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El Salvador Unámonos Para Crecer ; o (i 1" r H o ) ó EL SALVADOR UNÁMONOS PARA CRECER INFORME DE RESULTADOS ALCANZADOS EN LA MISiÓN OFICIAL A SEDE DE NACIONES UNIDAS, NUEVA YORK, ESTADOS UNIDOS, REALIZADA EN EL PERíODO COMPRENDIDO ENTRE EL 8-11 DE MARZO DE 2015, POR PARTE DE LA SECRETARIA DE INCLUSiÓN SOCIAL DE LA PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA DE EL SALVADOR, DRA. VANDA PIGNATO 1. Introducción y contexto La Secretaría de Inclusión Social (SIS) de la Presidencia tiene por mandato institucional, velar por la generación de condiciones que permitan la inclusión social, el desarrollo y protección de la persona y la familia, la eliminación de distintas formas de discriminación y el desarrollo de capacidades de acción y participación ciudadana, desde un enfoque de derechos humanos. Desde su creación, en junio de 2009, la SIS ha trabajado en la formulación e implementación de políticas, proyectos, programas y planes dirigidos a los sectores sociales más vulnerables y que tradicionalmente habían sido excluidos de las plataformas gubernamentales de los gobiernos anteriores, tal es el caso de los sectores de mujeres, las personas con discapacidad, los adultos mayores y las personas de la comunidad de la diversidad sexual. En consonancia con el Plan Quinquenal de Desarrollo 2014-2019, "El Salvador productivo, educado y seguro", la gestión gubernamental del Presidente Salvador Sanchez Cerén, trabaja por garantizar el derecho de todas las personas de El Salvador a una vida digna, plena, feliz y libre de cualquier tipo de discriminación, priorizando a los sectores más vulnerables, compromiso que la SIS ejecuta a través de sus programas Ciudad Mujer, 1 Nuestros Mayores Derechos, dirigido a la población adulta mayor; y por medio de todo el trabajo desarrollado para combatir la discriminación de las personas por su orientación sexual. En atención a la experiencia acumulada por esta Secretaría Presidencial en materia de formulación e implementación de políticas de inclusión, que posibiliten un desarrollo en condiciones de igualdad y equidad para todas las mujeres salvadoreñas, a través de la puesta en marcha del Programa Ciudad Mujer, así como también al avance de El Salvador en la institucionalización del mecanismo nacional de las mujeres en orden a la implementación de la Declaración y Plataforma de Acción de Beijing y en el logro de la igualdad entre los géneros y el empoderamiento de las mujeres, es que la oficina regional de ONU Mujeres para América Latina y El Caribe, dirigió una invitación a la Señora Secretaria de Inclusión Social de El Salvador, a fin de que pudiera exponer y compartir los avances de El Salvador en estos dos temas tan importantes para el desarrollo y mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de las mujeres en la región latinoamericana. Asimismo, se aprovecharía la oportunidad de esta participación en el foro de alto nivel, para desarrollar reuniones bilaterales con funcionarios de gobierno y de estado, empresarios, empresarias y representantes de organismos internacionales, con el propósito de presentarles el modelo de atención integral "Ciudad Mujer", y gestionar cooperación técnica y financiera para el fortalecimiento de dicho programa gubernamental. 11. Desarrollo de la agenda de la misión oficial y principales resultados 1. Participación en el foro de alto nivel sobre "Los mecanismos nacionales de las mujeres y la implementación de la Declaración y Plataforma de Acción de Beijing: Experiencias de América Latina y el Caribe", en la sede de Naciones Unidas en Nueva York, realizado el 9 y 10 de marzo de 2015. 2 Ponentes: • Luiza Carvalho, directora regional de ONU Mujeres para América Latina y el Caribe. • Roxana Baldetti, Vicepresidenta de Guatemala • Ana Baiar, Ministra de la Mujer de Paraguay • Samantha Marshall, Ministra de Desarrollo Social y Recursos Humanos de Antigua y Barbuda • Cecilia Vaca Jones, Ministra Coordinadora de Desarrollo Social de Ecuador • Linda Goulart, Viceministra de Políticas de Mujeres de Brasil • Vanda Pignato, Secretaria de Inclusión Social y Presidenta del Instituto Salvadoreño para el Desarrollo de la Mujer (lSDEMU) de El Salvador. En el marco del 59° período de sesiones de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer, de Naciones Unidas, representantes de 45 países miembros conocieron la experiencia de El Salvador, a través de una presentación magistral en la que se expusieron las acciones adoptadas para cumplir con los compromisos adquiridos en la Declaración y Plataforma de Acción de Beijing, siendo los más significativos los implementadas a partir del año 2009, con el primer gobierno del FMLN, cuando el país adoptó el enfoque de derechos humanos en el diseño y ejecución de sus políticas públicas. Entre los logros más destacados, se mencionó la aprobación y entrada en vigencia de la Normativa Nacional para la Igualdad Sustantiva, a través de dos leyes: • Ley Especial Integral para una Vida Libre de Violencia para las Mujeres. • Ley de Igualdad, Equidad y Erradicación de la Discriminación contra las mujeres. Asimismo, se presentó ante el pleno de Naciones Unidas, que dicha normativa impulsó a que el gobierno salvadoreño creara y desarrollara dos mecanismos de coordinación interinstitucional, que garanticen la aplicación de ambas leyes; tal es el caso de una 3 Comisión Técnica Especializada, integrada por las personas titulares de las instituciones estatales competentes, la cual debe de garantizar la operativización de la Ley, así como la creación de la Política Nacional para el Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia. La Secretaria de Inclusión Social también explicó que para lograr los mayores avances para la igualdad sustantiva y el empoderamiento de las mujeres, El Salvador creó y puso en marcha un innovador programa, que constituye una experiencia exitosa y replicable en cualquier país del mundo, tal es el caso del Programa "Ciudad Mujer", implementado desde marzo de 2011, "Como he dicho en ocasiones anteriores, Ciudad Mujer es la propuesta de un país que reclamaba medidas urgentes, eficientes y sostenibles para las mujeres, quienes históricamente habían estado excluidas de las políticas públicas, formuladas todas en clave masculina", acotó la funcionaria salvadoreña. 2. Reunión con el Alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York, Bill De Blasio La Secretaria de Inclusión Social, Vanda Pignato, tuvo un encuentro con el Alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York, Bill De Blasio, a quien presentó el Programa Ciudad Mujer, destacando en dicha presentación los avances de El Salvador en materia de equidad de género, al ofrecer a las mujeres salvadoreñas, un modelo de atención integral que ofrece servicios de calidad al 53% de la población de El Salvador, conformada por mujeres. El Alcalde De Blasio se mostró muy impresionado por los logros alcanzados por el programa Ciudad Mujer y se comprometió a enviar en los próximos días, a una delegación de la alcaldía para que visite El Salvador y pueda conocer de primera mano el funcionamiento del modelo. 3. Reunión con representantes del Grupo Empresarial NGELC, Domingo Flores e Isaac Reshad. 4 Siempre en la búsqueda de apoyos internacionales para contribuir al fortalecimiento y avance del Programa Ciudad Mujer, la Secretaria de Inclusión tuvo un encuentro con dos reconocidos empresarios en el área de energía de nueva generación, de la ciudad de Nueva York, con quienes conversó sobre algunos apoyos que el programa necesita, tal es el caso de donativos de materia prima, capital semilla y otros insumos tecnológicos que el Programa Ciudad Mujer necesita para el desarrollo de los cursos y talleres de formación técnico vocacional, que se imparten en todas las sedes de Ciudad Mujer. Los empresarios se mostraron muy interesados en apoyar este tipo de iniciativas que buscan la superación económica de las mujeres y manifestaron que revisarán en sus carpetas de responsabilidad social empresarial la forma en la cual pudieran apoyar a las usuarias de Ciudad Mujer. 4. Reunión con la Presidenta del Grupo de Paz Internacional de la Mujer, Nam Hee Kim La Secretaria de Inclusión Social se reunió también con una lideresa social que trabaja con organismos en todo el mundo para fomentar el desarrollo de acciones que propicien el desarrollo social y económico de las mujeres, así como la paz en todas las naciones. La Señora Kim expresó su felicitación al Gobierno de El Salvador por el impulso del Programa Ciudad Mujer y manifestó que programará en los próximos días actividades encaminadas a brindar un apoyo a este modelo de atención integral que beneficia a las mujeres salvadoreñas. 5 ·otas Vla]el> @ ) JC "]"~ "1::l "1- t ·r~~ f:l ("._". .11, .• , Jé~t.""" ~ .. #.: (Ai@ rl\!l0:~ \IV Yf)¡ fl' k t J':~: "U U , '1 «l, <~"I ¡1r!1 (iJú' J: o (H 5; '1, j 'C j' ':.1 EL. 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