Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries stressed today the importance of statistics for raising the visibility of the vulnerabilities and major inequalities that characterize the region, and called for strengthening the role of national statistical offices to confront the challenges imposed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Nineteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary; Juan Daniel Oviedo,…
Representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe destacaron hoy la importancia de las estadísticas para visibilizar las vulnerabilidades y las grandes desigualdades que caracterizan a la región e hicieron un llamado a fortalecer el papel de las oficinas nacionales de estadística para hacer frente a los desafíos que impone la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19).
La XIX reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) fue inaugurada por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL; Juan…
Presentation by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (PDF).
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) called for governments in the region to put care at the center of their responses to COVID-19, by creating incentive and recovery packages, promoting comprehensive systems that ensure access to care for people who need it, and guaranteeing the rights of the people who provide it.
Comprehensive care systems can become a real driver of the region’s socioeconomic recovery wh…
Presentación de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena (PDF).
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU Mujeres) llamaron a los gobiernos de la región a colocar los cuidados en el centro de sus respuestas al COVID-19, creando paquetes de incentivos y recuperación, promoviendo sistemas integrales que aseguren el acceso al cuidado a las personas que lo requieren y garantizando los derechos de las personas que los brindan.
Los sistemas integrales de cuidados pu…
Apresentação da Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL (em espanhol).
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e a ONU Mulheres exortaram os governos da região a colocar o cuidado no centro de suas respostas à COVID-19, criando pacotes de incentivo e recuperação, promovendo sistemas integrais que assegurem o acesso aos cuidados com as pessoas que deles necessitam garantindo os direitos das pessoas que os fornecem.
Os sistemas integrais de cuidado podem se tornar um verdadeiro motor da recuperação socioeconômica da região que não deixa ninguém para trás, destacaram Alicia Bárcena,…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) will launch a document entitled Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during COVID-19. Towards Comprehensive Systems to Strengthen Response and Recovery, during a virtual seminar to be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. local time in Panama (11 a.m. in Chile).
The document will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, and María Noel Vaeza, Regional Director of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean. T…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (ONU Mujeres) lanzarán el documento Cuidados en América Latina y el Caribe en tiempos de COVID-19. Hacia Sistemas Integrales para Fortalecer la Respuesta y la Recuperación durante un seminario web que tendrá lugar el miércoles 19 de agosto de 2020 a las 10:00 horas de Panamá (11:00 horas de Chile).
El documento será presentado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, y María Noel Vaeza, Directora Regional de ONU Mujeres par…
Más allá de los avances realizados en materia de igualdad de género y autonomía de las mujeres durante los últimos años, los Gobiernos de la región siguen reconociendo cuatro nudos estructurales constitutivos de las relaciones desiguales de género: la desigualdad socioeconómica y la persistencia de la pobreza en el marco de un crecimiento excluyente; los patrones culturales patriarcales, discriminatorios y violentos, y el predominio de la cultura del privilegio; la división sexual del trabajo y la injusta organización social del cuidado; y la concentración del poder y las relaciones de jerarq…
The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…
In the new global scenario in times of pandemic prompted by COVID-19, it is essential to take urgent measures and evaluate the impact of those actions. For this reason, and in response to a request made by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the COVID-19 Observatory came into being with the aim of supporting the region’s countries on follow-up and monitoring of the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus in the medium and long term.
ECLAC – as part of a joint effort with the rest of the United Nations agencies, funds and programs and the support of the global …
El nuevo escenario global en tiempos de la pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 hace imperativo tomar medidas urgentes y evaluar los impactos de estas acciones. De este modo, y en respuesta a la solicitud hecha por la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), surge el Observatorio COVID-19, con el objetivo de apoyar a los países de la región en el seguimiento y monitoreo de los efectos de la crisis generada por el coronavirus a mediano y largo plazo.
La CEPAL, en un esfuerzo conjunto con el resto de las agencias, fondos y programas de las Naciones Unidas y el apoyo de los coord…
O novo cenário global em tempos da pandemia de COVID-19 torna imperativo adotar medidas urgentes e avaliar os impactos dessas ações. Deste modo, em resposta ao pedido feito pela Comunidade de Estados Latino-Americanos e Caribenhos (CELAC), surge o Observatório COVID-19, com o objetivo de apoiar os países da região no acompanhamento e monitoramento dos efeitos da crise gerada pelo coronavírus no médio e longo prazo.
A CEPAL, num esforço conjunto com o resto das agências, fundos e programas das Nações Unidas e o apoio dos coordenadores residentes do organismo mundial na região, implementou este …
Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary (in Spanish).
Discussion in the Mexican Senate “Women’s Human Rights: Challenges in Light of COVID-19” (video on Facebook).
The COVID-19 pandemic has important effects on women’s autonomy and gender inequality. That is why it is urgent that comprehensive public policies be adopted to achieve an economic reactivation that would guarantee women’s rights and gender equality, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), warned today during a discussion on women’s human rights…
Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
Conversatorio del Senado mexicano “Derechos humanos de las mujeres: retos ante el COVID-19" (video en Facebook).
La pandemia del COVID-19 tiene impactos importantes en la autonomía de las mujeres y la desigualdad de género. Por ello se hace urgente adoptar políticas públicas integrales para una reactivación económica que garantice los derechos de las mujeres y la igualdad de género, advirtió hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) durante un conversatorio sobre d…
“Gender equality is a key factor for sustainable, inclusive and equitable growth. The future post COVID-19 needs women,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), underscored this Thursday, April 30, during a webinar organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).
The virtual seminar was entitled “Domestic Violence: What companies can do to combat increased violence in this context of crisis.” It is one in a series of gatherings held as part of the “Win-Win: Gender Equality is …