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COP 3 Reinforced the Commitment to Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective and to Women’s Full and Effective Participation in the Implementation of the Escazú Agreement

25 Apr 2024 | News

At the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – countries adopted the Decision on Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective, which poses the urgency of integrating and strengthening the gender perspective, of ensuring the full and effective participation of women in all their diversity, including indigenous women, and of preventing discrimination and gender-based violence against women who are environmental d…

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, Visited ECLAC’s Headquarters and Met with UN Staff in Chile

22 Nov 2023 | News

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, visited on November 21 the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile for the first time, meeting with the entire staff of the organization and of the UN agencies, funds and programs that work in the country. António Guterres was received by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and by the Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Chile, María José Torres Macho, who welcomed him on behalf of all staff members. Other participants in the meeting include…

ECLAC and the Government of Argentina Signed Agreement for Holding the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

4 May 2022 | News

On November 7-11 of this year, Argentina will host the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the central theme of which will be “The care society: a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality.” Participating in the ceremony to sign the host agreement – held today in Buenos Aires – were the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero; the Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina, Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta; and the Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Car…

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

3 Feb 2022 | News

The Ministers and High-Level Authorities of the national mechanisms for the advancement of women in Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed their commitment to take all necessary measures to accelerate the effective implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda and the international commitments related to gender equality, the autonomy of women, adolescents and girls and the full guarantee of their human rights. They also committed to mainstreaming the gender perspective into national environmental, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster risk reduction policies, initiatives, a…

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

27 Jan 2022 | News

Ministers and high-level authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement urged for incorporating the gender perspective into COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery policies and for including women and girls in their design and implementation, during the closing session of the Sixty-second Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). At the gathering, these authorities committed…

Ministers and High-level Authorities Will Analyze Fulfillment of Gender Equality Commitments and Progress Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

24 Jan 2022 | Announcement

Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from women’s advancement mechanisms, along with representatives and delegates from Latin American and Caribbean countries, members of international organizations, academia, women’s and feminist organizations, civil society and trade unions, as well as foundations and donors, will participate on January 26-27, 2022 in the Sixty-second Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held virtually. This meeting is being organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and th…

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…

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…

Alicia Bárcena: Latin America and the Caribbean’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Will Be Feminist, or It Will Not Be At All

15 Sep 2020 | News

“The post-pandemic recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean will be feminist, or it will not be at all,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said this Tuesday during the fourth annual edition of the International Workshop on Women who Do and Inspire (Beijing+25), organized by Fundación Global, a non-profit organization based in Argentina. “The role of the State and public policies will be critical for bringing about a care economy, which is key to the recovery. A fiscal compact focused on women will be needed for this, …

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 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…

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,…

ECLAC Subregional Meeting Examines Progress and Challenges in the Caribbean in Preparation for the XIV Regional Conference on Women

18 Jun 2019 | News

Government officials and experts from across the Caribbean participated in the subregional preparatory meeting of the XIV session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, an ECLAC subsidiary body, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 18 June 2019, to examine progress as well as obstacles for advancing women’s autonomy and gender equality in the context of the Caribbean’s changing economic scenarios. The event was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean and ECLAC’s Divisi…

ECLAC: Equality for Afro-descendant Women is Still Pending in Latin America and the Caribbean

10 Dec 2018 | News

Despite the progress seen in the last decade, Afro-descendant women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be ignored as the possible beneficiaries of differentiated policies, they suffer poverty at higher rates than the rest of the population, they are underrepresented or absent from decision-making processes, and their right – and that of their communities – to live a life free of violence is more frequently infringed, ECLAC indicates in the recently published document Afro-descendant Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: Debts of Equality (in Spanish and Portuguese only). The st…

Progress on Implementing Priority Measures of the Montevideo Consensus Praised, but Challenges Remain

8 Aug 2018 | News

The pending challenges to address the demands of girls, boys, adolescents and young people in the region, aging, access to sexual and reproductive health, and persistent gender gaps were some of the issues discussed during the second day of the third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held through Thursday, August 9, in the Convention Center of Lima, Peru. On the first panel of the session – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Peru, with support fr…

Authorities Value Progress on the Achievement of Gender Equality and Women’s Rights in the Region

31 Jul 2018 | News

Ministers and authorities on women’s affairs valued the progress made on achieving gender equality and women’s rights in the region during the closing session of the fifty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which concluded today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The regional meeting came to a close with speeches by Mariella Mazzotti, Director of the National Women’s Institute (INMUJERES) of Uruguay, in her role as president of the Presiding…

ECLAC: Montevideo Strategy Seeks to Untie the Structural Knots of Gender Inequality in the Region

17 Mar 2017 | News

“The Montevideo Strategy is an ambitious political and technical instrument that seeks to untie the structural knots of gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said María Nieves Rico, Director of the Gender Affairs Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at a side event to the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) that is taking place in New York. The Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030, which sets 10 pillars for implementation, w…

Rural Women Benefit from ECLAC Sensitization Seminar on Gender-Based Violence

28 Nov 2016 | News

Organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean and Grassroots Organisations Operating Together in Sisterhood in Trinidad and Tobago (GROOTS T&T), with collaboration from the TOCO Foundation, the seminar entitled “Breaking the silence on violence against rural women and girls” was held in Guayaguayare, Trinidad and Tobago on 25 November. Violence against women and girls is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discriminatio…

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