Public policies geared toward equality in the labor market, education and social protection, among other areas, will be examined by government officials and academics during a seminar to be held on Monday, March 30 and Tuesday 31, 2015 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The high-level seminar “Paths Toward Equality and Development: Latin America-Norway Dialogue” is organized by ECLAC and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will be opened on March 30, at 0900 a.m. by Hege Araldsen, Norwegian Ambassador to Chil…
Femicide is the most dramatic expression of violence against women. According to official data from the region’s countries compiled by the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC, 1903 women were murdered because of their gender in fifteen Latin American countries and three Caribbean nations in 2014.…
The Secretary-General will travel for an official visit to Asuncion, in Paraguay, on Tuesday, 24 February, before heading to Santiago of Chile on 27 February.
In Paraguay, the Secretary-General will hold bilateral meetings with President Horacio Cartes and Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, as well as other senior officials and civil society representatives.
In Chile, the Secretary-General will attend the high-level event on “Women in power and decision-making: Building a different world”, aimed at reflecting the last 20 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
The Secr…