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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.…
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.…
The high-level dialogue took place on February 18 and 19 in Amman, Jordan. The event was organized by the Arab Women Organization (AWO), in collaboration with UN Women, UN ESCWA, and the ILO.…
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.…
The fortieth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be held from 9 to 11 October 2024 in Lima, pursuant to resolution 766(XXXIX), adopted at the thirty-ninth session of ECLAC, held in Buenos Aires from 24 to 26 October 2022. The meeting will be held in accordance with the ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2023–2024.…
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.…
The Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the First Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC on June 19, 2024. The event’s purpose was to conduct a dialogue to analyze the state of South-South and triangular cooperation and multi-stakeholder strategies to strengthen international cooperation for development.…
Through a community of practice involving Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, Germany, and ECLAC, the capacities of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Agencies will be strengthened for the design and implementation of feminist foreign policies and international cooperation for development.…
At ECLAC we uphold that investing in gender equality and a care society is essential, not only for reasons of justice and inclusion, but also as a strategic investment to boost the economy and accelerate progress towards sustainable development.…
Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division of Gender Affairs of ECLAC, participated as a panelist in the session Changing the paradigm: Recent advances in putting care on the agenda , organized on the framework of the 7th Meeting of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Staff Network for Gender Equality. Care policies in parliaments: Exchanging good practices in the Americas and the Caribbean, held virtually on December 13, 2023.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) conducted a training on gender statistics and indicators for the Ministry of Finance of Chile and its dependent and related institutions. This training was carried out in the context of the technical assistance that the Division for Gender Affairs, in coordination with the Economic Development Division of ECLAC, conducts for that institution. The training was attended by 70 staff members and consisted of four virtual sessions and an in-person ideas workshop held between November and December 2023.…
On November 30, 2023, the second call for grant applications was launched for women's and feminist civil society organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The deadline for receipt of proposals is January 30, 2024.…
Violence against women and girls remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violation worldwide, affecting more than an estimated 1 in 3 women. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres joined ECLAC staff in raising awareness of this human rights violation during his visit to Chile.…
With only 15 per cent of SDG targets being on track to be achieved by 2030 globally, there was a strong sense of urgency to deliver on the promise that was made in 2015 at the SDG Summit this year.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), together with UN Women and CARICOM, held the first part of the Gender Statistics and Indicators course from 13 to 15 September in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The course was attended by 29 representatives of national statistical offices and machineries for the advancement of women from member and associate countries.…
The Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Ana Güezmes, participated in the IV Forum of Ministers, Vice-Ministers and Senior Officials of the Americas. The event was organized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and took place at its headquarters in San José, Costa Rica, on August 22, with a view to highlighting the importance of the care economy in the region's agrifood systems.…
Ana Güezmes García, Director of ECLAC's Division for Gender Affairs (DGA) and Karen García, DGA Statistician, participated as speakers in the 24th version of the ELADES-ECLAC Development Policy Studies Program held on August 23 and 24, 2023, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago.…
Ana Güezmes García, Director of the Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), on behalf of José Manuel Salazar, participated in the Dialogue Volunteering and Youth , which took place on August 18, 2023, at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, within the framework of the Chile Project: Youth, Feminism and Memory, of the Pacific Alliance Volunteering (VAP).…
The Division for Gender Affairs of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated in the panel Fair tax systems to finance care , in the meeting For a fiscal pact to sustain life in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards an inclusive, equitable and transparent taxation . This activity was part of the side events organized by civil society in the context of the First Ministerial Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean for an inclusive, sustainable and equitable Global Tax Order.…
Ana Güezmes García, Director of ECLAC’s Division for Gender Affairs, participated in the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Forum Partners for Change , which took place in Brussels, Belgium, on July 13 and 14, 2023, within the framework of the EU-LAC Conference, side events to the III European Union (EU) - Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government.…
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