Outcome LAC_D_1.3

Ending Violence Against Women has advanced and a society free of gender stereotypes and discriminatory social norms is promoted with the engagement of women, girls, LGBTQ+ people, men and boys

Throughout 2025, progress toward Outcome 1.3 accelerated as governments, justice institutions, and civil society actors across Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrated strengthened institutional commitment and performance to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. Regional stakeholders not only accessed new normative tools and guidance but increasingly applied them, resulting in stronger alignment with inter-American standards, improved legislative and policy coherence, and more consistent integration of gender-responsive approaches within justice and protection systems. The finalization of the Regional Strategy for the Transformation of Patriarchal Masculinities—and its integration into the 16 Days of Activism campaign—contributed to shifting public discourse and strengthening prevention-oriented institutional agendas. By linking a high-visibility regional campaign with a concrete strategic framework, governments and partners were better positioned to translate awareness into policy dialogue and behavior change initiatives aimed at challenging harmful gender stereotypes and patriarchal norms. Institutional uptake of updated legal frameworks, including the Inter-American Model Law on Gender-Based Digital Violence, and sustained engagement through the Gender Specialized Network (REG), enhanced justice actors’ ability to address emerging and complex forms of violence, particularly in digital spaces. These advances reflect improved cross-country coherence and strengthened capacity of justice systems to deliver more survivor-centered, rights-based responses. At the same time, feminist and women’s rights movements consolidated their influence in key advocacy spaces, contributing to tangible policy shifts such as the inclusion of feminist priorities in the Tlatelolco Commitment, Costa Rica’s ratification of ILO Convention 190, and Uruguay’s approval of the MERCOSUR Agreement on Cross-Border Protection Measures. Parallel investments in the resilience and governance of feminist, Indigenous, Afro-descendant, youth, digital rights, and domestic workers’ organizations enabled more coordinated, intersectional, and sustained engagement in public decision-making processes.

Ending Violence Against Women has advanced and a society free of gender stereotypes and discriminatory social norms is promoted with the engagement of women, girls, LGBTQ+ people, men and boys

Regional standards and frameworks for the elimination of violence against women have been adopted and strengthened in the region, which will impact on reaching a society free of violence, gender stereotypes and discriminatory social norms, engaging all different actors from society, including government s , civil society, academia, men and boys, and private sector.

Ending Violence Against Women has advanced and a society free of gender stereotypes and discriminatory social norms is promoted with the engagement of women, girls, LGBTQ+ people, men and boys

In 2023, ACRO organized and supported 130 events, among webinars, high-level meetings, capacity building exercises and workshops, where more than 13,487 people participated and that reached 112,107 people. ACRO's activities benefited more than 70,496 women, girls, men and boys directly, and more than 166,814 indirectly. 224 partnetships were made as a result of ACRO's work, 92 with regional and governmental institutions, 36 with the private sector, 74 with civil society organizations, 8 with academia and 14 with other UN agencies. Finally, 174 civil society organizations had their capacities strenghtened, 6 advocacy and communications campaigns were launched impacting more than 88,100 people, 58 knowlegde products were developed and published, 3 laws and policies were adopted and strengthened in the region, and more than US$ 60 thousand was directly disbursed to civil society organizations.