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20 May 2021 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality and Building Care Societies for a More Egalitarian, Sustainable and Resilient Future
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary delivered a virtual keynote lecture in the framework of a series entitled Post-2030: Women Leaders for a Sustainable Future, organized by the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
16 March 2021 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Stress the Urgency of Equitable Vaccination and a Transformative Recovery to Build a Better World in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda
The fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today by high-level authorities who called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the pandemic.
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10 de March de 2021 | News

Ministras de América Latina y el Caribe se comprometen a impulsar acciones para el logro de la igualdad sustantiva y la democracia paritaria
La Declaración de las Ministras y Altas Autoridades de los mecanismos nacionales para el adelanto de las mujeres representa el aporte de la región al 65º Período de Sesiones de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer que se llevará a cabo en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York del 15 al 26 de marzo de 2021.
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.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
8 March 2021 | News

ECLAC Calls for Averting Setbacks and Promoting a Transformative, Sustainable Recovery with Gender Equality
In a message on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, urged for implementing public policies that recognize the work of all women in their diversity and the enormous value they contribute.
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.
26 February 2021 | Press Release

Women’s Affairs Ministers Commit to Furthering a Care Society and Full Digital Inclusion of Women for a Transformative Recovery with Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean
During the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, authorities adopted a declaration that will be presented during the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
23 February 2021 | Press Release

Women’s Full Digital Inclusion and the Forging of a Care Society are Indispensable for an Egalitarian and Sustainable Recovery
Authorities from the region, international officials and feminist organizations participated in the inauguration of the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
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18 February 2021 | Announcement

High-level Authorities from the Region Will Analyze Fulfillment of Gender Equality Commitments in the Context of the Pandemic
On February 23-25, the 60th Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.
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15 February 2021 | Announcement

Countries Will Hold Fourth Meeting of the Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development
Due to the global epidemiological situation, this event will take place virtually on March 15-18, 2021. During the meeting, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present a report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda.
10 February 2021 | Press Release

The COVID-19 Pandemic has Caused a Setback of Over a Decade in Labor Market Participation for Women in the Region

In a new special report, ECLAC stresses that it is essential to advance toward policies that contribute to a sustainable recovery with gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
photo of Alicia Bárcena
3 February 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Special Report COVID-19 on the Economic Autonomy of Women in the Post-Pandemic Recovery
The regional organization's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document during a virtual press conference next Wednesday, February 10.
27 January 2021 | Press Release

Argentina’s President Advocates for Uniting Latin America and the Caribbean and Strengthening Multilateralism to Build Fairer and More Egalitarian Societies
Alberto Fernández delivered a keynote lecture during a high-level meeting at ECLAC’s headquarters in which the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated along with the Rector of the University of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi.
27 de January de 2021 | Speech

Conferencia magistral del Presidente de la República Argentina, Alberto Fernández.
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina.
26 January 2021 | Announcement

Argentina’s President Will Deliver a Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
Alberto Fernández will make a virtual presentation while visiting the United Nations organization’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday, January 27.
22 January 2021 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean’s Foreign Trade Marks its Worst Performance since the Global Financial Crisis Due to the Pandemic
In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the value of regional exports fell -13% in 2020 and calls for deepening regional integration to drive the recovery, as well as to reduce gender inequalities in trade.
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.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
22 de October de 2020 | News

El trabajo remunerado y no remunerado es la llave maestra de la igualdad y el desarrollo sostenible en la región: Alicia Bárcena
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL intervino en un evento liderado por la Vicepresidenta de Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez, donde también participó la Vicepresidenta de Costa Rica, Epsy Campbell, entre otras representantes de alto nivel.
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.

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