Perfíl de la institucionalidad social de Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

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Legal and regulatory dimension

Adherence, signing, and ratification of covenants, conventions, and agreements related to economic, social, and cultural rights

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Ratified/Adhered to

Signed

Without Signature / Ratification

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racism	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women	Convention on the Rights of the Child	International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families	Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean

10 November 2026	25 October 1988	7 January 2016	1 August 1989	5 October 1993	10 November 2026	10 November 2026
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The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol are the international instruments for the Universal Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulate the protection of economic, social, and cultural rights. The Covenant was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200 A (XXI) on December 16th, 1966 and became effective in 1976.

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The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations, explicitly directed towards the elimination of any kind of racial discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2106 (XX) on December 21st, 1965 and became effective in 1969.

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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of human rights for persons with disabilities, explicitly mentioning a social development perspective. In this Convention a broad classification of persons with disabilities are considered, and it reaffirms that all people with all kinds of disabilities should be able to enjoy all their fundamental human rights and liberties. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13th, 2006.

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The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of women. It defines acts that constitute discrimination against women and describes the nature of State obligations through laws, public policy, and programs that the State should develop to eliminate discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1979.

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that recognizes the articulated rights of the child on the basis of four fundamental principles: no discrimination, best interests of the child, the right to life, livelihood and development, and the respect of the child’s opinion. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20th, 1989.

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The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of migrant persons and their families, regardless of their migration status. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1990.

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The Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that advises governments in assuming responsibility for developing, with the participation of indigenous populations, a coordinated and systematic action plan with the aim of protecting the rights of these populations and guaranteeing the respect of their integrity. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on June 27th, 1989.

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Constitutional Mention of Sectoral Topics

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Explicit Mention

Indirect/Implicit Mention

Does not mention

Year of Latest Observed Constitution

Social Housing

Work and Social Security

Public Health

Public Education

Social Development

Children and Adolescents

Youth/Young Adults

Women

Older Persons

Persons with Disabilities

Afrodecendants and Indigenous Peoples

Migrants

1981

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The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular.

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respect the principles of social justice and, therefore, believe that the operation of their economic system should result in the material resources of their community being so distributed as to serve the common good, that there should be adequate means of livelihood for all, that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions but that there should be opportunity for advancement on the basis of recognition of merit, ability and integrity;

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that is reasonably required in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, public revenue, town and country planning or the development and utilisation of property in such a manner as to promote the public benefit;

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The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular.

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El último texto constitucional revisado para este país, no presenta menciones explícitas o indirectas de este tema sectorial en particular.

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Specific national laws

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Law present

Official information not available

Children and Adolescents

Youth/Young Adults

Older Persons

Women

Peoples with Disabilites

Afrodescendants and Indigenous Peoples

Migrants

Public Education

Work and Social Security

Social Housing

Public Health

Social Development

Legal Instrument

Ley de Cuidado y Protección de los Niños, Niñas

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The Sexual Offences Act, 1995.

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The Immigration and Passport Act (2014)

Ley de Educación

Codigo de Trabajo

Ley de Vivienda y Eliminación de Viviendas Precarias

Ley de Salud Pública

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Law

Organizational dimension

Main authority for intersectoral coordination

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Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Main authority	National Economic and Social Council (NESC)
Year of creation	2004
Coordinating authority	Delegado(a) del Primer Ministro
Members	Congreso de Sindicatos; Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Antigua; Federación de Empleadores de Antigua y Barbuda; Asociación de Hoteles y Turismo de Antigua; Organización Profesional de la Mujer en Antigua y Barbuda; Asociación Médica de Antigua y Barbuda; Grupo de Conocimiento del Medio; Consejo Cristiano de Antigua; Asociación Evangélica de Antigua y Barbuda; Asociación de Abogados de Antigua y Barbuda; Asociación de Jubilados de Antigua y Barbuda; Liga de Cooperativas de Antigua y Barbuda; Asociación de la Industria y la Pequeña Empresa de Antigua y Barbuda; Instituto de Contadores Públicos de Antigua y Barbuda; Consejo Nacional de la Juventud de Antigua y Barbuda; Asociación de Personas con Discapacidad de Antigua y Barbuda; industria de la construcción, y sector financiero.

Main authority devoted to social development

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Country	Antigua and Barbuda
Main authority	Ministry of Social and Urban Transformation
Year of creation	2004
Mission	It is the government entity responsible for planning, developing and managing policies related to public health, social welfare and environmental protection in the country. Its main mission is to improve citizens' quality of life by providing accessible, quality health services, promoting healthy lifestyles and managing natural resources sustainably.
Incumbent	Michael Joseph (2026)

Institutions protecting certain population segments

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Population segment	Children and Adolescents	Youth/Young Adults	Older Persons	Persons with Disabilities	Women	Migrants
Main protection mechanism		Ministerio de Educación, Deporte, Juventud y Asuntos de Género			Ministry of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development	Department of Immigration
Legal Instrument						The Immigration and Passport Act (2014)

Technical-operational dimension

Management, planning, evaluation, and transparency tools for social programmes

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Tool present

Tool not present

Main Social Protection Actor (Presence and Hierarchy)	Technical-operational dimension
	Unique Registry of Participants	Sistema Integrado de Administración Financiera /b	Sectoral Plan for Social Development	Transparence - system for accessing public information from the State	Integrated Social Information System		Evaluation mechanisms for social programs
					Integrated Social Information System		Evaluation mechanisms for social programs
					General	Sectorial	General	Sectorial
Ministry of Social and Urban Transformation

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