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11 December 2014 | News

Authorities and Experts Warn about Digital Exclusion of Rural Women and Youth

ECLAC and Chile’s Foundation for Agricultural Innovation (FIA) organized a seminar in which farmer organizations participated.

3 December 2014 | News

ECLAC meeting secures commitment to Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

The Caribbean technical meeting on the Beijing +20 review and appraisal of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action took place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago Chile, on 14 - 15 November 2014.

25 November 2014 | Statement

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2014

Worldwide, one in three women will suffer physical or sexual violence at some point in her life.

18 November 2014 | Speech

Special session on Beijing+20 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Opening remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

18 November 2014 | Press Release

Nearly 50% of Paid Jobs Held by Women in the Region Are Precarious

A new report by ECLAC, which evaluates two decades of gender equality policies, was presented at an event inaugurated by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

7 November 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for an End to Inequalities that Contribute to Violence Against Women

At present 11 countries in the region have classified femicide or feminicide in their laws, said the United Nations organization in a report.

5 November 2014 | News

ECLAC Underlines Progress in Gender Statistics in the Region

1 September 2014 | Announcement

Region's Countries Will Review Progress on Women's Rights 20 Years after the Beijing Conference

At the 51st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in November in Santiago, Chile, a special session will be held to review the achievements and challenges on gender issues in the region.

29 August 2014 | Infographic

Women’s Participation in Politics

Five female presidents govern today in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and the number of women legislators, judges and mayors has increased in recent years. But these leaders represent no more than 26% of the total, on average, according to data from ECLAC’s Gender Equality Observatory. The Commission provides here the latest data on women’s participation in different spheres of political power.

22 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Países solicitaron a la CEPAL que apoye la integración de la perspectiva de género en la agenda post-2015

Ministras de la Mujer y otras autoridades nacionales evaluaron los compromisos asumidos en octubre de 2013 en la XII Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe.

7 May 2014 | Speech

Inauguration of the Thirty-fifth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Opening remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

7 March 2014 | Statement

International Women's Day

"I have a message for every girl born today, and to every woman and girl on the planet: Realizing human rights and equality is not a dream, it is a duty of governments, the United Nations and every human being", says the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

7 de March de 2014 | Press Release

"Las mujeres deben ser protagonistas del debate sobre la agenda de desarrollo post-2015"

La alta funcionaria hizo este llamado en el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer que se celebra el 8 de marzo.