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 June 1992 | 18 August 2003 | 3 September 2008 | 6 April 1987 | 25 September 1990 | 23 September 2008 | 1 December 1994 |
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Social Development |
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Persons with Disabilities |
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Work and Social Security |
Social Housing |
Public Health |
Social Development |
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Legal Instrument | Código de la Niñez y de la Adolescencia | Decreto núm. 262 | Ley 1885/02 adulto Mayr | Ley de No Discriminación de la Mujer | Ley de los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad - Nº 3540 | Ley 904/81“Estatuto de las Comunidades Indígenas” - Art.32 | Ley Nº 978/1996, 'Ley General de Migraciones' | Ley General de Educación | Código del Trabajo | Ley de la Vivienda Social | Ley de Sistema de Salud | n.d. |
Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law | Law |
Country | Paraguay |
Main authority | Social Cabinet |
Year of creation | 2009 |
Coordinating authority | Delegate of the President - Executive Secretary of the Management Unit of the Presidency, through the Executive Direction of the Technical Unit of the Social Cabinet |
Members | Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Education ans Culture; Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock; Ministry of Public Works and Communications; Ministry for Women; Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security; Ministry of Urbanism, Housing and Habitat; Minister of the General Secretariat and Chief of the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency; Minister of the General Secretariat of Economic and Social Development of the Presidency; Ministry of the Executive Secretariat of National Emergencies of the Presidency; Minister of Infancy and Adolescence; Minister of the National Secretary of Culture of the Presidency; Minister of the National Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Minister of the Executive Secretariat of Information and Communications for Development of the Presidency; Minister of the National Secretariat of Youth of the Presidency; Minister of the Executive Secretariat of the Managment Unit of the Presidency; Counselor Minister for the Social Area of the Presidency; Paraguayan General Director of Itaipú Binational; Paraguayan General Director of the Yacretá Binational Entity; General National Director of Charity and Social Assistance; General Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady of the Nation; President of the Paraguayan Indigenous Institute. |
Country | Paraguay |
Main authority | Ministry of Social Development |
Year of creation | 2018 |
Mission | Its responsabilities are: The design and implementation of policies, plans, programmes, and projects that deal with development and social equity, through the interinstitutional coordination of all actions aiming at reducing inequalities and improving the quality of life of population segments facing situations of poverty and/or vulnerability with a life-cycle approach,grounded in the constitutional principles and values relative to the respect of human rights, social justice, equity, inclusion, solidarity, sustainability, equality of opportunities, and social participation. |
Incumbent | Miguel Tadeo Rojas (2023) |
Population segment | Children and Adolescents |
Youth/Young Adults |
Older Persons |
Persons with Disabilities |
Women |
Migrants |
Main protection mechanism | Secretaría Nacional de la Niñez y la Adolescencia (SNNA) | Secretaría Nacional de la Juventud | Consejo de Adulto Mayor | Secretaria por los Derechos Humanos de las personas con Discapacidad | Ministerio de la Mujer | Dirección General de Migraciones |
Legal Instrument | Ley 1680/01 Código de la Niñez y la Adolescencia (2001) | Decreto núm. 262 | Derechos de las Personas de la Tercera Edad | Ley 4720 que crea la Secretaría Nacional por los Derechos Humanos de las personas con discapacidad (SENADIS) | Ley Nº 978/1996, 'Ley General de Migraciones' |
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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 |
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