Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu and the President of the National Women's Institute (INMUJERES), Lorena Cruz Sanchez, chaired a interministerial meeting to begin selecting the policies, programs and outcomes to include in Mexico’s report related to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Mexico will present its ninth report to CEDAW in 2016.

Foreign Secretary Ruiz Massieu referred to the high profile the gender agenda has attained in the international arena, saying that Mexico’s report to CEDAW is an opportunity to evaluate the actions taken to prevent discrimination and promote gender equality based on the priorities defined by President Enrique Peña Nieto.

Promoting gender equality is one of Mexico’s foreign policy priorities. Mexico was one of the main promoters of including equality and inclusion on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

INMUJERES President Lorena Cruz discussed the plan for putting the ninth report together and mentioned some measures that can be taken in coming months to consolidate Mexico’s progress and address the challenges that still remain regarding gender equality.

The meeting, held on January 11 at the Foreign Ministry, was attended by the heads, undersecretaries and representatives of 30 agencies and institutions involved with the observations and recommendations made by CEDAW to Mexico.

To facilitate coordination with other branches and levels of the government, the meeting was also attended by Eruviel Ávila, Governor of the State of Mexico and CONAGO President; the President of the Senate Commission for Gender Equality, Diva Hadamira Gastélum Bajo; the President of the National Electoral Institute, Lorenzo Córdova Vianello, and representatives of the judiciary. Also present were Roberto Campa, Undersecretary of Human Rights of the Interior Ministry; Renato Sales Heredia, National Security Commissioner; Ambassador Miguel Ruiz Cabañas, Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights; Guadalupe Gómez Maganda, Head of the Policy Unit for Gender Equality, and representatives from the Navy and the Defense Ministry.

Over the coming months, the Foreign Ministry and INMUJERES will hold a series of meetings and forums with civil society organizations.



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