Normative and policy frameworks are promoted and adapted in line with international standards, and institutions have the commitment, knowledge and capacities to legislate, plan, implement and monitor policies for equal opportunities of women and girls.
This outcome includes UNW's normative support to the Government of Argentina and subnational institutions in implementing normative, regulatory and policy frameworks in line with international standards on GEWE. In particular, it includes follow up on recommendations of human rights treaty bodies commissions, especially CEDAW, the preparation of UPR, CSW and other strategic initiatives.
Normative and policy frameworks are promoted and adapted in line with international standards, and institutions have the commitment, knowledge and capacities to legislate, plan, implement and monitor policies for equal opportunities of women and girls.
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
ComplementaryArgentina's policy frameworks and institutional and civil society capacities are strengthened on issues related to sustainable peace and resilience and humanitarian action
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
Strengthened government and civil society organizations' capacities for the promotion of gender equality in public life
In addition to results reported by UN Women field offices (shown here), results achieved in countries and territories through the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UNTF) are included in a non-duplicative manner in the global reporting on this indicator (see the Our Global Results page).
Increased UN Women triple mandate towards Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Argentina
Normative and policy frameworks are promoted and adapted in line with international standards, and institutions have the commitment, knowledge and capacities to legislate, plan, implement and monitor policies for equal opportunities of women and girls.
The “Buenos Aires Commitment” was adopted by Governments of the Region at the XV Women's Regional Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in Buenos Aires from 7 to 11 of November. The "Buenos Aires Commitment” establishes care as part of fundamental human rights and lays the foundation for the creation and strengthening of national care systems and policies with a gender perspective that contribute to recognizing, redistributing and reducing the disproportionate burden of care on women, for the upcoming years. More than 2,204 civil society participants from 36 countries participated at the Feminist Forum and adopted, the Political Declaration of the Feminist Forum; which was taken into account by government representatives while drafting the Buenos Aires commitment especially in the following matters: The right to care must be considered a human right; States must implement laws, policies and programs with sufficient budgets aimed at the creation of comprehensive care systems; the need to have statistical data disaggregated by age, ethnic and racial groups to have more information on care work, amongst others. The Feminist Forum was organized by civil society organizations with the leadership or Argentina with the collaboration of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), UN WOMEN and the Argentine Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity Following the recommendations of the Security Council at its 4213th meeting on October 2000, Argentina launched its second National Action Plan (NAP) in September 2022. The plan includes the strengthening of the Federal Network of Women Mediators with a Gender Perspective, which UN Women supported and organized. 9 ministries/organisms, eight of them traditionally dominated by men, took part in the elaboration of the Second-Generation NAP thus increased capacities and commitment to advance gender equality and women's empowerment within their ministries. At subnational level, 200 women from the province of Neuquén strengthened and enhanced their leadership capacities by participating at the School of Leadership, led by the Ministry of Children, Adolescents, Youth and Citizenship and the Ministry of Women and Diversity. Another important outcome of 2022 has been the launch of the Atenea’s Index of Political Parity report by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, which sets the basis to advance political parity and to promote women’s political rights in the Jurisdiction.Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).