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The Social Development Division has amongst its goals to contribute to the diagnosis of the social situation of the Latin American and Caribbean population and to focus its interest in specific groups in different countries in the region.


Latin America and the Caribbean (33 countries): governing institutions that articulate the protection of women's rights
Countries Institutional Framework Institutional Framework dependence Link
Antigua and BarbudaDirectorate of Gender AffairsMinistry of Social and Urban Transformationlink
ArgentinaSubsecretaría de Protección contra la Violencia de GéneroMinisterio de Justicialink
BahamasDepartment of Gender and Family AffairsMinistry of Social Services and Urban Developmentlink
BarbadosBureau of Gender AffairsMinistry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairslink
BelizeWomen and Family Support DepartmentMinistry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples' Affairslink
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Servicio Plurinacional de la Mujer y de la DespatriarcalizaciónMinisterio de Justicia y Transparencia Institucionallink
BrazilSecretaria de Políticas para Mulheres (SPM)Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadanialink
ChileMinisterio de la Mujer y la Equidad de GéneroMinisterio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Génerolink
ColombiaConsejería Presidencial para la Equidad de la MujerVicepresidencia de la Repúblicalink
Costa RicaInstituto Nacional de las MujeresInstituto Nacional de las Mujereslink
CubaComite Nacional-Federacion de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC)…link
DominicaBureau of Gender AffairsMinistry of Health, Wellness and Social Serviceslink
EcuadorMinisterio de la Mujer y los Derechos HumanosMinisterio de Gobernaciónlink
El SalvadorInstituto Salvadoreño para el Desarrollo de la MujerEntidad autónoma del Estadolink
GrenadaMinistry of Social Development, Housing & Community EmpowermentMinistry of Social Development, Housing & Community Empowermentlink
GuatemalaSecretaría Presidencial de la MujerPresidencia de la Repúblicalink
GuyanaGender Affairs BureauMinistry of Human Services & Social Securitylink
HaitiMinistère à la Condition Feminine et Aux Droits des FemmesMinistère à la Condition Feminine et Aux Droits des Femmeslink
HondurasSecretaría de Asuntos de la MujerSecretaría de Asuntos de la Mujerlink
JamaicaBureau of Gender Affairs of Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and SportMinistry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sportlink
MexicoSecretaría de las MujeresPresidencia de la Repúblicalink
NicaraguaMinisterio de la MujerMinisterio de la Mujerlink
PanamaMinisterio de la MujerMinisterio de la Mujerlink
ParaguayMinisterio de la MujerMinisterio de la Mujerlink
PeruMinisterio de la Mujer y Poblaciones vulnerablesMinisterio de la Mujer y Poblaciones vulnerableslink
Dominican RepublicMinisterio de la MujerMinisterio de la Mujerlink
Saint Kitts and NevisDepartment of Gender AffairsMinistry of Social Development & Gender Affairslink
Saint Vincent and The GrenadinesMinistry of National Mobilisation, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Youth, Housing and Informal Human SettlementMinistry of National Mobilisation, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs and Persons with Disabilitieslink
Saint LuciaDepartment of Gender RelationsMinistry of Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairslink
SurinameBureau Genderaangelegenheden (Oficina de Asuntos de Género)Ministerio del Interior (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken)link
Trinidad and TobagoGender and Child Affairs DepartmentOffice of the Prime Ministerlink
UruguayInstituto Nacional de las MujeresMinisterio de Desarrollo Sociallink
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Mujer y la Igualdad de GéneroMinisterio del Poder Popular para la Mujer y la Igualdad de Génerolink

 

 

 

Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), based on official information reported by governments of the region.
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