- Preparation of Mexico's 10th report to the CEDAW Committee is a priority for President Claudia Sheinbaum and her administration, reflecting their commitment to equality.
- "Mexico is one of the few countries with a feminist foreign policy, and we want it reflected in all our actions," said Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente.
- "Mexico is at the forefront of human rights and has much to tell the world about our progress in substantive equality," said Citlalli Hernández Mora.
The Secretary for Women, Citlalli Hernández Mora, and Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente convened the first 2025 High-Level Meeting of the Follow-up Commission on the Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee). The meeting, which included 35 Mexican state institutions, established the roadmap for presenting Mexico's 10th Report to the committee, scheduled for mid-2025.
Secretary Citlalli Hernández emphasized the context of the 10th Report's presentation: "We face a global scenario where Mexico leads in many areas. We are undergoing a transformation, and advancing rights for all people, under Mexico's first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who has introduced fundamental reforms to achieve substantive equality, amid a global context of radical opposition to women's rights."
Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente stated, "Teamwork will be essential; we need to refine our inter-institutional coordination mechanisms. The Commission has achieved strong institutional collaboration. This is a priority for President Claudia Sheinbaum and her administration. Mexico is one of the few countries with a feminist foreign policy, and we want it reflected in all our actions. The report is an opportunity to take firm steps toward fulfilling our human rights obligations."
Mexico submitted its 10th report to the CEDAW Committee on September 27, 2024. The report highlights progress such as: the institutionalization of a gender perspective under the National Policy for Equality between Women and Men; enhanced access to justice for women; reduced femicide rates between 2019 and 2024; the groundwork for a National Care System; and the establishment of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Women's Houses in 17 states.
The action plan for the presentation of Mexico's 10th Report will include various inter-institutional meetings and engagement with academic institutions and civil society.
With these efforts, the Mexican Government reaffirms its commitment to substantive equality, and to putting women, youths, and girls at the center of Mexico’s public and foreign policy.
The event included the Undersecretary for a Life Free of Violence, Ingrid Gómez Saracibar; Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Enrique Javier Ochoa Martínez; Undersecretary for Human Rights, Population and Migration, Félix Arturo Medina Padilla; Director General of Human Rights and Democracy at the Foreign Ministry; President of the National Council to Prevent Discrimination, Claudia Olivia Morales; and Executive Secretary of the National System for the Protection of Girls, Boys and Adolescents, Lorena Villavicencio.
