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Gender affairs
The Division for Gender Affairs plays an active role in gender mainstreaming within regional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It works in close collaboration with the national machineries for the advancement of women in the region, civil society, the women’s movement, feminist organizations and public policymakers, including national statistics institutes.
Activities
Gobierno de México y la CEPAL firmarán acuerdo para la celebración de la…
Ceremonia se realizará el viernes 13 de junio con la participación de autoridades de las Secretarías de Relaciones Exteriores y de las Mujeres, y del Secretario Ejecutivo del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas.
XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
The sixteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco in Mexico City, from 12 to 15 August 2025. This session of the Conference will focus on the political, economic, social, cultural and environmental transformations as a means of advancing the care society and gender equality.
XXVII Meeting with Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women…
The XXVII Meeting with Specialized Agencies for the Advancement of Women was held virtually on Thursday 10 April 2025, from 11.00 to 14.00 p.m. (Chilean time, GMT-4).
News
ECLAC reaffirms that investing in the care economy and gender equality is key to accelerating sustainability and peace
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in Seville, addressed key challenges to reform the international financial system.
Faced with Financing for Development Challenges, Latin American and Caribbean Countries Need to Strengthen their Capacities to Mobilize Resources and Forge Renewed Cooperation Mechanisms
ECLAC’s delegation, led by Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, actively participated in numerous events at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, which took place this week in Seville, Spain.
Gobiernos de la región debatieron en la CEPAL sobre cómo avanzar en la transversalización de la perspectiva de género en la cooperación internacional para el desarrollo
Foro sobre el tema se realizó en el marco de la Segunda Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Cooperación Sur-Sur de América Latina y el Caribe (Santiago, 17-18 de junio).
The Mexican Government and ECLAC Signed a Headquarters Agreement Confirming the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held in August
On August 12-15, the United Nations’ main intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality in the region will take place in Mexico City.
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Action for equality, development and peace in Latin America and the Caribbean
7 March 2025 | Publication
The present document, prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is based on 25 reports prepared by countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
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What is The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the subsidiary bodies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is the foremost…
