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.
Activities
Stakeholder review of regional study on Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) against women in public life
Regional Dialogue to present and discuss the findings of Caribbean study on TFGBV and develop advocacy strategy, through high-level knowledge sharing, for safer digital spaces for all.
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 organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), as secretariat of the Conference, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).
Fifty-ninth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Fifty-ninth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was held on 28 January 2020, in Santiago, Chile, prior to the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
News
Ministers and Senior Authorities Will Meet to Discuss Implementation of the Tlatelolco Commitment and Participate in a Consultation Prior to the CSW70
The Sixty-Seventh Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on December 1-2 using a hybrid format from ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
ECLAC: At Least 19,254 Femicides Have Been Registered in the Last Five Years in Latin America and the Caribbean
Preventing and eliminating this widespread and ongoing pandemic is an urgent goal of the Decade of Action to achieve substantive gender equality and the care society in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations regional organization indicates.
Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Tlatelolco Commitment, which Establishes a Decade of Action to Achieve Substantive Gender Equality and the Care Society
Today the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended in Mexico City, having been organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, under the leadership of the Government of Mexico as Chair.
With a Call to Recognize the Contribution and Rights of All Women and to Move Towards Substantive Equality and the Care Society, the XVI Regional Conference on Women Kicked Off in Mexico
“This is not only the time for women in Mexico, but throughout the world,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said at the inauguration of the intergovernmental gathering.