Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean commit to promoting actions to achieve substantive equality and parity democracy
The Declaration of the Ministers and High Authorities of the national mechanisms for the advancement of women represents the region's contribution to the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women to be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York from March 15 to 26, 2021.
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021
The 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021. During this meeting, women's full and effective participation and decision-making by women in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, will be addressed as a priority theme to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. The theme for International Women's Day on March 8, 2021 “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,” highlights the importance of women's full participation in all spheres of public life.