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28 November 2018 | Press Release

First Dialogue Between Authorities, Experts and Young People, Organized by UNICEF and ECLAC, Reaffirms the Urgency and Relevance of Guaranteeing, Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Boys, Girls and Adolescents
The event “On the road to equality: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child” was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
27 November 2018 | Press Release

Young People from the Americas Urge for Breaking the Cycle of Inequality with a View to Achieving the 2030 Agenda
In the framework of the Concausa 2030 initiative, organized by ECLAC, UNICEF and América Solidaria, some 50 adolescents from 16 countries in the Americas unveiled today their proposals for overcoming poverty and protecting the environment in the region.
20 November 2018 | Press Release

Mining Ministries of the Americas Meet in Peru to Address the Sector’s Challenges and Opportunities with regard to Sustainable Development
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, was one of the main speakers at the IX Annual CAMMA Conference, which was held in Lima.
19 November 2018 | Press Release

Authorities and Experts from Various Latin American and Caribbean Countries Stress Importance of Mining Governance to Contribute to the Sustainability of Development and an Environmental Big Push
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, gave a presentation at a high-level seminar on mining opportunities and challenges in the region, which was held in the framework of the cooperation program with Germany’s BMZ.
15 November 2018 | Press Release

ECLAC: At Least 2,795 Women Were Victims of Femicide in 23 Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, called on the region’s countries to give priority to public policies aimed at preventing, sanctioning and eradicating all forms of violence against women in the region.
12 November 2018 | Press Release

Normative Frameworks are Necessary but Insufficient for Achieving Gender Equality in the Region, Specialists at ECLAC Agreed
A seminar on women’s economic autonomy was inaugurated by Isabel Plá, the Minister of Women and Gender Equity of Chile; Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Commission; and Boris E. Utria, representative of the World Bank Group.