President of Argentina will inaugurate the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, will inaugurate in Buenos Aires the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). The main theme of the meeting is “The care society: horizon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality”.

At the opening ceremony, which will be held at the Sheraton Hotel Tuesday, November 8 at 4:00 p.m. of Argentina (GMT-3), will participate 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; and Gabriel Boric, President of Chile, in his capacity as the country that exercises the outgoing Presidency of the Regional Conference (by video).

The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean is the United Nations’ main regional intergovernmental forum on women’s rights and gender equality. The meeting, which this year celebrates its 45th anniversary, will include the participation of representatives of governments, United Nations and intergovernmental organizations, academia and civil society, particularly women’s and feminist movements.

On Wednesday 9, ECLAC will present the position document The care society: horizon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality, which highlights the urgency of implementing a change in the development style to move towards a care society in the one that recognizes the interdependence between people, as well as the interdependence between productive processes and society; a care society that places the sustainability of human life and the planet at the center of development.

Two documents will be released on Thursday 10: 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 for achieving gender equality by 2030: application of the axis on information systems of the Montevideo Strategy for the Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Framework of Sustainable Development towards 2030, prepared by ECLAC in the framework of two subsidiary bodies: the Statistical Conference of the Americas and the Regional Conference on Women.

The program of the XV Regional Conference on Women includes a high-level debate on the care society in the region, two thematic panels -on financing of care 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 a forum of feminist organizations. It is also planned to carry out at least 30 side events.

The journalists interested in covering the meeting must be accredited through the following link and pick up your credentials in person starting this Monday, November 7 at 9:00 a.m. at the Sheraton Hotel Convention Center.

A meeting with hybrid media will be held this Monday 7 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (GMT-3) from the Poncho Room (second floor) of the Sheraton Hotel Convention Center. To participate in person, please register at [email protected] indicating your name and means of communication. To connect virtual, please access the following link to Zoom: https://cepal-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9xqOolKlRoO7Qb-7BlS1nw

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 of Women and Gender Equality 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.

• Gabriel Boric, President of Chile (by video).

Where:
Libertador Hall of the Convention Center of the Sheraton Hotel (first floor)

Address: San Martin 1225/1275 (C1104), Buenos Aires.

For protocol reasons, the press will not be allowed to enter the room where the opening ceremony will take place, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. There will be no restrictions for the rest of the sessions of the Conference.

Also by virtual connection:

Follow the meeting with the hashtags #XVConferenciaMujerALC and #SociedadDelCuidado