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The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC, CEPAL in Spanish) was established in 1948 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Latin America, or UNECLA) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. In 1984, a resolution was passed to include the countries of the Caribbean in the name. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. ECLAC has 44 Member States and eight non-independent territories in the Caribbean, and reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). As well as countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, it includes Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and South Korea. ECLAC headquarters are in Santiago, Chile.
Work on Gender
ECLAC’s Women and Development Unit deals with gender-related issues. This interdisciplinary unit promotes gender equality through five divisions:
- Gender Statistics
- Gender and the Economy
- Social Development
- Human Rights
- Power and Institutions
The Women and Development Unit works closely with Member governments, other UN groups, and NGOs to achieve its goals. One of its biggest projects, the Gender Indicators for the Formation of Public Policy Database, was a collective effort between the Women and Development Unit of ECLAC, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Italian government.
Sources
Gender Indicators for the Formation of Public Policy (in Spanish)
