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Fifty-Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
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The fifty-fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers was held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago from 25 to 26 May 2017.
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Participation
At their 55 meeting, the Presiding Officers was review the activities carried out to apply the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030.
In addition, was receive reports on the participation of the secretariat and of national machineries for the advancement of women in relevant meetings, a panel discussion was held on the link between vocational education and training and young women's participation in the labour force in the region, the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean was present a new study on gender equality plans in the region, and a report was presented on the progress made by the working group on the regional fund in support of women's and feminist organizations and movements.
The 64 Meeting was organized by ECLAC, as the Secretariat of the Regional Conference.
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 main regional intergovernmental forum on women's rights and gender equality within the United Nations system.
Programme of work
Inauguración
Presentation(s)
Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto para Administración y Análisis de Programas de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
Directora del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres del Uruguay, en su calidad de Presidenta de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Report on the activities carried out by the secretariat since the thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (Montevideo, 25-28 October 2016).
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Directora de la División de Asuntos de Género de la CEPAL
Secretaria Ejecutiva del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INMUJERES) de México, en ejercicio de la Vicepresidencia de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Oficial de Asuntos Económicos de la División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos de la CEPAL
Oficial a Cargo de la Oficina del Secretario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
Ministra de la Condición de la Mujer y Presidenta Ejecutiva del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INAMU) de Costa Rica, en el ejercicio de la Vicepresidencia de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Reports by the countries on the application of the Montevideo Strategy for the Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030, with a focus on women’s economic autonomy.
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Presentation of the study by the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean, Gender equality plans in Latin America and the Caribbean: road maps for development
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Coordinadora del Observatorio, División de Asuntos de Género de la CEPAL
Report of the working group on the regional fund in support of women’s and feminist organizations and movements
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Directora del Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres del Uruguay, en su calidad de Presidenta de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Experiencias de ONU Mujeres en la Gestión de Fondos de apoyo a iniciativas para la Igualdad de Género
Informe de la Secretaría sobre el Fondo Regional de apoyo a Organizaciones y Movimientos de Mujeres y Feministas
Report by the Secretariat on the Regional Fund on support of Women’s and Feminist Organizations and Movements
Panel discussion on vocational education and training and young women’s participation in the labour force
Presentation(s)
Ministra de la Mujer de la República Dominicana
Embajadora de Noruega en Chile
Investigador de la Universidad Alberto Hurtado de Chile y Consultor de la CEPAL
Investigadora de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario de la Argentina y Consultora de la CEPAL
Directora del Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios de Género de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) y Consultora de la CEPAL
Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Secretaria de Educación Técnico profesional del Ministerio de Educación de Chile
Directora de la Oficina Regional de Ciencias para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO)
Adoption of the agreements
Presentation(s)
Acuerdos aprobados en la 55ª Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe
Agreements - Fifty-Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Attachment(s)
- Report of the fifty-fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Annotated Provisional Agenda
- General Information
- Report by the Secretariat on the Regional Fund on support of Women’s and Feminist Organizations and Movements
- Provisional agenda
Organizing institution
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- https://www.cepal.org
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