A set of recommendations aimed at amplifying the voices of women with disabilities and promoting their inclusive development with gender equality was unveiled today at the conclusion of a meeting of specialists that began on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The gathering, entitled the Expert Group Meeting Advancing the Rights and Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Development and Society, was organized by ECLAC and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affai…
Un conjunto de recomendaciones tendientes a amplificar las voces de las mujeres con discapacidad y promover su desarrollo inclusivo con igualdad de género fueron dadas a conocer hoy al término de una reunión de especialistas inaugurada el martes 15 de noviembre de 2016 en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile.
El encuentro, titulado Hacia la promoción de los derechos y perspectivas de las mujeres y niñas con discapacidad en el desarrollo y la sociedad, fue organizado por la CEPAL y el Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de las Nac…
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. The meeting focused attention on the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, and provided a forum for reflection on the ongoing gender concerns facing the Caribbean subregion during the past two decades.
Participants from 10 member and two associate member states of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Com…