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Ending violence against women - workshop
28 November 2016 | News

Rural Women Benefit from ECLAC Sensitization Seminar on Gender-Based Violence
Women in rural communities in Trinidad and Tobago benefitted from a sensitization seminar on gender-based violence, held in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, celebrated each year on 25 November.
24 November 2016 | Statement

International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls
"Today, we are seeing the world lit up in orange, symbolizing a bright future for women and girls", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
Foto mesa inaugural
17 November 2016 | News

Specialists Seek to Increase Visibility of Girls and Women with Disabilities and Promote their Inclusive Development with a Gender Approach
On November 15-17, this topic was explored during a meeting held in Santiago, Chile, organized by ECLAC and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Montevideo Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in the Region by 2030
This is the principal outcome of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC this week in Uruguay.
25 October 2016 | Press Release

XIII Regional Conference on Women Opens with Strong Condemnation of Gender Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
The President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the opening session of the inter-governmental conference being held through Friday, October 28 in Montevideo.
24 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Taking Innovative and Effective Measures to Guarantee Women’s Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a new study released today, the regional organization details the enormous inequalities that are keeping women from exercising their physical, economic and political autonomy.
19 October 2016 | News

How to follow the XIII Regional Conference on Women of ECLAC being held in Montevideo
All the panel discussions and publication presentations will be transmitted live on the social networks under the hashtags #CRM13, #mujeresALC and #womenLAC.
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19 October 2016 | Announcement

President of Uruguay to participate in the opening of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
On Tuesday 25 October, the intergovernmental meeting in Montevideo will be opened by President Tabaré Vázquez, together with other high-level authorities of Uruguay and representatives of United Nations agencies.
11 October 2016 | Statement

International Day of the Girl Child
"The wellbeing, human rights and empowerment of the world’s 1.1 billion girls are central to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. When we agreed on that agenda, we promised girls quality education and health services", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says.
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1 September 2016 | Announcement

A New Chapter in the Regional Gender Agenda Will Be Written in October in Montevideo
ECLAC and the Government of Uruguay will organize on October 25-28 the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will include a series of panel discussions and side events.
Gale T.C. Rigobert, Ministra de Educación, Innovación, Relaciones de Género y Desarrollo Sostenible de Santa Lucía, y Frederick Stephenson, Ministro de Movilización Nacional, Desarrollo Social, Género, Familia, Personas con Discapacidad y Juventud de San Vicente y las Granadinas, participaron en la reunión de la CEPAL en Puerto España.
27 July 2016 | News

Senior Government Officials Call for Greater Autonomy and Gender Equality across the Caribbean
The Caribbean preparatory meeting of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean takes place on 26-27 July 2016 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
11 July 2016 | Statement

World Population Day
"On this World Population Day, I urge all Governments, businesses and civil society to support and invest in teenage girls", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
8 March 2016 | Press Release

Despite Advances in Women’s Educational Level, the Gender Wage Gap Persists in the Region
Comparing years of schooling, women can earn up to 25.6 percent less than their male peers in similar conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data released today by ECLAC.
26 January 2016 | Press Release

Sustainable Development Will Not Be Achieved Without Gender Equality
Ministers for Women’s Affairs, specialists and representatives from the civil society gathered at ECLAC posed the need for concrete plans and programs to guarantee gender equality in the framework of the 2030 Agenda.