Care and support systems in poverty eradication and social justice agendas in Latin America and the Caribbean
UNRISD, the Government of Chile, IDRC, GRADE, CLACSO and ELA, with the collaboration of the Global Care Alliance, organized the virtual seminar “Beyond normative commitments: Care and support systems in the agendas for poverty eradication and social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean"on Wednesday, February 4, which included the participation of Pablo Vommaro, Executive Director of CLACSO.
This side event was held within the framework of the 64th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD64). In a context marked by persistent poverty and gender inequality, care systems have moved from being normative commitments to being central pillars of social development.
From a feminist and intersectional perspective, care is not just a service but a transformative social infrastructure that redistributes unpaid work and sustains life. This session seeks to analyze how these systems are being integrated into poverty eradication policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Objectives
-Generate key messages for the CSocD64 deliberations on resilient care systems.
-Examine the positioning of care systems within social justice agendas.
-Identify policy considerations based on regional developments such as the Tlatelolco Commitment and Advisory Opinion No. 31 of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Program
-Opening and presentation: Magdalena Sepúlveda, director, UNRISD
-Financing of care and support systems: Carolina Robino, program specialist, IDRC
-Care as a right and public responsibility, implications of Advisory Opinion No. 31: Laura PautassiALS
-Evidence on care, poverty and inequality: Lorena Alcázar, principal investigator, GRADE
-Care, climate and social justice: academic perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean: Pablo VommaroExecutive Director, CLACSO
-Care in government agendas for social development and poverty reduction: Javiera Toro, Minister of Social Development and Family, Government of Chile
-Dialogue and key conclusions: Ana MorenoExecutive Secretary, Global Care Alliance
-Closing: Magdalena Sepúlveda, director, UNRISD
