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 |
9 March 2015 | 14 November 2001 | 2 June 2011 | 16 May 1990 | 2 May 1990 | 14 November 2001 | 1 February 1996 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Legal Instrument | Ley de Protección a los Niños y a la Familia | n.d. | n.d. | Belize national gender-based violence plan of action 2010-2013 was approved by cabinet on june 15, 2010 | n.d. | n.d. | 'Immigration Act' Chapter Nº 156 (2000) | Ley General de Educación | Ley General del Trabajo | n.d. | Ley General de Salud Pública | Ley del Fondo de Inversión Social |
Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law |
Country | Belize |
Main authority | Caucus of Chief Executive Officers |
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Coordinating authority | Primer(a) ministro(a) |
Members | Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico |
Country | Belize |
Main authority | Ministry of Human Development, Families & Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs |
Year of creation | n.d. |
Mission | The Ministry is the lead entity of the Government of Belize in the development of people, enabling them to realize their full potential and play a meaningful role in their communities. In collaboration with all relevant partners, its mission is to facilitate policy development and to implement programmes that promote social justice and equity, enabling people to be self-sufficient, responsible and productive citizens. Its main values and principales are: Social Justice; Equality; Equity; Family Preservation; Non-Discrimination; Participation; Respect and appreciation for the people being served. |
Incumbent | Dolores Balderamos-Garcia (2020) |
Population segment | Children and Adolescents |
Youth/Young Adults |
Older Persons |
Persons with Disabilities |
Women |
Migrants |
Main protection mechanism | Early Childhood Education and Development, Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture | Ministerio de Educación, Juventud, Deporte y Cultura | Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano, Transformación Social y Alivio de la Pobreza - Servicio de Soporte a la Familia | Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano, Transformación Social y Alivio de la Pobreza | Department of Immigration and Nationality Services | |
Legal Instrument | n.d. | 'Immigration Act' Chapter Nº 156 (2000) |
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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 |
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Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation | ||||||||