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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
Sixth Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
The sixth session of the Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean was convened by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC in fulfilment of ECLAC resolution 509(XXIII). The purpose of the Conference was to adopt the Regional Programme of Action for the Women of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995-2001, and to serve as the regional preparatory meeting for the Fourth World Conference on Women, to be held at Beijing in 1995.
Fifth Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
The Fifth Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean was convened by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC in fulfilment of ECLAC resolution 509(XXIII). The objective of the Conference was to evaluate what had been done to meet the requirements of the Regional Plan of Action for the Integration of Women into Latin American Economic and Social Development in the light of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women.
Fourth Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
The fourth Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Guatemala City, from 27 to 30 September 1998. It was convened by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC in fulfilment of ECLAC resolution 495 (XXII), to evaluate what had been done to meet the requirements of the Regional Plan of Action for the Integration of Women into Latin American Economic and Social Development in the light of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, taking into consideration the impact of the crisis on the status of women.
Third Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
The third Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Mexico City from 8 to 10 August 1983. It was convened by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC to appraise the implementation of the Regional Plan of Action and with a view to the forthcoming World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achiviements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace.
News
Latin American and Caribbean Countries Committed to Accelerating the Effective Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Regional Gender Agenda
Today the Sixty-sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean came to a close at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
It is Time for Strategic Investments and Public Policies to Advance Towards Substantive Gender Equality and the Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Sixty-sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is taking place on December 4-5 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
At Least 11 Women Are Victims of Femicide Every Day in Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC calls for urgent action to prevent and eliminate gendered violence in the region.
COP 3 Reinforced the Commitment to Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective and to Women’s Full and Effective Participation in the Implementation of the Escazú Agreement
In addition to adopting a decision to this effect at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the regional treaty (April 22-24, 2024), the topic was analyzed in depth at a dialogue convened by ECLAC and the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of Mexico.
