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15 August 2025 – Mexico City: Participating in the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Member States of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) approved the Tlatelolco Commitment, establishing a decade of action (2025-2035) to accelerate gender equality in the region through political, social, economic, and cultural transformations.
The agreement outlines a care society proposal that stands out from any other in the world. Outlining contributions for sustainable development, equality and peace, the agreement emphasizes ways to uplift humanity as well as the Earth we inhabit.
Member States are committed to bridging gender gaps in the division of labor and move in favor of making the social organization of work fair.
The Conference serves as the main intergovernmental forum within the United Nations dedicated to women’s rights and gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean, receiving its inauguration on 12 August 2025. It brought together delegates from 31 Member States, associate members of ECLAC, and representatives of 23 United Nations agencies and 25 intergovernmental organizations. Women parliamentarians from the region as well as over 600 members of civil society were also in attendance, all united through the common goal of gender equality.
The results of the sixteenth Regional Conference will kickstart a series of processes in the region, emphasizing a commitment to multilateralism for a peaceful world. Participating countries have vowed to “adopt regulatory frameworks and comprehensive care policies, programs and systems with an intersectional and intercultural perspective that are sustainable over time, that respect, protect and fulfill the rights of those who receive and provide paid and unpaid care, that prevent all forms of violence in formal and informal work, ensure women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in public and political life and the economy and free up time for women, so that they can engage in employment and education, and enjoy their autonomy to the fullest.”
Member States also commended the relaunch of the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean and welcomed a paper presented by ECLAC titled The Care Society: Governance, Political Economy and Social Dialogue for a Transformation with Gender Equality, which offers recommendations for advancing the care society paradigm and addressing the care crisis.
The Government of Colombia will host the next Conference in 2028. In the meantime, the sixteenth Conference’s goals will be monitored and implemented, strategically and sustainably.
As the world prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, the Latin America and the Caribbean region is demonstrating how global commitments can be translated into transformative action, placing people, care, and gender equality at the heart of sustainable development.
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