Virtual platform to contribute to the regional follow-up of the Montevideo Consensus. Proposed updating protocol

Plataforma virtual para el seguimiento del Consenso de Montevideo sobre Población y Desarrollo. Propuesta de protocolo de actualización

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

Vice Presidents, Foreign Ministers, Women’s Affairs Ministers and other authorities, along with representatives of international organizations and civil society – particularly women’s and feminist organizations – highlighted today the contribution of the Regional Gender Agenda, forged over the last 45 years, to policies for gender equality and women’s autonomy in Latin America and the Caribbean and agreed on the need to move towards a care society, on the last day of the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held at EC…

Representantes destacaron contribución histórica de la Agenda Regional de Género y plantearon avanzar hacia una sociedad del cuidado en América Latina y el Caribe

Vicepresidentas, Cancilleres, Ministras de la Mujer y otras autoridades, junto a representantes de organismos internacionales y de la sociedad civil, en particular de organizaciones de mujeres y feministas, destacaron hoy la contribución de la Agenda Regional de Género -forjada en los últimos 45 años- a las políticas de igualdad de género y de autonomía de las mujeres en América Latina y el Caribe y coincidieron en la necesidad de avanzar hacia una sociedad del cuidado, durante la jornada de cierre de la Reunión Extraordinaria de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de A…

Report on the Activities conducted by the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE) - Population Division of ECLAC during the period 2018-2022

Report on the Activities conducted by the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE) - Population Division of ECLAC during the period 2018-2022

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Move Towards a Care Society that Puts the Sustainability of Life and the Planet at the Center

An emphatic call to avert setbacks on gender equality and women’s autonomy in today’s global crisis scenario and to move towards a care society in the region, which would put the sustainability of human life and of the planet at the center, was made today by authorities and international officials during the inauguration of the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held under a hybrid format at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. At …

América Latina y el Caribe debe avanzar hacia una sociedad del cuidado que ponga la sostenibilidad de la vida y del planeta en el centro

Un fuerte llamado a evitar retrocesos en materia de igualdad de género y autonomía de las mujeres en el actual escenario global de crisis y a avanzar hacia una sociedad del cuidado en la región, que ponga la sostenibilidad de la vida humana y del planeta en el centro, hicieron hoy autoridades y funcionarias y funcionarios internacionales durante la inauguración de la Reunión Extraordinaria de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, que se celebra de forma híbrida en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Sa…

Autoridades analizarán los impactos sociodemográficos de la pandemia en la región y los desafíos para la implementación del Consenso de Montevideo

Altos representantes de gobierno, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil se darán cita para analizar los impactos sociodemográficos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en la región y los retos que plantea la crisis sanitaria y social para la implementación del Consenso de Montevideo, durante la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo, que se realizará del 28 al 30 de junio en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile. La reunión será inaugurada el martes 28 de junio a las 14:30 ho…

Breaking the statistical silence to achieve gender equality by 2030: implementing the Information Systems Pillar of the Montevideo Strategy for the implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the sustainable development framework by 2030

Breaking the statistical silence to achieve gender equality by 2030: implementing the Information Systems Pillar of the Montevideo Strategy for the implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the sustainable development framework by 2030

Annotated index of the position document for the Fifteenth Session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean "The Care Society: a Horizon for Sustainable Recovery with gender Equality"

Annotated index of the position document for the Fifteenth Session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean "The Care Society: a Horizon for Sustainable Recovery with gender Equality"

Authorities Will Analyze the Pandemic’s Sociodemographic Impacts in the Region and Challenges for Implementing the Montevideo Consensus

Senior representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to analyze the sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the challenges posed by the health and social crisis for implementing the Montevideo Consensus, during the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which will take place on June 28-30 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 28 at 2:…

Women’s Affairs Ministers and High-level Authorities Will Commemorate the Regional Gender Agenda’s 45th Anniversary and Review Preparations for Regional Conference

Ministers of Women’s Affairs and high-level authorities from the region will participate on June 22-23 in the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, where they will examine preparations for the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 7-11 under the central theme of “The care society: horizon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality.” The Special Meeting will also serve as a space for celebrating the Regional Gender Agenda’s 45 years in …

Ministras de la Mujer y altas autoridades conmemorarán los 45 años de la Agenda Regional de Género y revisarán preparativos de la Conferencia Regional

Ministras de la Mujer y altas autoridades de la región participarán los días 22 y 23 de junio en la Reunión Extraordinaria de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, en la que se examinarán los preparativos de la XV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe que tendrá lugar del 7 al 11 de noviembre en Buenos Aires, Argentina, y cuyo tema principal será "La sociedad del cuidado: horizonte para una recuperación sostenible con igualdad de género". La Reunión Extraordinaria también será un espacio para celebrar los 45 años …

Proposed timeline for the submission of national reports and of the regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

Proposed timeline for the submission of national reports and of the regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

The sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and multidimensional impact on the population. Latin America and the Caribbean, characterized by high levels of inequality, labour informality and vulnerability, is one of the regions hardest hit by the health, economic and social impacts of the pandemic. This document analyses the effects of the pandemic on population dynamics and on the sociodemographic processes outlined in the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, such as ageing, gender equality and women’s autonomy, the exercise of sexual and reproductive rights,…

Annotated provisional agenda. Special meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean