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ECLAC, CAF and IDB, together with the Governments of Chile and Mexico, presented the Care Policies and Systems Investment Accelerator in Latin America and the Caribbean
12 Aug 2025 | Briefing note
Within the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, CAF and the IDB, together with the Governments of Chile and Mexico, presented the Care Policies and Systems Investment Accelerator in Latin America and the Caribbean. Senior authorities from the i...
ECLAC reaffirms that investing in the care economy and gender equality is key to accelerating sustainability and peace
3 Jul 2025 | Briefing note
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in Seville, addressed key challenges to reform the international financial system.
Work-life balance in the United States: women in the workforce and the policy challenges of a growing care economy
9 Jun 2025 | Briefing note
The focus of this report is the work-life balance in the United States and how to improve it to increase women’s participation in the workforce as the country navigates the policy challenges of a growing care economy.
With technical assistance from ECLAC, the Ministry of Finance of Chile identifies that more than 22% of public spending contributes to gender equality
10 Apr 2025 | Briefing note
The Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the seminar "Closing gender gaps through fiscal management in Chile: Gender-responsive budgeting," where the study "Gender-responsive budgeting: Gender tagging 2025" was presented. ...
Toward the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC Convened the Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women
10 Apr 2025 | Briefing note
Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Specialized Agencies and Other United Nations Bodies on the Advancement of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (OEM27) was held as part of the preparatory roadmap toward the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held from 12 to ...
Caribbean Academic Forum: Contributions to the XVI Regional Conference on Women to Advance the Care Society
25 Mar 2025 | Briefing note
The Forum brought together researchers, policymakers, civil society representatives, and students from the Caribbean and Latin America to deepen the regional dialogue on advancing care societies with substantive equality, particularly in the Caribbean context.
CEPAL, ESCAP, and ESCWA, together with the governments of Cambodia, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, implement a South-South dialogue on transforming care systems in a changing world
13 Mar 2025 | Briefing note
The event, which took place in the framework of the CSW69, brought together the United Nations Regional Commissions, governments, international organizations, and civil society to exchange experiences on care policies and interregional cooperation.
Regional dialogue to guide care policies with a gender, intercultural, intersectional, and territorial approach
12 Dec 2024 | Briefing note
From December 11 to 12, the "Working Meeting on Guiding Principles for Care Policies from a Gender, Intercultural, Intersectional, and Territorial Perspective" was held in Montevideo, Uruguay.
ECLAC participated in the development of the first document prepared by the United Nations system to amplify the promotion of comprehensive care systems
19 Jul 2024 | Briefing note
In the framework of the Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on Care and Support Systems, the document "Transforming Care Systems in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals and Our Common Agenda" was launched.
Transformative change for gender equality and a sustainable future requires valuing care work, Global Alliance for Care members agree
16 Mar 2022 | Briefing note
A side event on how the Global Alliance for Care can play a catalytic role in promoting the incorporation of the care dimension into social, labor and environmental policies was held in the framework of CSW66. The event was organized by the Governments of Mexico and Germany, with the co-sponsorship ...
A transformative recovery requires a new fiscal pact that promotes gender equality as a central element and allows progress towards a care society
4 Mar 2022 | Briefing note
The Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the high-level Euro-Latin American meeting on women's economic autonomy “Two continents united for equality” held in Paris on 3 and 4 of March. The purpose of the event was to share...
It is crucial to move towards a care society in which people and the planet are cared for, experts agreed
2 Mar 2022 | Briefing note
Care experts from throughout the region, along with the team of the Division for Gender Affairs and other United Nations agencies, exchanged ideas and proposals at the expert group meeting "Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean".
Experts and government representatives examined unpaid care work in the Caribbean during a side event at the 61st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
5 Oct 2021 | Briefing note
The side event entitled “The burden of unpaid care work on Caribbean women in the time of COVID-19”, which took place within the context of the 61st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandem...