Meeting with the media prior to the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

With the participation of representatives of the governments of Argentina and Chile, ECLAC and UN Women, a meeting with the media will be held on Monday, November 7, 2022, from 12:00 to 13:00 (GMT-3). communication prior to the official opening of the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The hybrid press conference – face-to-face and virtual – will be held at the Sheraton Hotel Convention Center and will include the participation of Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina; Ayelén Mazzina, Minister of Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina; Antonia Orellana, Minister of Women and Gender Equity of Chile; María-Noel Vaeza, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, and Ana Güezmes, Director of the Gender Affairs Division of the Economic Commission for America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

If you wish to participate in person, please write to the email [email protected] indicating your name and means of communication.

It will also be broadcast live via Zoom at the following link:

https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9xqOolKlRoO7Qb-7BlS1nw

Journalists interested in participating virtually must register in advance. They will receive an automatic email with the instructions to connect.

The XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held until November 11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 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 this year celebrates its 45th anniversary, is organized by ECLAC, as the Secretariat of the Conference and, since 2020, in coordination with 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; Gabriel Boric, President of Chile, in his capacity as the country holding the outgoing Presidency of the Regional Conference (by video); Ayelén Mazzina, Minister of Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina; Antonia Orellana, Minister of Women and Gender Equity of Chile; Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (by video); José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC; María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN Women; and Claudia Mojica, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Argentina.

What: Meeting with the media on the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

When: Monday, November 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (GMT-3)

Who is it:

• Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina.
• 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 of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean.
• Ana Güezmes, Director of the Gender Affairs Division of ECLAC.

Where:

Poncho Room (second floor) of the Sheraton Hotel Convention Center

Address: San Martin 1225/1275 (C11104), Buenos Aires.

Also by virtual connection through the Zoom platform (requires prior registration):

https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9xqOolKlRoO7Qb-7BlS1nw

Follow the meeting with the hashtags #XVConferenciaMujerALC and #SociedadDelCuidado