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30 November 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC and ILO Call for Urgent Measures to Support the Labour Reintegration of Women and Youth
In a new joint report, the two UN organizations indicate that in the medium term it will be necessary to rebuild more resilient labour markets and foster formalization.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
6 July 2021 | News

Alicia Bárcena: We Must Pick Up the Pace Toward Economic, Climate and Gender Justice, and Transition to a Care Society
The ECLAC Executive Secretary gave her remarks at a virtual event on women’s integration in the labor market as part of the COVID-19 recovery efforts. This was a side-event to the 2021 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Foto del seminario CEPAL-OIT-ONU Mujeres
9 March 2021 | News

ECLAC Stresses the Importance of Promoting Women’s Economic Autonomy as the Key to a Sustainable Recovery with Equality
At a high-level seminar organized jointly with UN Women and the ILO, the organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, presented a proposal for a basic digital basket and emergency income for women who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic.
4 March 2021 | Press Release

Pandemic Prompts Rise in Poverty to Levels Unprecedented in Recent Decades and Sharply Affects Inequality and Employment
In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the total number of poor people rose to 209 million by the end of 2020, which is 22 million more people than in the previous year. In addition, it calls for creating a new welfare state.