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The thirty-third meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 9 to 12 October, 2001 and was opened to all member countries of the Conference.
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Within the framework of this meeting, on 10 and 11 October 2001 (2016?) a high-level seminar was held on gender mainstreaming in public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The seminar was structured around four panels which focused on public policies aimed at ensuring equality between men and women, gender mainstreaming in the judicial system and human rights, gender mainstreaming in the health care system, and theoretical and methodological challenges for gender mainstreaming in the region's development policies.
9:00 - 9:30 Registration of participants
9:30 - 9:50 Inauguration Session
- Mr. Reynaldo F. Bajraj, Deputy Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Mr. Mervyn Assam, Minister of Enterprise Development, Foreign Affairs and Tourism - Trinidad y Tabago
- Ms. Luz Doris Sánchez, Chairperson of the Presiding Officers and Minister of ROMUDEH - Perú
09:50- 10:00 Adoption of the Agenda
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee-break
10:15 –13:00 Point 2 of the Agenda: Review of activities relating to poverty eradication carried out by the Presiding Officers and the ECLAC secretariat since the thirty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 –16:00 Point 3 of the Agenda: Evaluation and follow-up of provisions and resolutions adopted at the eighth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (Lima, Peru, 8-10 February 2000) and at the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twentyfirst century” (New York, 5-9 June 2000)
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee-break
16:15 – 18:00 Point 4 of the Agenda: Report on activities relating to poverty eradication carried out by specialized agencies and other bodies of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations
10 OCTOBER, 2001
Point 5 of the Agenda: HIGH-LEVEL SEMINAR ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN PUBLIC POLICIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
11 DE OCTUBRE DE 2001
15:00 - 15:30 Point 6 of the Agenda: Planned activities of the Presiding Officers and the ECLAC secretariat
15:30 - 16:15 Panel: Future Perspectives
- Ms. Adriana Delpiano, Minister-Director, SERNAM - Chile
- Ms. Virginia Guzmán, Consultant - ECLAC Ms. Eudine Barriteau, Consultant
16:15 - 16:30 Coffee-break
16:30 - 17:30 Point 7 of the Agenda: Other matters
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Agenda item 5
MEETING VENUE
The Thirty-third Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in the La Boucan Room at the Trinidad Hilton located on Lady Young Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, telephone (1 868) 624-3211, fax (1 868) 623-9702. Registration of participants
REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
Will begin on Tuesday October 9th at 8:30 a.m. in the hall outside the conference room.
OPENING SESSION
The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m
LANGUAGES
Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and English will be provided.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The ECLAC Conference Services Unit has reserved a limited number of rooms with special rates at the Trinidad Hilton Hotel: Single Room US$ 113.73 Double Room US$ 138.03 (Taxes and breakfast included)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Questions regarding the operational aspects of the meeting or hotel reservations should be directed to Ms. Cecilia Guarachi, Supervisor, ECLAC Conference Services Unit, telephone (56-2) 210-2667-210-2668, fax (56-2) 210-2279, e-mail cguarachi@eclac.cl
TRANSPORTATION
From the airport to Hilton Hotel The cab fare from the airport to the hotel ranges from US$ 20.00 to US$ 25.00.
CLIMATE
Trinidad and Tobago has a tropical climate. October falls within its rainy season
HELPFUL HINTS
Electric current in Port of Spain is 110 volts, 60 cycles AC.
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