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Port of Spain City Village showcases women entrepreneurs

7 March 2018 | News

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 …

Regional Conference on Women Organized by ECLAC Commemorates 40th Anniversary in Havana

29 September 2017 | Announcement

The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean – which is the main regional discussion forum on gender equality and women’s autonomy – turns 40 years old, and its anniversary will be commemorated in the same place where the first gathering took place in 1977: Havana, Cuba. On October 5-6, the Hotel Nacional de Cuba will be the site of the Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Cuba, through the…

It is Imperative that the Gender Approach be Mainstreamed throughout the 2030 Agenda, Alicia Bárcena says

27 April 2017 | News

The gender approach must be mainstreamed throughout the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a special view to achieving women’s economic, physical and political autonomy, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, said at a side event entitled Commitments and Roadmap Towards a 50-50 Planet by 2030, held in the framework of the first meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is taking place through Friday in the Mexican capital with ECLAC’s sponsorship. The gathering was organized by the regional Inter-Agency Gender Gr…

President of Uruguay to participate in the opening of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

19 October 2016 | Announcement

The thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be opened in Montevideo, Uruguay, at 4.30 pm on Tuesday 25 October 2016. The opening ceremony will be attended by the President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez; the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi; and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena. Immediately thereafter, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Babatunde Osotimehin; and the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Ent…

Women live globally longer, healthier lives with better education, reveals new UN report

20 October 2015 | News

(New York, 20 October) The lives of women and girls around the world have improved in several areas over the last 20 years, according to the new United Nations report The World’s Women 2015 launched today. Coming on the heels of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this new set of data on women and girls worldwide brings into sharp perspective the need for gender equality outlined in Goal 5. “We cannot achieve our 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development without full and equal rights for half of the world’s population, in law and in practice,” said UN Secretary-Gener…

Secretary-General of the United Nations visits Paraguay and Chile

24 February 2015 | Announcement

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…

Region's Countries Will Review Progress on Women's Rights 20 Years after the Beijing Conference

1 September 2014 | Announcement

In 2015, the international community will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995) and the approval of the Platform for Action adopted by 189 governments. Latin American and Caribbean governments will meet in November in Chile with members of civil society and organizations from the United Nations system to review the commitments made then and the coordination with the post-2015 development agenda. This special session dedicated to Beijing +20 will be held as part of the 51st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regio…

UN Women Calls on Global Citizens to Bring Gender Equality into Focus

22 May 2014 | News

New York - UN Women today launched a major campaign in the lead-up to the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the historic Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. A year of activities around the world will aim to mobilize governments and citizens alike to picture a world where gender equality is a reality and to join a global conversation on empowering women to empower humanity. Events will focus on achievements and gaps in gender equality and women's empowerment since 189 governments adopted the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This visionary blueprint pa…

Santo Domingo Will Be the Women's Capital in October

1 October 2013 | News

The situation of Latin American and Caribbean women is once more at the heart of regional debate thanks to the meeting organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to review fulfilment of national gender equality commitments in a few weeks time. The twelfth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held from 15 to 18 October 2013 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to bring together authorities, experts, international officials and representatives from civil society and the business sector. Organized b…

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