Violence against women

Gender-based violence against women and girls refers to all discrimination and unequal use of power that threatens their physical, sexual or psychological integrity, in public as well as in private life. Its most extreme expression is feminicide or femicide and includes harmful practices such as child marriages and early unions, which have a severe impact on adolescents and girls.

29-30 Sep 2021 Virtual, Chile | Presiding officers
Sixty-first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Sixty-first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held virtually from 29 to 30 September 2021. The meeting is being...
28 Jan 2020 Santiago, Chile | Presiding officers
Fifty-ninth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
27-31 Jan 2020 Santiago, Chile | Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies
XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
26-27 Nov 2019 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Meetings and technical symposiums
I Foro Internacional Sobre Feminicidio: Desde una visión multicausal hacia una solución integral

El evento es organizado por el Ministerio de la Mujer de República Dominicana liderado por la Ministra Janet Camilo, y contará con las ponencias de Liriola Leoteau, directora del Instituto Nacional...

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News

8 Mar 2023

Press Release

ECLAC Seeks to Bring More Women into STEM, Close the Digital Gap and Eradicate Gender Cyberviolence

In most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, women account for no more than 40% of the student body in STEM majors, a gap the U.N. Commission is emphasizing as part of International Women's Day.
24 Nov 2022

Press Release

ECLAC: At Least 4,473 Women Were Victims of Femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021

The strategy for urgently addressing this “shadow pandemic” must be based on four pillars: financing, prevention, public response and information systems, the United Nations regional organization underscores.
23 Jun 2022

Press Release

Representatives Highlighted the Historic Contribution of the Regional Gender Agenda and Proposed Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Senior authorities, specialists and members of civil society participated in the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which concluded today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
4 May 2022

News

ECLAC and the Government of Argentina Signed Agreement for Holding the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

On November 7-11, Argentina will host the region’s main intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality, the theme of which will be “The care society: a horizon for sustainable recovery with gender equality.” The gathering is organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women and the host country.

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12-Sep-2022 | Project documents

Child, early and forced marriage and unions: Harmful practices that deepen gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Child, early and forced marriage and unions are a reality in Latin America and the Caribbean, albeit not a highly visible one. This is a complex phenomenon associated with gender inequalities, violence, poverty, school dropout, adolescent pregnancy and inadequate, limited or non-existent legal...

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Training

Starts 06/03/2023

Online course

Formulación de estrategias para la resiliencia territorial frente a desastres socionaturales

Organizado por el Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) de las Naciones Unidas

Starts 13/03/2023

Online course

Introducción al ordenamiento territorial

El Curso es organizado por el Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, CEPAL.

Banner curso Liderazgos, territorios y ciudadanias

Starts 03/04/2023

Online course

LIDERAZGOS, TERRITORIOS Y CIUDADANIAS: Fundamentos para un nuevo servicio público

El Curso es organizado por el Instituto Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, CEPAL.

Violence against women

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Sixty-first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Fifty-ninth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

I Foro Internacional Sobre Feminicidio: Desde una visión multicausal hacia una solución integral

News

ECLAC Seeks to Bring More Women into STEM, Close the Digital Gap and Eradicate Gender Cyberviolence

ECLAC: At Least 4,473 Women Were Victims of Femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021

Representatives Highlighted the Historic Contribution of the Regional Gender Agenda and Proposed Moving Towards a Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

ECLAC and the Government of Argentina Signed Agreement for Holding the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Highlighted publication

Child, early and forced marriage and unions: Harmful practices that deepen gender inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Training

Formulación de estrategias para la resiliencia territorial frente a desastres socionaturales

Introducción al ordenamiento territorial

LIDERAZGOS, TERRITORIOS Y CIUDADANIAS: Fundamentos para un nuevo servicio público

ECLAC Headquarters

ECLAC Subregional Headquarters in Mexico

ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

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