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25 September 2015 | Press Release

“There Will Be No Progress On Implementation of the SDGs if Gender Equality Is Ignored”: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level debate at the Sustainable Development Summit held in the framework of the UN General Assembly in New York.
16 September 2015 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Participated in a Dialogue with Women Leaders in Berlin
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary analyzed international cooperation in the framework of the G7 during a forum convoked by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
31 July 2015 | Press Release

Countries Say Equality is Not Possible Without a Gender Perspective in Sustainable Development Goals
The fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended on Friday in the Dominican Republic.
26 March 2015 | Announcement

Latin American and Norwegian Perspective on Public Policies for Equality Will Be Analyzed in a Seminar
The high-level event “Paths Toward Equality and Development: Latin America-Norway Dialogue” will take place on March 30-31 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
6 March 2015 | Statement

International Women’s Day 2015
"The world must come together in response to the targeting of women and girls by violent extremists," says Ban Ki-moon, United Nations' Secretary-General.
28 February 2015 | Press Release

Women Leaders Call to Act Now for Gender Equality

Ban Ki-moon participated in the closing ceremony of a high level event organized by the Government of Chile and UN Women.
27 February 2015 | Infographic

Women in Senior Positions in Major Latin American Companies
Despite the rapid incorporation of women into the labor market since the 1970s, inequalities remain in the quality of jobs and access to them. In the region this is clearly manifested in the limited presence of women in executive positions at major companies. ECLAC reviewed the situation of 72 such businesses.
27 February 2015 | Speech

Secretary-General's remarks at High-level event on Women in Power and Decision-Making
By Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General.
Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas.
24 February 2015 | Announcement

Secretary-General of the United Nations visits Paraguay and Chile
Ban Ki-moon will hold bilateral meetings with the Presidents Horacio Cartes and Michelle Bachelet.
11 December 2014 | News

Authorities and Experts Warn about Digital Exclusion of Rural Women and Youth
ECLAC and Chile’s Foundation for Agricultural Innovation (FIA) organized a seminar in which farmer organizations participated.
3 December 2014 | News

ECLAC meeting secures commitment to Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
The Caribbean technical meeting on the Beijing +20 review and appraisal of the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action took place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago Chile, on 14 - 15 November 2014.
25 November 2014 | Statement

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2014
Worldwide, one in three women will suffer physical or sexual violence at some point in her life.
18 November 2014 | Speech

Special session on Beijing+20 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Opening remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
18 November 2014 | Press Release

Nearly 50% of Paid Jobs Held by Women in the Region Are Precarious
A new report by ECLAC, which evaluates two decades of gender equality policies, was presented at an event inaugurated by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
7 November 2014 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for an End to Inequalities that Contribute to Violence Against Women
At present 11 countries in the region have classified femicide or feminicide in their laws, said the United Nations organization in a report.
5 November 2014 | News

ECLAC Underlines Progress in Gender Statistics in the Region
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1 September 2014 | Announcement

Region's Countries Will Review Progress on Women's Rights 20 Years after the Beijing Conference
At the 51st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in November in Santiago, Chile, a special session will be held to review the achievements and challenges on gender issues in the region.
29 August 2014 | Infographic

Women’s Participation in Politics
Five female presidents govern today in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and the number of women legislators, judges and mayors has increased in recent years. But these leaders represent no more than 26% of the total, on average, according to data from ECLAC’s Gender Equality Observatory. The Commission provides here the latest data on women’s participation in different spheres of political power.
22 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Países solicitaron a la CEPAL que apoye la integración de la perspectiva de género en la agenda post-2015
Ministras de la Mujer y otras autoridades nacionales evaluaron los compromisos asumidos en octubre de 2013 en la XII Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe.
7 May 2014 | Speech

Inauguration of the Thirty-fifth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Opening remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

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