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 |
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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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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 | President of the Republic |
Members | The Social Cabinet is presided over by the President of the Republic, who may delegate representation to the Vice President of the Republic. The General Coordinator and Head of the Social Cabinet is the Minister of Social Development. This body is composed of the following organizations and entities: Minister of Social Development, Minister of Economy and Finance, Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare, Minister of Education and Sciences, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Minister of Public Works and Communications, Minister of Women, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Minister of Justice, Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Habitat, Minister-Secretary General, Head of the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic, Minister-Executive Secretary of the National Emergency Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, Minister of Childhood and Adolescence, Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, National Secretary of the National Secretariat of Culture of the Presidency of the Republic, Minister-Executive Secretary of the National Secretariat for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, National Secretary of the National Secretariat for Youth, Minister-Executive Secretary of the Management Unit of the Presidency of the Republic, Paraguayan Director General of Itaipú Binational, Paraguayan Director of the Yacyretá Binational Entity, General Director of the Directorate of Charity and Social Assistance, General Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady of the Nation, President of the National Indigenous Institute, President of the National Institute of Rural and Land Development, President of the Board of Agricultural Credit of Facilitation, President of the Board of the National Development Bank. |
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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