Pacto birregional cuidados draft 231004. Documento circulado a las delegaciones de Gobiernos a solicitud de la Presidencia de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Briefing note final Sixty-fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
11-12 Oct 2023 |
Event
Meeting documents
Description
At the sixty-fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers, delegations exchanged views on the topics to be discussed at the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (México, 2025).
In addition, a special regional consultation session was held prior to the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68)
This Meeting was organized by ECLAC, the Secretariat of the Regional Conference, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women). Currently, the Government of Argentina chairs the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and is the foremost intergovernmental forum of the United Nations on women’s rights and gender equality in the region.
Live transmission
October 11, 2023
October 12, 2023
Programme
11 Oct 2023
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Opening session of the sixty-fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
10:00 to 10:30- Daniel Titelman, Chief of the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)
- Ayelén Mazzina, Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina
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Adoption of the agenda
10:30 to 10:35 -
Panel discussion on synergies between the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean and other subsidiary bodies of ECLAC
10:35 to 11:45Moderator: Jimena Arias, Social Affairs Officer in the Office of the Secretary of the Commission
- Xavier Mancero, Officer in charge of the Statistics Division of ECLAC
- Andrea Sanhueza, Environmental Affairs Officer in the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC, Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement
- Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Chief of the Social Development Division of ECLAC
- Simone Cecchini, Chief of the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE)-Population Division of ECLAC • Silvia Saravia, Economic Affairs Officer in Natural Resources Division of ECLAC
Comments:
- Antonia Orellana, Minister of Women’s Affairs and Gender Equity of Chile
- Vindhya Persaud, Minister of Human Services and Social Security of Guyana (virtual)
Statements by delegations
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Coffee break
11:45 to 12:00 -
Report on the Regional Fund in support of Women’s and Feminist Organizations and Movements
12:00 to 13:00- Report of the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Regional Fund, presented by Ayelén Mazzina, Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina
- Report of the Americas and the Caribbean Regional Office of UN-Women, in its capacity as administrative body, by Cecilia Alemany, Deputy Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN-Women
- Rocío Rosero, member of the Coalición Nacional de Mujeres del Ecuador, as a representative of women’s and feminist organizations
Statements by delegations
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Break
13:00 to 14:30 -
Initiative for a biregional pact for care between Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union
14:30 to 15:15- María Cristina Perceval, Special Representative for Feminist Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina
- Irene Montero, Minister of Equality of the Government of Spain
- Leire Pajín, Chair of the EU-LAC Foundation (by video)
- Lucy Garrido, Coordinator of Cotidiano Mujer and member of Articulación Feminista Marcosur
Statements by delegations
- Biregional pact for care draft 231004. Document circulated to Government delegations at the request of the Chair of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean biregional_pact_for_care_draft_231004.pdf
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Discussion on the themes of the sixteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (Mexico, 2025)
15:15 to 17:00Document presented by Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC
Comments:
- Ayelén Mazzina, Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina, the country serving as Chair of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Nadine Gasman, President of the National Women’s Institute (INMUJERES) of Mexico (virtual)
Statements by delegations
12 Oct 2023
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Special session: regional consultation prior to the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women
10:00 to 11:45Introductory remarks:
- María del Carmen Squeff, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations and Vice-Chair of the Bureau of the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women designated by the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (virtual)
Presentations by:
- María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN-Women
- Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC
Panel 1: Inequality, poverty, social protection and care
- Mayra Jiménez, Minister for Women’s Affairs of the Dominican Republic
- Rosane da Silva, National Secretary for Economic Autonomy and Care Policies in the Ministry of Women of Brazil (in-person) and Laís Abramo, National Secretary for Care and Family, Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family Affairs and the Fight against Hunger of Brazil (virtual)
- Dulce Patricia Torres Sandoval, member of the Coordinadora Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas (CONAMI), representing the Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA)
- Myriam Moïse, Associate Professor at Université des Antilles in Martinique, General Secretary of Universities Caribbean
Discussion and statements by delegations
- María del Carmen Squeff intervencion_de_la_embajadora_maria_del_carmen_squeff.pdf
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Coffee break
11:45 to 12:00 -
Special session: regional consultation prior to the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (continued)
12:00 to 13:00Panel 2: Institutional architecture and financing
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Juana Herrera, Minister for Women’s Affairs of Paraguay
- Andrea Simon, Principal Delegate for Barbados to the Inter-American Commission of Women, Ministry of People’s Empowerment and Elder Affairs of Barbados (virtual)
- Corina Rodríguez, Researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina and member of the Executive Committee of Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) (virtual)
Discussion and statements by delegations
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Break
13:00 to 14:30 -
Presentation of the declaration of the Committee of Non-Governmental Organizations on the Condition of Women from Latin America and the Caribbean (CoNGO CSW LAC)
14:30 to 14:40 -
Special session: regional consultation prior to the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (continued)
14:40 to 15:30Discussion and statements by delegations
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Other matters
15:30 to 16:00 -
Consideration and adoption of agreements
16:00 to 16:15 -
Closing session
16:15 to 16:30- Daniel Titelman, Chief of the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN-Women
- Ayelén Mazzina, Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina
Documents
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