Latin America and the Caribbean: 25 years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

The region has been a pioneer in promoting a Regional Gender Agenda which, since 1977, has embraced the commitments assumed at national and regional levels and has even been influencing global agendas. Twenty-five years on from the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995, there have been important efforts made by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to recognize and guarantee the rights of women. Overcoming gender inequalities was placed at the center in order to move towards sustainable development and advance with the fulfillment of the commitments that were assumed in synergy with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The region has been a pioneer in promoting a Regional Gender Agenda which, since 1977. In 2016 the countries of the region adopted the Montevideo Strategy for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the Sustainable Development Framework by 2030, thus accelerating the implementation of the agreements embodied in the Regional Gender Agenda and the Beijing Platform for Action. This political and technical instrument has become a key regional tool for bridging the gap between de jure and de facto equality, by strengthening public policies that guarantee women's autonomy.