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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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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 February 1972	20 October 1971	29 July 2008	7 December 1989	13 August 1990	21 March 2005	31 October 1995
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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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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

1980

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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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18º El derecho a la seguridad social. Las leyes que regulen el ejercicio de este derecho serán de quórum calificado. La acción del Estado estará dirigida a garantiza r el acceso de todos los habitantes al goce de prestaciones básicas uniformes, sea que se otorguen a través de instituciones públicas o privadas. La ley podrá establecer cotizaciones obligatorias.

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9º El derecho a la protección de la salud. El Estado prot ege el libre e igualitario acceso a las acciones de promoción, protección y recuperación de la salud y de rehabilitación del individuo. Le corresponderá, asimismo, la coordinación y control de las acciones relacionadas con la salud

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10º El derecho a la educación. La educación tiene por objeto el pleno desarrollo de la persona en las distintas etapas de su vida. Los padres tienen el derecho preferente y el deber de educar a sus hijos. Corresponderá al Estado otorgar especial protección al ejercicio de este derecho

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La administración superior de cada región radicará en un gobierno regional que tendrá por objeto el desarrollo social, cultural y económico de la región.

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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 Menores

Ley núm. 19042

LEY NUM. 19.828

Ley contra la discriminación a la mujer

Ley sobre Igualdad de Oportunidades e Inclusión Social de Personas con Discapacidad

Ley 19253 - Normas sobre proteccion, fomento y desarrollo de los indigenas, y crea la corporacion nacional de desarrollo indigena

Decreto de Ley Nº 597: 'Nuevo Reglamento de Extranjería' (1984)

Ley General de Educación

Ley General de Seguridad Social

Ley General de Urbanismo y Construcciones

Ley General de Salud

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Law

Organizational dimension

Main authority for intersectoral coordination

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Country	Chile
Main authority	Interministerial Committee of Social Development
Year of creation	2011
Coordinating authority	Minister of Social Development
Members	a) The Minister of Social Development, who will preside over it; b) The Minister of Finance; c) The Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency; d) The Minister of Education; e) The Minister of Health; f) The Minister of Housing and Urban Development; g) The Minister of Labor and Social Welfare; and h) The National Director of the National Women's Service.

Main authority devoted to social development

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Country	Chile
Main authority	Ministry of Social Development and Family
Year of creation	2019
Mission	To contribute to the design and application of social development policies, plans and programs, especially those aimed at eradicating poverty and providing social protection to vulnerable people, promoting mobility and social inclusion. Likewise, it must ensure the coordination, consistency and coherence of the policies, plans and programs in the area of social development, at the national and regional levels and evaluate the pre-investment studies of projects that request financing from the State to determine their social profitability, so that they respond to the strategies and policies of growth and economic and social development that are determined for the country.
Incumbent	Javiera Toro (2023)

Institutions protecting certain population segments

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Official information not available

Population segment	Children and Adolescents	Youth/Young Adults	Older Persons	Persons with Disabilities	Women	Migrants
Main protection mechanism	Consejo Nacional de la Infancia	Instituto Nacional de la Juventud (INJUV)	Servicio Nacional del Adulto Mayor	Servicio Nacional de la Discapacidad (SENADIS)	Ministerio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género	Departamento de Extranjería y Migración
Legal Instrument	Decreto Ley 2.465 Ministerio de Justicia. Crea el Servicio Nacional de Menores (SENAME) Ley 20.032 Establece Sistema de Atención a la Niñez y Adolescencia	Ley núm. 19042	Ley Num. 19.828, creación del SENAMA	Ley 20.422 que establece normas sobre igualdad de oportunidades e inclusión social de personas con discapacidad		Decreto de Ley Nº 597: 'Nuevo Reglamento de Extranjería' (1984)

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 Development and the Family

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