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16 November 2021 | News

UN Women and ECLAC promote the development of Comprehensive Care Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Women's Regional Director, María Noel Vaeza and ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Director of the Division of Gender Affairs, Ana Güezmes, presented the joint document titled Towards the construction of comprehensive care systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.
15 January 2019 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Remained Steady in 2017, but Extreme Poverty Increased to the Highest Level since 2008, while Inequality has Fallen Notably since 2000
ECLAC released its report Social Panorama 2018 today in Chile, including new revisions to the methodology used by the organization to estimate monetary poverty in the region, as well as new measurements on functional inequality, social spending and double labor and social inclusion.
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18 December 2017 | Announcement

In a New Report, ECLAC Analyses Trends in Regional Poverty and the Situation of the Pension Systems in Latin America
The United Nations organization will unveil its report Social Panorama 2017 at a press conference in Mexico on Wednesday 20 December.
14 de August de 2017 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL aborda sistemas de protección social e inserción económica de la mujer en la región

Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre el impacto del salario mínimo en México y el destino de los desempleados en Venezuela, entre otros temas.
3 July 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Focus on gender and life cycle in public policy is crucial to guaranteeing the rights of women, children and adolescents

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the high-level meeting of the United Nations initiative “Every Woman Every Child,” inaugurated by the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet.
30 March 2015 | Press Release

Norway and ECLAC Call for Placing Equality at the Center of Development Policies
The results of a cooperation agreement signed in 2013 will be presented at the high-level seminar “Paths Towards Equality and Development: Latin America-Norway Dialogue.”
15 October 2013 | Press Release

Women's Unequal Participation in the Digital Economy Affects the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
The twelfth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America will be opened today in the Dominican Republic.
8 March 2013 | Statement

International Women's Day
"We declare that we will prosecute crimes against women - and never allow women to be subjected to punishments for the abuses they have suffered", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
5 December 2008 | Press Release

Unemployment among Women will Rise due to Financial Crisis
The issue was discussed at ECLAC during the Forty-second Meeting of Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
11 June 2004 | Press Release

Poverty and Empowerment are the Focus of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Parallel activities: "Millennium Development Goals" and "New Technologies"
10 June 2004 | Press Release

Women of Latin America and the Caribbean Evaluate Commitments to Improving Gender Equity
The meeting, organized by ECLAC, will focus on analysing policies to improve the distribution of wealth, power and time between the sexes.
9 June 2004 | Press Release

The Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Starts in Mexico
It will analyse policies to better distribute wealth, power and time between the sexes.
28 May 2004 | Press Release

Poverty Affects Women More than Men in Latin America
The Ninth Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will examine the issues of poverty and empowerment.