Sixty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

• María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) 

• Mónica Zalaquett, Minister of Women’s Affairs and Gender Equity of Chile, in her capacity as Chair of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Panel discussion on “Gender equality, women’s autonomy and disaster risk reduction policies”

Moderator: Adis King, Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, Youth at Risk, Gender Affairs, Seniors’ Security and Dominicans with Disabilities of Dominica

Introductory remarks

• Nahuel Arenas García, Deputy Chief of the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Presentation of the document “Towards gender equality and women’s leadership for resilience in the face of disaster risks in Latin America and the Caribbean”

• Daniela C. Beltrame and María del Pilar Medina, consultants with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) 

Document

Towards Gender Equality and Women’s Leadership for Resilience to Disaster Risks in Latin America and the Caribbean

Comments

• Dean Jonas, Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy of Antigua and Barbuda, in his capacity as Chair of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Ana Leticia Aguilar, Presidential Secretary for Women of Guatemala and President pro tempore of the Council of Ministers for Women’s Affairs of Central America and the Dominican Republic

• Ruth Spencer, Chair of the Marine Ecosystems Protected Area (MEPA) Trust of Antigua and Barbuda 

Discussion and statements by the delegations

• Statement by Nicaragua: Jessica Yaoska Padilla Leiva, Minister of Women, Nicaragua. 
 

11.30 – 11.45 a.m. Presentation of the declaration of the Feminist Forum organized by the Committee of Non- Governmental Organizations on the Condition of Women from Latin America and the Caribbean (CoNGO CSW LAC)

Statement Women and Feminist NGO Forum in preparation for CSW66

• Valeria Vázquez, Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Young People for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (RedLAC)
• Milena Páramo, Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defence of Women’s Rights (CLADEM)

Document

Achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the context of climate and environmental change and disaster risk reduction policies

11.45 a.m. – 12.05 p.m. Presentation of the declaration of the ministers and high-level authorities of the region’s mechanisms for the advancement of women

• Mónica Zalaquett, Minister of Women’s Affairs and Gender Equity of Chile, in her capacity as Chair of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Declaration of the ministers and high-level authorities of the region’s mechanisms for the advancement of women
 

12.05 – 12.15 p.m. Closing of the special session

• María Cristina Perceval, Secretary for Equality and Diversity Policies of the Ministry for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina, in her capacity as Vice-Chair of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, and representative of the country serving as Vice-Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women representing the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC)