UN Women signs Letter of Intent to establish a Country Office in Argentina during the official visit of UN Secretary-General
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The Republic of Argentina and UN Women signed a Letter of Intent to establish a UN Women Country Office in Argentina and expand their efforts to promote gender equality, economic empowerment, leadership, participation in the political sector, eradicate violence against women and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The subscription was made on 8 August between Chancellor of the Republic of Argentina Susana Malcorra and UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean Luiza Carvalho, with the presence of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon within his official visit to the South American nation.
Argentina has been a pioneer in vindicating women's rights, was the first country in the world to establish legislations on shares for political participation of women. In 1991 the country by enacting the first law, established as a temporary measure, to ensure a minimum quota of 30 per cent of women in the lists of political parties for legislative elections. The implementation of this standard has generated unquestioned progress in the country and has been a model for the entire region. With a background like this, and a movement of strong and consolidated women, Argentina is a country that can contribute greatly to the regional agenda for gender equality in the framework of localization, implementation, monitoring and measurement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The recent adoption and launch of the National Action Plan for the Prevention, Assistance and Eradication of Violence against Women corroborates the country's commitment to equality between women and men and the empowerment of women and stands as a fertile ground to strengthen the collaboration between UN Women and the Republic of Argentina.
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