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Photograph of the closing ceremony of the sixteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Press Release
15 de August de 2025

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Tlatelolco Commitment, which Establishes a Decade of Action to Achieve Substantive Gender Equality and the Care Society

Today the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean ended in Mexico City, having been organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, under the leadership of the Government of Mexico as Chair.

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News
13 de August de 2025

How Can We Achieve the Care Society in Latin America and the Caribbean?

A position paper presented by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, at the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, analyzes how to more effectively manage the major transformation towards the care society in the region.

Official photograph of the opening of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Credit: Courtesy of the Office of the President, Government of Mexico
Press Release
12 de August de 2025

With a Call to Recognize the Contribution and Rights of All Women and to Move Towards Substantive Equality and the Care Society, the XVI Regional Conference on Women Kicked Off in Mexico

“This is not only the time for women in Mexico, but throughout the world,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said at the inauguration of the intergovernmental gathering.

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News
11 de August de 2025

Latin American and Caribbean Legislators Play a Crucial Role for Making Progress on Care Policies in the Region

The Parliamentary Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean within the framework of the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean – inaugurated at the San Lázaro Legislative Palace in Mexico City – was organized by the Congress of the Union, UN Women and ECLAC.

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Announcement
8 de August de 2025

President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, Will Inaugurate the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The intergovernmental meeting, to be held from 12 to 15 August in Mexico City, is organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women.

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6 de August de 2025

How to Follow the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

All the event’s panels will be transmitted live between August 12 and August 15, 2025.

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30 de July de 2025

Periodistas y comunicadores de América Latina y el Caribe participaron en taller informativo sobre la XVI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer

Accede a los materiales presentados en la actividad organizada por la CEPAL, ONU Mujeres y la Secretaría de las Mujeres del Gobierno de México.

Announcement
24 de July de 2025

Abierta convocatoria para taller de periodistas y comunicadores sobre la XVI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

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Announcement
22 de July de 2025

Mexico Will Host on August 12-15 the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

This intergovernmental gathering – which takes place every three years – will be key to accelerating the pace to further the achievement of women’s autonomy, the care society and substantive equality in the region.

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