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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.
22 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Protecting Progress and Preventing Social Rollbacks in Light of Potential Increase in Regional Poverty
According to projections by the United Nations regional organization, 175 million people were living in situations of poverty in late 2015 in Latin America.
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.
4 de March de 2016 | Press Release

CEPAL exige justicia ante muerte de dirigenta hondureña Berta Cáceres
Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia Bárcena, emitió una declaración en la que condena el asesinato de la reconocida líder indígena.
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.
24 November 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Warns About High Number of Femicides in Latin America and the Caribbean
At least 1,678 women were murdered in 2014 for gender reasons in 17 countries of the region.
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.
2 de July de 2015 | Press Release

Promueven la participación de las mujeres en los sistemas financieros
La Presidenta de Chile, Michelle Bachelet, inauguró un seminario de alto nivel realizado en la sede de la CEPAL en Santiago.
30 March 2015 | Press Release

Norway and ECLAC Call for Placing Equality at the Center of Development Policies
The results of a cooperation agreement signed in 2013 will be presented at the high-level seminar “Paths Towards Equality and Development: Latin America-Norway Dialogue.”
28 February 2015 | Press Release

Women Leaders Call to Act Now for Gender Equality

Ban Ki-moon participated in the closing ceremony of a high level event organized by the Government of Chile and UN Women.
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.

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