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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.
SDG Caribbean conference
6 December 2016 | News

Caribbean SIDS receive support in building capacity to produce SDG indicators
This meeting, which will take place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 6-9 December 2016, is jointly organized by the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Unit of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.
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.
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.
1 November 2016 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Advocate for Progress on Social Investment in Light of Economic Situation and Inequality Gaps
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, held its first meeting on November 1 in Santo Domingo.
31 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents to Social Development Ministers an Analysis of Inequality and Proposals to Combat it
The regional United Nations organization will unveil a new study during the first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development.
31 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American Ministers Discuss Challenges of 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Way Out of Poverty
Representatives from 33 countries meet in the VIII Ministerial Forum to rethink possible progress models from a multidimensional approach, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, and maintain the achievements in social policies in the region.
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Empowering the 40% of Young Latin Americans Not in Formal Jobs, Education or Training could Spark New Growth Engines
OECD, ECLAC and CAF launched the latest Latin American Economic Outlook report.
17 October 2016 | Statement

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Today, some 1 billion people live in extreme poverty and more than 800 million endure hunger and malnutrition, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns.
11 October 2016 | Infographic

Girl children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean

Gender equality starts right from early childhood, meaning urgent action must be taken to eradicate all forms of discrimination that affect girl children and adolescents in the region.
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.
1 September 2016 | Op-ed

Inclusive Social Development is Key to Overcoming Poverty and Reducing Inequalities
Opinion column by Laís Abramo, Director of ECLAC’s Social Development Division (published in ECLAC Notes N⁰ 89, September 2016).
12 August 2016 | Statement

International Youth Day
“When we invest in youth, they can contribute to new markets, decent jobs, fair trade, sustainable housing, sustainable transport and tourism,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
20 July 2016 | News

Turks and Caicos Islands has one of the fastest growing populations in the Caribbean
ECLAC worked in collaboration with the Statistics Department of the Turks and Caicos Government to develop the population projections and also provided training to the staff of the Statistics Department in the methods and software used to produce the projections. Further details are available in the report published today at http://bit.ly/29YgqXh.
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.
Grupo de gente
20 June 2016 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Analyze Social Institutionality for Universal Protection, Response to Situations of Emergency and Measurement of Spending in Three Events
The seminars, which will take place in June and July, are organized jointly with the Governments of Chile and Ecuador, with the support of the German cooperation.
2 June 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Highlights at OECD Forum Importance of the 2030 Agenda for Integration and the Change Towards a New Development Pattern
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, emphasized in Paris the similarities between both institutions for supporting country implementation of this agenda.
27 May 2016 | Press Release

Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Region Highlight Relevance of ECLAC’s Proposals at the End of its Biennial Meeting in Mexico
Authorities praised the proposals of the Commission’s document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” and acclaimed the establishment of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.

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