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10 December 2016 | Statement

Human Rights Day
"Wherever we are, each of us can make a difference for human rights -- in our neighbourhoods, in school, at work, on social media, at home and even in sporting arenas across the world", Ban Ki-moon says.
29 November 2016 | Infographic

Violence against women
Violence against women is a form of discrimination, directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionally. This violence seriously inhibits women's ability to enjoy their human rights and freedoms on a bsis of equality with men.
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.
20 October 2016 | Speech

Lecture by Tarja Kaarina Halonen, former President of Finland: “Women in the twenty-first century”
Remarks by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
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.
logo of the conference
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.
The Norwegian delegation visit
13 September 2016 | News

ECLAC and Norway Strengthen Cooperation Ties During a Visit to the Organization’s Headquarters in Chile
A delegation of parliamentarians from the Nordic country was received by the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, in Santiago.
8 September 2016 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: The Region is at a Crossroads that Offers the Possibility of Progressive Structural Change
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the XX Annual CAF Conference, in Washington.
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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.
Foto del zócalo de México
21 April 2016 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico Reflection on Future Development of Latin America and the Caribbean in Light of the 2030 Agenda
The United Nations’ organization will celebrate its thirty-sixth session on May 23-27.
La Ministra de Desarrollo Social de Argentina, Carolina Stanley (izq), y la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, firman el acuerdo en Santiago, Chile.
18 April 2016 | News

ECLAC and Argentina’s Ministry of Social Development Sign Cooperation Agreement

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations organization, met with Minister Carolina Stanley in Santiago, Chile.
22 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Protecting Progress and Preventing Social Rollbacks in Light of Potential Increase in Regional Poverty
According to projections by the United Nations regional organization, 175 million people were living in situations of poverty in late 2015 in Latin America.

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