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24 November 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Persistence of Violence against Women and Girls in the Region and Femicide, its Maximum Expression, is Troubling

The strategy to urgently tackle this veritable “shadow pandemic” should be based on four pillars: funding, prevention, response and data collection.

24 November 2020 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: We Call for a Redoubled Commitment to Eradicating the “Shadow Pandemic” of Violence against Women and Girls in the Region

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke at a high-level political event held in the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is being commemorated this Wednesday, November 25.

9 October 2020 | Press Release

It is Necessary to Incorporate the Gender Dimension into Fiscal Policies amid the Pandemic and the Care Economy into a Transformative Recovery: Alicia Bárcena

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a web seminar organized by the Women Lead program of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, based in the United States.

foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.

23 September 2020 | News

Building Latin America and the Caribbean Back Better Post-Pandemic Means Reconfiguring Development with Equality and Sustainability: Alicia Bárcena

In the SDG Action Zone of the 75th UN General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary addressed some of the region’s most pressing challenges in times of COVID-19 via video message.

15 September 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena: Latin America and the Caribbean’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Will Be Feminist, or It Will Not Be At All

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the fourth International Workshop on Women who Do and Inspire (Beijing+25), organized by Fundación Global of Argentina.

19 August 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC and UN Women: Comprehensive Care Systems are Key to the Socioeconomic Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission, Alicia Bárcena, and the Regional Director of UN Women, María Noel Vaeza, presented a joint document entitled Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19.

17 August 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC and UN Women Will Launch a Document Analyzing the Challenges of Care Work in Latin America and the Caribbean in Times of COVID-19

The presentation will take place on Wednesday, August 19, at 10 a.m. local time in Panama (11 a.m. in Chile), during a webinar that will feature the participation of authorities from the region’s countries.

12 June 2020 | News

The precarious situation of domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean is accentuated by the COVID-19 crisis

UN Women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented today the document Remunerated Domestic Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 crisis, which provides an overview of the situation of particular vulnerability faced by domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean.

12 June 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Adopting Comprehensive Policies for an Economic Reactivation that Guarantees Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

In a discussion organized by the Mexican Senate, Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena warned that women are the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and advocated for a feminist social compact with equality and sustainability.

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC

30 April 2020 | News

Gender Equality is a Key Factor for Sustainable, Inclusive and Equitable Growth: Alicia Bárcena

“The future post COVID-19 needs women,” ECLAC’s Executive Secretary stressed during a virtual seminar organized by UN Women on domestic violence in the context of the current crisis.

8 April 2020 | Press Release

In Light of Women’s Greater Exposure, ECLAC Calls on States to Guarantee their Rights in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, along with María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for UN Women, participated in a virtual informational meeting with ministers and authorities from the Machineries for Women’s Advancement in Latin America and the Caribbean, under Chile’s leadership.

9 March 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Warns About the Persistence of Obstacles Limiting the Reach of Gender Equality Policies in the Region

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary led a discussion today in the context of the commemoration of International Women’s Day, addressing the challenges that the commission faces with regard to implementation of the Santiago Commitment.

8 March 2020 | Statement

International Women's Day 2020

Message by the United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres.

31 January 2020 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Santiago Commitment, Which Seeks to Accelerate Efforts to Fulfill the Regional Gender Agenda

The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, concluded today in Chile.

29 January 2020 | News

The Region’s Countries Still Face Multiple Challenges to Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality by 2030

ECLAC presents the first regional progress report on the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda, in the framework of the XIV Regional Conference on Women being held in Santiago, Chile.

28 January 2020 | Press Release

Calls Are Made to Overcome the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality, Foster Women’s Autonomy in the Current Regional Economic Context, and Transform Privileges into Rights

Today was the inauguration in Chile of the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women and attended by senior authorities from the region as well as United Nations officials.

27 January 2020 | Press Release

Gender Equality and Women’s Autonomy Must Be at the Core of the New Development Model that the Region Urgently Needs: ECLAC

In the framework of the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in January in Chile, the United Nations regional organization presented a document entitled Women's Autonomy in Changing Economic Scenarios.

22 January 2020 | Announcement

XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held January 27-31 in Chile

Women’s autonomy in changing economic scenarios will be the main theme of the gathering organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women.