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Special meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
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The Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in hybrid format (in person and virtually) at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, on 22 and 23 June 2022.
On 22 and 23 June, 2022, the Special Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference will be held in hybrid format at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, with the possibility of online connection. During the meeting, delegations will exchange views and positions on the preparations for the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 7 to 11 November, 2022, and whose central theme will be "The care society: horizon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality".
In addition, during the Special Meeting, delegations will participate in the Commemorative Session of the 45th anniversary of the First Regional Conference on the Integration of Women in the Economic and Social Development of Latin America, held in Havana in 1977.
The Special Meeting is organized by ECLAC, as the Secretariat of the Regional Conference, in coordination with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Woman (UN-Women). Currently, the Government of Chile chairs the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and The Caribbean, one of the subsidiary bodies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is the region's foremost intergovernmental forum on women's rights and gender equality.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Thursday, June 23, 2022
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Registration
Opening of the special meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Opening of the special meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Raúl García-Buchaca, Deputy Executive Secretary for Management and Programme Analysis 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)
- Antonia Orellana, 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
Adoption of the agenda
Adoption of the agenda
Presentation of progress in the preparation of the position document for the fifteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Presentation of progress in the preparation of the position document for the fifteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Statements by delegations
Preparations for the fifteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Preparations for the fifteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Presentation of Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC
- Statement by 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)
- Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina (pre-recorded video)
- Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, Minister 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
Statements by delegations
Break
Break
Coffee break
Coffee break
Presentation of progress in the preparation of the report on information systems, pillar 9 of the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030
Presentation of progress in the preparation of the report on information systems, pillar 9 of the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030
- Presentation of Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC
- Presentation of Xavier Mancero, Chief of the Social Statistics Unit of the Statistics Division of ECLAC
Statements by delegations
Session commemorating the forty-fifth anniversary of the Regional Gender Agenda
Session commemorating the forty-fifth anniversary of the Regional Gender Agenda
9 – 11 a.m.
High-level panel: Contribution of the Regional Gender Agenda to policies on gender equality and women’s autonomy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Moderator: Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC
- Antonia Urrejola, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
- Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, Minister for Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina
- Osmayda Hernández, Member of the National Secretariat of the Federation of Cuban Women
- Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia
- Beatriz Argimón, Vice-President of Uruguay (video)
- Alicia Bárcena, former Executive Secretary of ECLAC (online)
- Nadine Gasman, President of the National Women’s Institute (INMUJERES) of Mexico (online)
- Adis King, Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, Youth at Risk, Gender Affairs, Seniors Security and Dominicans with Disabilities of Dominica
- Dean Jonas, Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy of Antigua and Barbuda (online)
- Diana Miloslavich, Minister for Women’s Affairs and Vulnerable Populations of Peru (online)
- Irene Montero, Minister of Equality of the Government of Spain (online)
- Juan Carlos Holguín, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador (pre-recorded video)
- Enrique V. Iglesias, former Executive Secretary ECLAC (pre-recorded video)
- Antonia Orellana, 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
Ministers and high-level authorities of the region’s mechanisms for the advancement of women who wish to take the floor will be added to the list of speakers.
11 – 11.15 a.m.
Coffee break
11.15 a.m. – 1.15 p.m
High-level panel: Partnerships, achievements and challenges in advancing the Regional Gender Agenda
Moderator: Antonia Orellana, 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
- María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN-Women
- Gladys Acosta Vargas, Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (pre-recorded video)
- Alejandra Mora Mora, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) (online)
- María Teresa Zapeta, Executive Director of the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI) (pre-recorded video)
- Virginia Vargas, co-founder of the Flora Tristán Centre of Peru
- Ayesha Constable, founder of Young People for Action on Climate Change Jamaica (online)
- Paola Yáñez, General Coordinator, Network of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women
Statements by delegations
Closing session
Closing session
- Ana Güezmes García, Chief of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC
- María-Noel Vaeza, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean of UN-Women
- Antonia Orellana, 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
Reception
Reception
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