Ninth session 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) which is convened on a regular basis, at least every three years, to identify the situation of women’s autonomy and rights at the regional and subregional levels, present public policies recommendations for gender equality, undertake periodic assessments of the activities carried out in fulfilment of regional and international plans and agreements on the subject, and serve as a forum for debates on relevant issues.

ECLAC has been given the mandate to convene the member States to sessions of the Regional Conference. Generally, a member country of ECLAC offers to host the conference. On this occasion, the Republic of México was host the meeting which was held from 10 to 12 June 2004.  

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1.Election of presiding officers

2. Adoption of the agenda

3. Activities carried out by the ECLAC secretariat and the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean since the eighth session of the Regional Conference

4. Poverty, economic autonomy and gender equity

5. Empowerment, institution-building and gender equity

6. Activities commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women

7. Consideration and adoption of agreements by the Conference

8. Other matters