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Image of Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland
7 September 2023 | Announcement

Tarja Halonen Will Address at ECLAC the Social Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The former President of Finland will give a keynote lecture on Tuesday, September 12 at the UN regional organization’s central headquarters, where she will be received by the Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
8 March 2023 | Press Release

ECLAC Seeks to Bring More Women into STEM, Close the Digital Gap and Eradicate Gender Cyberviolence
In most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, women account for no more than 40% of the student body in STEM majors, a gap the U.N. Commission is emphasizing as part of International Women's Day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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29 January 2020 | News

The Region’s Countries Still Face Multiple Challenges to Overcoming the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality by 2030
ECLAC presents the first regional progress report on the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda, in the framework of the XIV Regional Conference on Women being held in Santiago, Chile.
28 de January de 2020 | Speech

Inauguración 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.
28 January 2020 | Press Release

Calls Are Made to Overcome the Structural Constraints of Gender Inequality, Foster Women’s Autonomy in the Current Regional Economic Context, and Transform Privileges into Rights
Today was the inauguration in Chile of the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women and attended by senior authorities from the region as well as United Nations officials.
Fotografía de grupo de los participantes en la quincuagésima séptima reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe.
31 July 2018 | News

Authorities Value Progress on the Achievement of Gender Equality and Women’s Rights in the Region
The fifty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today in Santiago, Chile.
30 de July de 2018 | Speech

57a Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Palabras de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
30 July 2018 | Press Release

Gender Equality is not only Fair but also Indispensable for the Region’s Sustainable Development
Ministers of women’s affairs and other representatives are participating as of this Monday in the fifty-seventh meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Santiago, Chile.
19 June 2018 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena Receives Recognition of Excellence from the Powerful Women Forbes Forum 2018
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary was awarded for her work against inequality and poverty and for women’s economic empowerment.
17 April 2018 | Press Release

Active Participation of Civil Society is Indispensable for Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the Region
Representatives of citizen organizations held a meeting in the framework of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, taking place at ECLAC.
8 March 2018 | Statement

International Women’s Day
"Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time, and the greatest human rights challenge in our world", United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says in his message.
5 de December de 2017 | Announcement

CEPAL albergará la 12ª Cumbre de género sobre ciencia y tecnología, la primera para América Latina y el Caribe

El encuentro internacional se celebrará mañana miércoles 6 y el jueves 7 de diciembre en Santiago, Chile. Se espera la presencia de la Presidenta Michelle Bachelet en la inauguración.
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29 September 2017 | Announcement

Regional Conference on Women Organized by ECLAC Commemorates 40th Anniversary in Havana
On October 5-6, 2017, the Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in Cuba’s capital.
12 July 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes that Caribbean Focus Efforts on Gender Equality, Climate Change and Debt Relief to Meet 2030 Agenda

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the organization, presented the outlook for the subregion during an event held in New York in the framework of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum.

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