UN Women convened different spaces for exchange where "Gender Equality: Commitments and Challenges" was addressed, with a focus on the electoral results in Uruguay. One of these was with civil society organizations and another with actors from the diplomatic corps in Uruguay, in which Pablo Ruiz Hiebra, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uruguay, and María Noel Vaeza, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, participated, who underlined the role of international cooperation and the need for parity democracy.

The dialogue began with opening remarks by Pablo Ruiz Hiebra, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uruguay, who highlighted the organization's commitment to advancing gender equality in the country.

Next, María Noel Vaeza, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, presented an overview of global and regional efforts, based on the report Progress in Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: Gender Overview 2024. She highlighted the key indicators and findings of the report, emphasizing the importance of all countries addressing care-related issues. In addition, he recalled that 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted during the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, stressing the need to continue working towards a parity democracy.

The presentation by Magdalena Furtado, Director of Programmes at UN Women Uruguay, offered an analysis of the panorama of women politicians after the national elections, highlighting both the progress and the challenges in women's political participation in Uruguay. of the landscape of women politicians after the national elections, highlighting both progress and challenges in women's political participation in Uruguay. 
 

Then, Anabela Aldaz, Economic Empowerment Specialist at UN Women in Uruguay, presented the UnStereotype Alliance, a key initiative to promote communication free of stereotypes. He also highlighted the expansion of the Argentina chapter with the creation of a binational chapter between Argentina and Uruguay starting in 2025.

The day continued with a speech by Carina de los Santos, coordinator of the Elsie Project, who detailed the work for the integration of the gender perspective in peace and security interventions, promoting the deployment of women as part of the United Nations Peace Corps.

Finally, it culminated with an exchange with the attendees, key actors in international cooperation, where new strategies to advance the gender equality agenda were discussed.