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Latin American and Caribbean Legislators Play a Crucial Role for Making Progress on Care Policies in the Region

11 Aug 2025 | News

The crucial role of the region’s legislators for advancing towards the care society was emphasized today at the inauguration of the Parliamentary Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by Mexico’s Congress of the Union, UN Women and ECLAC at the San Lázaro Legislative Palace in Mexico City. Participating in the opening ceremony were Senator Martha Lucia Mícher Camarena, President of the Gender Equality Commission of the Senate of the Republic of Mexico; Deputy Anaís Miriam Burgos Hernán…

President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, Will Inaugurate the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

8 Aug 2025 | Announcement

On Tuesday, 12 August 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will preside over the inauguration of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the main intergovernmental forum within the United Nations focused on women's rights and gender equality in the region. The opening ceremony will take place at Palacio Nacional at 11 a.m. local time in Mexico (GMT-6). The intergovernmental meeting will bring together high-level authorities from Mexico and the region along with representatives of multilateral organizations, academia and civil society, parti…

Mexico Will Host on August 12-15 the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

22 Jul 2025 | Announcement

Senior authorities from Mexico and other governments in the region, along with representatives of the United Nations (UN), multilateral organizations, parliaments, academia and civil society – particularly women’s and feminist movements and organizations – will gather on August 12-15, 2025 in Mexico to participate in the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event, to be held at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco in Mexico City, will address “political, economic, social, cultural and environmental transformations as a means of advancing the car…

Ministers and Senior Authorities Will Meet at ECLAC to Review Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 30 Years After its Approval as well as Preparations for the XVI Regional Conference on Women, to be Held in Mexico in 2025

29 Nov 2024 | Announcement

Ministers and senior authorities from national women’s advancement mechanisms in the region will participate on December 4-5, 2024, in the Sixty-sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. This meeting – which has become a critical space for evaluating the region’s progress on gender equality and women’s autonomy – is being organized by ECLAC, in its capacity as Secretariat of the Conference, in coo…

XXV International Meeting on Gender Statistics Strengthens Partnerships to Promote Evidence-Based Gender Equality Policies

2 Sep 2024 | News

​​​​​​ In the opening session, the use of statistical information and innovation to strengthen the gender perspective in public policy design and implementation was highlighted. The XXV International Meeting on Gender Statistics (EIEG) began in Aguascalientes, Mexico, under the theme "25 years of partnerships to strengthen evidence-based equality policies." This event brings together over 170 participants in person and more than 300 virtually, representing 18 countries. Representatives from the public sector, academia, and international organizations are participating. The event is organized…

Academic Forum on Care Begins in Preparation for the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

28 Aug 2024 | News

The Academic Forum “Territories of Care: Contributions from Academia to the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean” will be held in Mexico City, on August 28 and 29, 2024. Convened by the Government of Mexico through the National Institute of Women; El Colegio de México, A.C. (COLMEX); the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); and UN Women, the event brings together representatives from academia, governments, civil society, and international organizations. Silvia Giorguli, President of El Colegio de México, where the event is being held, …

Representatives of National Statistical Institutes from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Analyze the Outlook for Statistical Production in the Region in the Coming Years

21 Aug 2024 | Announcement

Representatives of Latin America and the Caribbean’s national statistical institutes will analyze progress on the statistical cooperation program at a regional and international level during the twenty-third meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas, which will take place on August 28-29 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. At the gathering, authorities will review the regional challenges that must be addressed in the new 2026-2035 Strategic Plan of the Statistical Conferenc…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary: Accurate, Up-to-date and Comprehensive Data are Crucial for Measuring Development Gaps and Traps

29 Jul 2024 | News

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, stressed the importance today of data and statistics for moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development, during Brazil’s National Conference of Data Producers and Users, where he spoke on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “It is only through open and transparent cooperation among public institutions, academia, the private sector and civil society that we can make significant advancements in the production of high-qualit…

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…

ECLAC Caribbean Encourages Regional Leaders to Use Resources for Progress on Gender Equality for Women and Girls

7 Mar 2024 | News

In the Caribbean, the situation is very similar to the global outlook. Women in the Caribbean face several challenges disproportionately when compared to men. The 2018 Report, Turning Promises Into Action: Gender Equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, states that significant challenges lie ahead for women in Latin America and the Caribbean to experience gender equality. It reported that 21 per cent of women and girls aged 15 to 49 had experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the previous 12 months. Director of ECLAC Caribbean Diane Quarless …

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms Its Commitment to Gender Equality ahead of CSW68

6 Mar 2024 | News

Ministers and high-level authorities from the machineries for the advancement of women in Latin America and the Caribbean participated on February 28 in briefing on the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 68), organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and UN Women virtually. CSW 68 will take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York from March 11 to 22, with the priority theme of "Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions…

Women’s Affairs Ministers and Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Meet to Reaffirm the Commitment to Gender Equality and Moving Towards the Care Society

6 Oct 2023 | Announcement

Ministers of Women’s Affairs and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in the region, in addition to other government officials, representatives of United Nations and intergovernmental organizations, academia and civil society – particularly women’s and feminist movements – will meet on October 11-12, 2023 to follow up on the commitments that countries have adopted on gender equality and women’s autonomy, and moving towards the care society. The Sixty-fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean – which will take p…

Countries Stress the Need to Have Sustainable Access to Data Held by the Private Sector for Official Statistical Purposes

25 Sep 2023 | News

Representatives of National Statistical Offices stressed the need to have sustainable access to data held by the private sector for the production of official statistics, during the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is taking place through Thursday, September 28 at the United Nations regional organization’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The Statement on the use of data held by the private sector for the purposes of official statistics warns about the increased challenges associated…

ECLAC Presents Portal of Inequalities in Latin America

25 Sep 2023 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) published the Portal of inequalities in Latin America, a platform that seeks to disseminate information on different aspects of inequality in the region’s countries in a simple and understandable way. The platform – unveiled in the framework of the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA), which is taking place through Thursday, September 28 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile – uses graphics to clearly visualize the existing gaps and texts that describe the construction of the indicators…

How to Follow the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas

22 Sep 2023 | News

The Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place on September 26-28, 2023 at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile. During the meeting, authorities and representatives from the National Statistics Offices of Latin American and Caribbean countries will debate issues of relevance for the region’s statistical development, such as the strengthening of statistics on the environment, climate change and disasters, and progress on the implementation of platforms for access to statistic…

Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas Will Take Place at ECLAC

21 Sep 2023 | Announcement

Authorities and representatives from the National Statistics Offices of Latin American and Caribbean countries will debate issues of relevance for the region’s statistical development, such as the strengthening of statistics on the environment, climate change and disasters, and progress on the implementation of platforms for access to statistical and geographical information, during the Twelfth Meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place on September 26-28, 2023 at ECLAC’s main headquarters …

Authorities Agree on the Urgency of Improving the Gathering of Information and of Achieving Accurate and Timely Data for Decision-Making

3 May 2023 | News

Representatives of the national statistical institutes of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed today on the urgency of improving the gathering of information and of achieving accurate and timely data for making informed and effective decisions, at the inauguration of the twenty-second meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participating in the intergovernmental event – which is being held virtually through Thursday, May 4 – are authorities from 25 of ECLAC’s Member S…

Latin America and the Caribbean is Very Far from Achieving Parity Democracy, Authorities and Experts Warned at a CAF-ECLAC Event

7 Mar 2023 | News

Parity democracy, based on gender equality, is very far from being achieved in Latin America and the Caribbean, authorities and experts sustained at the High-level Meeting: Public Policies and Cooperation for Gender Equality, organized by the CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Chile on Monday, March 6. The meeting was connected to the observance of International Women's Day and coincided with the meeting of the CAF board of directors at ECLAC’s headquarters, with Chile hosting the event. During the event, CAF and EC…

The Region’s Countries Committed Themselves to Bridging the Gender Digital Divide and Ensuring Women’s Full Participation in Technological Development and Knowledge

10 Feb 2023 | News

The region’s countries committed themselves to “promoting intersectoral public policies that include affirmative action to foster women’s and girls’ participation, continuation and completion of education in the spheres of science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” along with their full access to the emerging digital economy and its potential opportunities. This is according to the Declaration by Ministers and High-level Authorities of the National Machineries for the Advancement of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean for the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (…

Women’s Affairs Ministers Will Examine the Actions Planned for Implementing the Buenos Aires Commitment and Will Discuss Women’s Autonomy and Gender Equality in the Digital Age

7 Feb 2023 | Announcement

Ministers of Women’s Affairs and senior authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in the region will meet virtually on February 8-9, 2023 to examine the actions planned for the implementation of the Buenos Aires Commitment, approved at the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held on November 7-11, 2022 in Argentina. At this gathering, a special regional consultation session prior to the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is scheduled to take place, the priority theme of which will be “Innovation and technological chan…

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