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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.
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.
1 de October de 2020 | Press Release

CEPAL llama a romper el silencio estadístico para evitar que la crisis del COVID-19 profundice los nudos estructurales de la desigualdad de género en la región

La Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional, Alicia Bárcena, participó de forma virtual en la clausura del XXI Encuentro Internacional de Estadísticas de Género.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
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.
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3 de September de 2020 | News

Inauguran XXI Encuentro Internacional de Estadísticas de Género: Los retos para la generación y uso de estadísticas de género en contexto del COVID-19

El encuentro constituye un espacio para fomentar el diálogo entre las Oficinas Nacionales de Estadística y los Mecanismos para el Adelanto de las Mujeres. Se realiza por primera vez mediante cuatro seminarios virtuales semanales, del jueves 3 de septiembre hasta el 1 de octubre de este año.
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27 August 2020 | News

Authorities Recognize the Role of Official Statistics in the Development of Public Policies for Mitigating the Effects of COVID-19 and for the Post-Pandemic Reactivation
Representatives from the region’s countries concluded today the nineteenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC.
25 August 2020 | Press Release

Countries Stress the Importance of Statistics for Raising the Visibility of the Vulnerabilities and Major Inequalities that Characterize the Region
The Nineteenth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) was inaugurated today with a call to strengthen the role of national statistical offices in order to tackle the challenges of COVID-19.
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.
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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.
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25 June 2020 | News

ECLAC’s COVID-19 Observatory: An Instrument Supporting Latin America and the Caribbean in Times of Pandemic
In May 2020, this web tool created to support the region’s countries was among the 10 most viewed pages on ECLAC’s website, with more than 40,000 visits.
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.
7 April 2020 | Press Release

New Edition of ECLAC’s Statistical Yearbook Offers a Set of Regional Statistics on the Three Pillars of Development
The 2019 edition of the Commission’s annual report presents a select set of indicators on the social, economic and environmental situation in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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2 de April de 2020 | News

Evalúan impactos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en las operaciones estadísticas de los países de la región
CEPAL y OIT convocaron a las Oficinas Nacionales de Estadísticas de América Latina y el Caribe a diversas videoconferencias en las que abordaron la problemática y posibles soluciones.
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.