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3 July 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Focus on gender and life cycle in public policy is crucial to guaranteeing the rights of women, children and adolescents

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the high-level meeting of the United Nations initiative “Every Woman Every Child,” inaugurated by the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet.
8 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Strengthens its Commitment towards Women’s Autonomy
The regional organization held a workshop to advance the mainstreaming of gender awareness in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which is being commemorated on 8 March.
7 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: Women’s Labor Participation Rate Has Stagnated around 53% in the Region and Gender Bias in the Labor Market Persists
In the framework of International Women’s Day, the United Nations organization also indicates that women’s unemployment rates are systematically higher than those of men.
10 de January de 2017 | Press Release

CEPAL: La autonomía de las mujeres es un requisito imprescindible para alcanzar la igualdad de género en la región
Entrevistada en el programa “Horizontes CEPAL”, María Nieves Rico, Directora de la División de Asuntos de Género, alerta que al menos 12 mujeres son víctimas de femicidio cada día en América Latina y el Caribe.
31 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents to Social Development Ministers an Analysis of Inequality and Proposals to Combat it
The regional United Nations organization will unveil a new study during the first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development.
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Montevideo Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in the Region by 2030
This is the principal outcome of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC this week in Uruguay.
25 October 2016 | Press Release

XIII Regional Conference on Women Opens with Strong Condemnation of Gender Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
The President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the opening session of the inter-governmental conference being held through Friday, October 28 in Montevideo.
24 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Taking Innovative and Effective Measures to Guarantee Women’s Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a new study released today, the regional organization details the enormous inequalities that are keeping women from exercising their physical, economic and political autonomy.
20 de October de 2016 | Press Release

Tarja Halonen: Implementación de agenda de género es la base para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible
La ex Presidenta de Finlandia dictó una conferencia magistral en la CEPAL, donde fue recibida por el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo regional, Antonio Prado.
8 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region is at a Crossroads that Offers the Possibility of Progressive Structural Change
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the XX Annual CAF Conference, in Washington.
25 de July de 2016 | Press Release

Abogan en la CEPAL por la inclusión financiera y el cierre de brechas de género para el desarrollo sostenible
La Presidenta de Chile, Michelle Bachelet, y la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional, Alicia Bárcena, participaron en el lanzamiento del informe Género en el Sistema Financiero de la SBIF.
4 de July de 2016 | Press Release

Autoridades de la Mujer analizaron en la CEPAL los retos de la agenda regional de género a la luz de los ODS

Durante la segunda reunión preparatoria de la XIII Conferencia sobre la Mujer que se realizará en octubre en Uruguay se lanzó el nuevo sitio web del Observatorio de Igualdad de Género de la Comisión.
8 March 2016 | Press Release

Despite Advances in Women’s Educational Level, the Gender Wage Gap Persists in the Region
Comparing years of schooling, women can earn up to 25.6 percent less than their male peers in similar conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data released today by ECLAC.
28 de January de 2016 | Press Release

Ministras y altas autoridades de la Mujer llaman a priorizar la igualdad de género en los planes nacionales de desarrollo
En reunión celebrada en la CEPAL, las representantes acordaron diseñar en conjunto con el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas una estrategia para implementar los compromisos asumidos por los gobiernos en esta materia.
26 January 2016 | Press Release

Sustainable Development Will Not Be Achieved Without Gender Equality
Ministers for Women’s Affairs, specialists and representatives from the civil society gathered at ECLAC posed the need for concrete plans and programs to guarantee gender equality in the framework of the 2030 Agenda.
26 de January de 2016 | Press Release

Sin igualdad de género no se alcanzará el desarrollo sostenible
Ministras de la Mujer, especialistas y representantes de la sociedad civil reunidos en la CEPAL plantearon la necesidad de contar con planes y programas concretos para garantizar la igualdad de género en el marco de la Agenda 2030.
9 October 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Reaffirms the Importance of Investment to Recover Growth in the Region
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, is participating in the 2015 Annual Meetings of the WBG and IMF, and as of today is part of the delegation of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Peru.
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.
16 September 2015 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Participated in a Dialogue with Women Leaders in Berlin
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary analyzed international cooperation in the framework of the G7 during a forum convoked by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
31 July 2015 | Press Release

Countries Say Equality is Not Possible Without a Gender Perspective in Sustainable Development Goals
The fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended on Friday in the Dominican Republic.

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