From November 7 to 11, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will include the participation of representatives of governments, United Nations and intergovernmental organizations, academia and civil society, in particular women’s and feminist movements. The main theme of the meeting is “The care society: horizon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality”.
The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, is the United Nations’ main regional intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality. It is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), as the Secretariat of the Conference and, since 2020, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). .
The meeting will be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 8 at 4:00 p.m. in Argentina (GMT-3) by Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina, in his capacity as host country of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean; José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC; Ayelén Mazzina, Minister of Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina; Antonia Orellana, Minister of Women and Gender Equity of Chile; María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN Women; Claudia Mojica, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Argentina; Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (by video); and Gabriel Boric, President of Chile, in his capacity as the country holding the outgoing Presidency of the Regional Conference (by video).
On Wednesday 9, ECLAC will present the position paper The care society: horizon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality, which highlights the urgency of implementing a change in the style of development to move towards a care society in which recognizes the interdependence between people, as well as the interdependence between production processes and society; a caring society that places the sustainability of human life and the planet at the center of development.
Two documents will be released on Thursday the 10th: The financing of care systems and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: contributions for a sustainable recovery with gender equality, prepared by ECLAC and UN Women, and Breaking the statistical silence to achieve gender equality by 2030: application of the axis on information systems of the Montevideo Strategy for the Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda in the Framework of Sustainable Development by 2030, prepared by ECLAC in the framework of two subsidiary bodies: the Conference on Statistics and the Regional Conference on Women.
The program of the XV Regional Conference on Women includes a high-level debate on the caring society in the region, two thematic panels – on care financing Y planet care-, and a round table on co-responsibility of care.
Prior to the opening of the meeting, on Monday, November 7 and the morning of November 8, a Parliamentary Forum will be held and there will be various activities organized by civil society, including the forum of feminist organizations. At least 31 parallel events are also planned.
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What: XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
When: Monday 7 to Friday 11 November 2022
Who is it:
Inauguration, Tuesday, November 8, 4:00 p.m. in Argentina (GMT-3):
• Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina.
• José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
• Ayelén Mazzina, Minister of Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina.
• Antonia Orellana, Minister for Women and Gender Equity of Chile.
• María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN Women.
• Claudia Mojica, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Argentina.
• Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) (by video).
• Gabriel Boric, President of Chile (by video).
Where:
Libertador Room of the Sheraton Hotel Convention Center (first floor)
Address: San Martin 1225/1275 (C11104), Buenos Aires.
Also by virtual connection:
Follow the meeting with the hashtags #XVConferenciaMujerALC and #SociedadDelCuidado
