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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
8 March 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC Strengthens its Commitment towards Women’s Autonomy
The regional organization held a workshop to advance the mainstreaming of gender awareness in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which is being commemorated on 8 March.
10 de January de 2017 | Press Release

CEPAL: La autonomía de las mujeres es un requisito imprescindible para alcanzar la igualdad de género en la región
Entrevistada en el programa “Horizontes CEPAL”, María Nieves Rico, Directora de la División de Asuntos de Género, alerta que al menos 12 mujeres son víctimas de femicidio cada día en América Latina y el Caribe.
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Montevideo Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in the Region by 2030
This is the principal outcome of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC this week in Uruguay.
25 October 2016 | Press Release

XIII Regional Conference on Women Opens with Strong Condemnation of Gender Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
The President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi, and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, led the opening session of the inter-governmental conference being held through Friday, October 28 in Montevideo.
24 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Taking Innovative and Effective Measures to Guarantee Women’s Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
In a new study released today, the regional organization details the enormous inequalities that are keeping women from exercising their physical, economic and political autonomy.
20 de October de 2016 | Press Release

Tarja Halonen: Implementación de agenda de género es la base para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible
La ex Presidenta de Finlandia dictó una conferencia magistral en la CEPAL, donde fue recibida por el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto del organismo regional, Antonio Prado.
26 January 2016 | Press Release

Sustainable Development Will Not Be Achieved Without Gender Equality
Ministers for Women’s Affairs, specialists and representatives from the civil society gathered at ECLAC posed the need for concrete plans and programs to guarantee gender equality in the framework of the 2030 Agenda.
26 de January de 2016 | Press Release

Sin igualdad de género no se alcanzará el desarrollo sostenible
Ministras de la Mujer, especialistas y representantes de la sociedad civil reunidos en la CEPAL plantearon la necesidad de contar con planes y programas concretos para garantizar la igualdad de género en el marco de la Agenda 2030.
25 September 2015 | Press Release

“There Will Be No Progress On Implementation of the SDGs if Gender Equality Is Ignored”: Alicia Bárcena
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a high-level debate at the Sustainable Development Summit held in the framework of the UN General Assembly in New York.
28 February 2015 | Press Release

Women Leaders Call to Act Now for Gender Equality

Ban Ki-moon participated in the closing ceremony of a high level event organized by the Government of Chile and UN Women.
7 de March de 2014 | Press Release

"Las mujeres deben ser protagonistas del debate sobre la agenda de desarrollo post-2015"
La alta funcionaria hizo este llamado en el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer que se celebra el 8 de marzo.