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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.
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.
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.
23 September 2020 | News

Building Latin America and the Caribbean Back Better Post-Pandemic Means Reconfiguring Development with Equality and Sustainability: Alicia Bárcena
In the SDG Action Zone of the 75th UN General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary addressed some of the region’s most pressing challenges in times of COVID-19 via video message.
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.
foto del webinario
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.
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.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
7 de August de 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena: La igualdad de género tiene que estar en el centro de la reactivación sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó en un webinar organizado por el Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres de México en el marco de la serie de conversatorios “Nueva Normalidad + solidaria, justa, feminista, local e igualitaria”.
Perspectiva feminista del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible 2020
9 de July de 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena: para reconstruir mejor después del COVID-19 será clave el rol de las mujeres

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó hoy en un evento que abordó la perspectiva feminista del Foro Político de Alto Nivel sobre Desarrollo Sostenible 2020, donde instó a los sectores económicos a ver a las mujeres como sujetos del desarrollo y como parte clave en la elaboración de las políticas públicas.
Document cover.
12 June 2020 | News

The precarious situation of domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean is accentuated by the COVID-19 crisis
UN Women, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented today the document Remunerated Domestic Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean and the COVID-19 crisis, which provides an overview of the situation of particular vulnerability faced by domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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.
8 de April de 2020 | Speech

Reunión virtual informativa entre ministras y altas autoridades de los mecanismos para el adelanto de las mujeres
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
8 April 2020 | Press Release

In Light of Women’s Greater Exposure, ECLAC Calls on States to Guarantee their Rights in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, along with María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for UN Women, participated in a virtual informational meeting with ministers and authorities from the Machineries for Women’s Advancement in Latin America and the Caribbean, under Chile’s leadership.
Meeting panel.
9 March 2020 | News

Alicia Bárcena Warns About the Persistence of Obstacles Limiting the Reach of Gender Equality Policies in the Region
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary led a discussion today in the context of the commemoration of International Women’s Day, addressing the challenges that the commission faces with regard to implementation of the Santiago Commitment.
8 March 2020 | Statement

International Women's Day 2020
Message by the United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres.
31 de January de 2020 | Speech

Clausura de la XIV Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.

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