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16 November 2015 | Infographic

Femicide
Femicide is the most dramatic expression of violence against women. According to official data from the region’s countries compiled by the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC, 1903 women were murdered because of their gender in fifteen Latin American countries and three Caribbean nations in 2014.
11 November 2015 | Infographic

Violence against women
Violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean must be addressed comprehensively by States, taking into account factors of economic, social and cultural inequality that operate in society and in the power relations between men and women.
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20 October 2015 | News

Women live globally longer, healthier lives with better education, reveals new UN report
But women and girls continue to be victims of gender based discrimination and violence, underscoring critical need for gender equality as defined by newly adopted SDGs.
9 October 2015 | Statement

International Day of the Girl Child
"Let us resolve to invest in today’s adolescent girls so that tomorrow they can stand strong as citizens, political leaders, entrepreneurs, heads of their households and more", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
25 September 2015 | Press Release

“There Will Be No Progress On Implementation of the SDGs if Gender Equality Is Ignored”: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level debate at the Sustainable Development Summit held in the framework of the UN General Assembly in New York.
10 July 2015 | Statement

World Population Day
"Not since the end of the Second World War have so many people been forced from their homes across the planet", Ban Ki-moon says.
Panel de la decimotercera Reunión internacional sobre el uso del tiempo y trabajo no remunerado.
4 de June de 2015 | News

Mejores estadísticas en la medición del tiempo permitirán formular políticas públicas igualitarias: CEPAL
Especialistas de América Latina y el Caribe se reúnen en Ciudad de México en la decimotercera Reunión internacional sobre el uso del tiempo y trabajo no remunerado.
foto de la inauguración del 59 período de sesiones de la CSW en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York.
20 de March de 2015 | News

CEPAL participó en 59 período de sesiones de la Comisión sobre la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer
La instancia de las Naciones Unidas congregó del 9 al 20 de marzo en Nueva York a autoridades de los mecanismos para el adelanto de las mujeres de todo el mundo.
6 March 2015 | Statement

International Women’s Day 2015
"The world must come together in response to the targeting of women and girls by violent extremists," says Ban Ki-moon, United Nations' Secretary-General.
27 February 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Advocates for Women’s Autonomy in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level event organized by Chile’s Government and UN Women.
Informe Anual Observatorio 2013-2014
27 de November de 2014 | News

Informe anual del Observatorio de Igualdad de Género fue presentado en encuentro organizado por el Ministerio de la Mujer de Paraguay
Durante el Encuentro "Experiencias sobre Políticas Públicas en el Abordaje para la atención a mujeres en situación de Violencia", se presentó el Informe anual 2013-2014 del Observatorio de Igualdad de Género de América Latina y el Caribe.
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.
14 de November de 2014 | Announcement

Evaluarán políticas de igualdad de género en la región en los últimos 20 años
La Sesión Especial sobre Beijing+20 se realizará los días 18 y 19 de noviembre en el marco de la quincuagésima primera reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe.
14 de November de 2014 | Press Release

Campaña #exigeigualdad de la CEPAL en redes sociales
A través de una serie de videos, infografías y otros materiales informativos, la CEPAL invita a reflexionar y a actuar para lograr una mayor igualdad de género en la región.
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
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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.
22 May 2014 | News

UN Women Calls on Global Citizens to Bring Gender Equality into Focus
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.
25 November 2013 | Statement

International Day to End Violence against Women
"I welcome the chorus of voices calling for an end to the violence that affects an estimated one in three women in her lifetime", the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.

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