ECLAC is part of the Global Alliance for Care Work, which represents a great opportunity to give visibility to Latin American and Caribbean countries’ pioneering efforts to overcome the structural constraints of gender inequality and foster a transformative recovery with equality,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during a virtual event entitled Global Alliance for Care Work: Exploring and sharing commitments and good experiences, organized by the National Women’s Institute (INMUJERES) of Mexico and UN Women…

A Feminist Foreign Policy is Needed to Achieve a Transformative Recovery with Equality in the Region: Alicia Bárcena

14 Jun 2021 | News

A feminist foreign policy not only means that States guarantee women’s rights both inside and outside their territories’ borders. It also implies that States promote multilateralism with the aim of addressing in a coordinated way the structural constraints of gender inequality, a key aspect for achieving a transformative recovery with equality in the region, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said today during the 2nd Cultural Congress Migrant Women from Mexico and the World (June 14-17), organized by the Consulate of Mex…

ECLAC Stresses the Importance of Promoting Women’s Economic Autonomy as the Key to a Sustainable Recovery with Equality

9 Mar 2021 | News

Women’s economic autonomy is the key to a sustainable recovery with equality in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and decent work with rights, digital inclusion and the care economy are among its drivers, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today during a high-level seminar held in the framework of International Women’s Day, which was commemorated worldwide on March 8. The United Nations regional commission’s highest authority gave a presentation at this event entitled “Women’s digital inclusion and decent work …

ECLAC Calls for Averting Setbacks and Promoting a Transformative, Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality

8 Mar 2021 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called today for joining forces to promote actions, policies and partnerships that safeguard the progress on women’s rights achieved in the last decade, and for implementing public policies that recognize the work of all women in their diversity and the enormous value they contribute. In a message released today on the occasion of International Women’s Day, ECLAC’s highest authority affirmed that 2021 is a key year for moving decisively towards a transformative recovery with gender e…

ECLAC Will Present New Figures on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Poverty, Inequality and Employment in the Region

1 Mar 2021 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, March 4 its flagship annual report entitled Social Panorama of Latin America 2020, which examines the social impact of the unprecedented crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent figures available on poverty, inequality and employment in the region. Furthermore, the document analyzes trends in public social spending in the region’s countries, the social protection measures adopted by governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to address the pandemic’s effects, the role …

High-level Authorities from the Region Will Analyze Fulfillment of Gender Equality Commitments in the Context of the Pandemic

18 Feb 2021 | Announcement

Vice Presidents, Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement – among other representatives from the region’s countries – will participate on February 23-25, 2021 in the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place virtually. The meeting is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which holds the Conference’s Secretariat, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empower…

ECLAC Will Launch Special Report COVID-19 on the Economic Autonomy of Women in the Post-Pandemic Recovery

3 Feb 2021 | Announcement

On Wednesday, February 10 at 11:00 a.m. in Chile (GMT-3), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch Special Report COVID-19 No. 9, entitled The economic autonomy of women in a sustainable recovery with equality, which addresses the effects of the pandemic on women's jobs and income and proposes actions for gender equality in the recovery. The document, the ninth in a series that ECLAC is producing on the evolution and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, will be presented at a press conference by Alicia Bárcena, Executive S…

ECLAC Analyzes the Behavior of the Region’s Foreign Trade during the COVID-19 Pandemic

18 Jan 2021 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Friday, January 22 its annual flagship report entitled International Trade Outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2020, which examines the behavior of the foreign trade of the region’s economies in the last year, with the most recent figures available on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in distinct countries. More specifically, this edition of the document is composed of three chapters, examining the evolution of global and regional trade after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, analyzing the ev…

The Role of Digital Technologies in Light of the Pandemic Will Be Analyzed at the Seventh Ministerial Conference organized by ECLAC and the Government of Ecuador

4 Nov 2020 | Announcement

The role of digital technologies as critical instruments for alleviating the effects of the crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic will be analyzed during the Seventh Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, to be held on November 23-26, 2020 and organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Ecuador. At the meeting, which will take place virtually, delegates from the region’s countries will debate the policy priorities on digital matters for the next two years and will aim to approve the eLAC 2022 Digital Agenda for…

Foreign Ministers and High-level Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Sign a Political Declaration for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Recovery in the Region

26 Oct 2020 | News

Ministers of Foreign Affairs and high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries signed a political declaration today for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient recovery, in the framework of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place virtually from October 26 to October 28. The declaration was unveiled during the Dialogue of ministers of foreign affairs and high-level authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean on the post-pandemic economic recovery, which was inaugurated by Rodolfo Solano, Minis…

Building Latin America and the Caribbean Back Better Post-Pandemic Means Reconfiguring Development with Equality and Sustainability: Alicia Bárcena

23 Sep 2020 | News

“Inequality defines Latin America and the Caribbean. Wealth, income, social protection, education, knowledge and skills are in the hands of the few,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said in a video message transmitted on Tuesday, 22 September 2020, in the SDG Action Zone, a virtual event held in the framework of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In this context, “building Latin America and the Caribbean back better post-pandemic means reconfiguring development with equality and sustainability,” …

ECLAC and UN Women Will Launch a Document Analyzing the Challenges of Care Work in Latin America and the Caribbean in Times of COVID-19

17 Aug 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) will launch a document entitled Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during COVID-19. Towards Comprehensive Systems to Strengthen Response and Recovery, during a virtual seminar to be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. local time in Panama (11 a.m. in Chile). The document will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and María Noel Vaeza, Regional Director of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean. T…

The precarious situation of domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean is accentuated by the COVID-19 crisis

12 Jun 2020 | News

UN Women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented today the document Remunerated Domestic Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 crisis, which provides an overview of the situation of particular vulnerability faced by domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the impacts of the current crisis caused by the pandemic. In Latin America and the Caribbean, between 11 and 18 million people are engaged in paid domestic work. 93% of these are women. Domestic work accounts …

Gender Equality is a Key Factor for Sustainable, Inclusive and Equitable Growth: Alicia Bárcena

30 Apr 2020 | News

“Gender equality is a key factor for sustainable, inclusive and equitable growth. The future post COVID-19 needs women,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), underscored this Thursday, April 30, during a webinar organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The virtual seminar was entitled “Domestic Violence: What companies can do to combat increased violence in this context of crisis.” It is one in a series of gatherings held as part of the “Win-Win: Gender Equality is …

Alicia Bárcena Encouraged Caribbean Countries to Advance Towards Less Unequal and More Caring Societies, Leaving No One Behind

21 Apr 2020 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, encouraged Caribbean countries to commit to social well-being, at a virtual meeting held today on the role of Caribbean Social Development Ministries in the crisis that the world and region are currently undergoing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting drew the participation of 18 representatives from English, French and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and territories: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, the Bahamas, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guadalupe, Guyana, the…

Alicia Bárcena Warns About the Persistence of Obstacles Limiting the Reach of Gender Equality Policies in the Region

9 Mar 2020 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, warned about the persistence of obstacles that limit the reach of equality policies and their impact on improving women’s living conditions in the region, during a discussion commemorating International Women’s Day held at the commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Also participating in this activity were Silvia Rucks, the United Nations System’s Resident Coordinator in Chile, and María Inés Salamanca, the Director of UN Women in Chile. In her remarks, Alicia Bárcena underline…

The Region’s Countries Still Face Multiple Challenges to Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality by 2030

29 Jan 2020 | News

Forty years after the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the establishment of the Regional Gender Agenda, and 25 years since the approval of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, it can be seen that progress on the path to gender equality is not linear. As a result of changes in economic, political and social scenarios, setbacks occur and new challenges emerge to achieving sustainable development based on gender equality, women’s autonomy and respect for their rights. This is according to the first Regional progress report…

XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held January 27-31 in Chile

22 Jan 2020 | Announcement

The Vice Presidents of Colombia (Marta Lucía Ramírez), Costa Rica (Epsy Campbell), and El Salvador (Félix Ulloa), along with twenty-odd ministers of women’s affairs and senior authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement, as well as officials from other areas of government, will gather at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile on January 27-31 to participate in the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the foremost intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality in the region. The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin Americ…

ECLAC Caribbean tackles street harassment in Trinidad and Tobago

25 Nov 2019 | News

Street harassment comes in many forms, ranging from unwelcome sexual advances and requests for sexual favours to other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, such as comments on women’s appearance, `sooting’ and stalking. In Trinidad and Tobago, women migrants, asylum seekers and refugees are particularly vulnerable to street harassment, exploitation and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV). This year, ECLAC Caribbean, in collaboration with the United Nations Country Team and in partnership with the British and Canadian High Commissions, the Embassy of Spain, the Min…

XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Will be Presented to the Media at ECLAC

3 Sep 2019 | Announcement

The preparations for and main themes of the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean – which will be held on November 4-8, 2019 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile – will be shared with members of the media at a press conference this Friday, September 6, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the United Nations regional organization’s building. The press conference will be led by Isabel Plá, the Minister of Women and Gender Equity of Chile, which is the host country of the XIV Regional Conference on Women,…

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