Gender equity is necessary in Latin America to achieve sustainable development
Ministers for Women, specialists, and representatives of the civil society discussed the 2030 Development Agenda and the Objectives of Sustainable Development related to gender equity and the autonomy of women
The 53ª Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe (53rd General Committee of the Regional Conference on Women of Latin America and Caribbean) is showing the advances of the preparation for the XIII Regional Conference on Women of Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in October in Montevideo.
During the meeting, Michele Bachelet, President of Chile and former Director of UN Women, highlighted the need to implement specific public policies in order to follow up on inequalities that affect women in the region. She stressed the importance of the role of women to achieve the goals of sustainable development.
In the agreements achieved, the delegates approved the creation of a strategy for the execution of the commitments already assumed by the governments in the framework of the regional meetings regarding women that are organized three times a year.
The declaration regarding the mechanisms for the advance of women was also established. It was approved in the special regional consultation session prior to the 60th period of sessions of the Commission for the Legal and Social Condition of Women, called for in the framework of this meeting, jointly with UN Women and ECLAC.
CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, participated in the 53rd meeting of the General Committee of the Regional Conference on Women of Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held between January 26 and 28 in Santiago, Chile. CAF participated as a delegate, presenting the recently approved Strategic Gender Plan.
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