Del 26 al 28 de abril de 2017 se lleva a cabo la primera reunión del Foro de los países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible en la Ciudad de México organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Gobierno de México.…
This study assesses the status of gender mainstreaming in the policy framework of the 29 Caribbean member states and Associate Members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which are also members of its subsidiary organ for the subregion: the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC).
The study defines and explains gender mainstreaming as a factor in national development planning and outlines the regional experiences and trends in mainstreaming gender. It highlights the frameworks and commitments that guide gender mainstreaming in national develop…
The workshop is being jointly organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), subregional headquarters for the Caribbean and Social Development Division, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), leveraging the partners’ respective technical expertise. The overarching objective of the Subregional Workshop is to promote universal and comprehensive social protection systems in the Caribbean.…
El Centro Nacional de Planeamiento Estratégico (CEPLAN) realizó el XVII Foro del Futuro denominado La Mujer en el Desarrollo y el Futuro del Perú , con la participación de la Viceministra de la Mujer Ana María Mendieta, el Director de dicho instituto Rubén Esquives y la División de Asuntos de Género de la CEPAL.…
En la búsqueda de buenas prácticas y enfoques a nivel mundial, incluyendo los presupuestos dirigidos a los programas de cuidados, el día 9 de octubre se realizó el “Foro Internacional de Economía del Cuidado e Igualdad Laboral de la Ciudad de México”…
Thank you very much for the chance to address this important meeting in beautiful Santiago de Chile. I am delighted to see so many dynamic leaders here.
I am especially honoured by the presence of Her Excellency President Michelle Bachelet. We will always be grateful for her impressive legacy as the founding Executive Director of UN Women.
I stand before you as someone who is keenly aware of the struggle for women’s human rights.
My mother is 95 and still going strong. But when she came of age, she did not have the right to vote – like so many other women around the world at tha…
Cuenca, Ecuador, 30 septiembre 2022– Más de 550 asistentes y 30 representantes de gobiernos de 25 países se reunieron los días 29 y 30 en el XIV Foro Ministerial sobre Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe bajo el tema: “Recalibrando… Cómo retomar el camino hacia los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)”, organizado por el Gobierno de Ecuador, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). El Foro fue un espacio de diálogos de alto nivel sobre cómo retomar el camino a los ODS, organizados en mesas sobre gober…
29 de septiembre de 2022, Cuenca, Ecuador - En un contexto de mayor incertidumbre, en que la región continúa sintiendo los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 y de conflictos geopolíticos, se inicia hoy el XIV Foro Ministerial sobre Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe: “Recalibrando… Cómo retomar el camino hacia los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)”, un esfuerzo por analizar cómo a través de la protección social, la gobernanza efectiva y el financiamiento para el desarrollo se puede volver a la senda de los ODS en la región.
En el marco del Foro se realiza la Quinta Reunión …
12 de enero de 2021, Nueva York, EE. UU. - Hoy es el inicio del XII Foro Ministerial para el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe, una reunión virtual de tres días en la que expertos mundiales y regionales en desarrollo sostenible y altos funcionarios de gobierno se reúnen para discutir el camino a seguir para el desarrollo en la región, más allá de la respuesta y recuperación de la crisis por el COVID-19.
El Foro Ministerial de 2020, “Más allá de la recuperación. Hacia un nuevo contrato social para ALC” se centrará en tres áreas críticas para que el desarrollo avance: sistemas fiscales y…
Ciudad de Panamá, 12 de septiembre de 2018 – Más de 200 especialistas en desarrollo sostenible a nivel global y regional y autoridades de países de América Latina y el Caribe, entre ellos tres vicepresidentas y cerca de 40 ministros, discuten nuevas maneras de reducir las desigualdades para poder sostener las ganancias en lo social, económico y ambiental durante dos días en el X Foro Ministerial para el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (undp.org/forolac) que empezó hoy en Ciudad de Panamá.
En el Foro titulado “Alianzas para la reducción de desigualdades estructurales en el marco de lo…
In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2018, the City Hall of Port of Spain was transformed into a ‘Women’s City Village’ for one day, on Wednesday 7 March, as part of a week of activities showcasing women.
The day began with a power-walk around Woodford Square, as a show of solidarity and unity for the promotion of the rights of women and girls. This was followed by the official opening of the City Village, where several rural organizations had the opportunity to showcase their initiatives, products and services in a vibrant Marketplace.
For this occasion, ECLAC Caribbean joined …
La CEPAL, con el apoyo de la Fundación W.K. Kellogg, ha identificado y analizado 4.800 experiencias de innovación social provenientes de América Latina y el Caribe, recogidas en cinco ciclos anuales de concurso. Tras visitarlas en el terreno y ser evaluadas por el Comité de Notables, se seleccionaron 25 ganadoras consideradas las más innovadoras y con mayor impacto en el desarrollo social de la región. El objetivo de este libro es poner estas innovaciones y sobre todo su capacidad de mejorar las condiciones de vida de todas y todos los habitantes de la región, al servicio de grupos más amplios…
A CEPAL, com o apoio da Fundação W. K. Kellogg, identificou e analisou 4.800 experiências de inovação social provenientes da América Latina e do Caribe, selecionadas em cinco ciclos anuais do concurso. Após visitas de campo e avaliação do Comitê de Notáveis, foram selecionadas 25 experiências ganhadoras - consideradas as mais inovadoras e com maior impacto no desenvolvimento social da região. O objetivo deste livro é colocar estas inovações e, sobretudo, a capacidade que demonstraram para melhorar as condições de vida de todas e todos os habitantes da região, a serviço de grupos mais amplos d…
The Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, being held in Mexico, today received the visit of some of the region's main specialists, who will deal with and analyse a range of current issues from a gender perspective.
The event, which runs from 10 to 12 June 2004, in the Conference Area of the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Avenida Ricardo Flores Magón N° 1, Tlatelolco, Mexico City, has been organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry, and the National Women's Institute (Instituto Nacion…
The Government of Peru and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation on distinct matters related to economic, social and environmental development, during an official visit lasting 24 hours that Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, made today to that country.
The senior United Nations authority led an official ECLAC mission to Lima, the first since President Pedro Castillo was sworn into office on July 28 of this year, with the aim of reaffirming the organization’s willingness to work jointly on those ar…
ECLAC, with support from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, identified and reviewed 4,800 social innovation experiences of Latin America and the Caribbean, gleaned in five annual competition cycles. After conducting on-site visits and evaluating the projects, the Selection Committee chose 25 winners it considered the most innovative and that had the greatest impact on the region's social development.
The book's objective is to place these innovations and, above all, their capability for improving living conditions for every inhabitant of the region, at the service of broader groups of the p…
In 2021, at least 4,473 women were victims of femicide (also known as feminicide) in 29 countries and territories of the region, according to the latest official data that countries reported to the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEO) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This represents at least 12 women per day who die violent, gender-based deaths in the region, the institution warns.
“For 15 years, Latin American and Caribbean States have recognized the seriousness of femicidal violence and the gender-related killing of wome…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) expressed its concern today over the persistence of gender-based violence against women and girls in the region and high rates of femicide, or feminicide. According to the latest official data reported to the Commission’s Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEO), in 2019, 4,640 cases of femicide were recorded in 24 countries (18 in Latin America and 6 in the Caribbean).
The situation of women and girls has been aggravated under confinement and the restrictions on movement ordered by countries in th…
Violence against women and girls remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violation worldwide, affecting more than an estimated 1 in 3 women. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres joined ECLAC staff in raising awareness of this human rights violation during his visit to Chile.…
In 2022, at least 4,050 women were victims of femicide (also known as feminicide) in 26 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the latest data that official agencies reported to the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEO) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). This is equivalent to one gender-related killing of a woman every two hours in the region.
“It is not possible to identify an upward or downward trend in the rates of femicide or feminicide in each country, since the variations are small an…