Regional Consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean prior to the 57th Session of the Commission of Status of Women (CSW) Prevention and Elimination of

Agenda

Monday February 11th, 2013 Venue: Hotel Sheraton Presidente, Presidente 1 Time Activity 08:00 a.m. Participant Registration 08:30 a.m. – Inauguration Ceremony 9.30 a.m. Hugo Martínez Minister of Foreign Affairs

Vanda Pignato, PhD. First Lady of El Salvador, Secretary of Social Inclusion and President of ISDEMU

Marcela Suazo Director of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Lakshmi Puri Deputy Executive Director, UN Women

Mauricio Funes Cartagena President of the Republic de El Salvador

09_30 a.m. – Coffee Break 09:45 a.m. 09:45 a.m. – First Session: The 57th Session of the CSW and the key role of 10.45 a.m. the national women´s mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean

- The 57th Session of the CSW: The key role of national

Time Activity women´s mechanisms of Latin America and the Caribbean (Moni Pizani, Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, UN Women)

- Legal frameworks, policies and good practices to eliminate violence against women and girls in the region (Sonia Montaño, Director of the Division for Gender Affairs of ECLAC) (confirmed)

Questions and plenary discussion

Moderator: Lic. Yanira Argueta, Executive Director of ISDEMU

10:45 a.m. – Second session: Open discussion on priority issues for CSW 12.00 from the Latin America and the Caribbean region

- Measures for the prevention of violence against women and girls

- Systems of care for women who face violence

- Access to justice within a human right framework

Open plenary discussion inviting countries to share their experiences and main concerns

Moderator: Ambassador Carlos García, Vice-president of the Women´s Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

12:00 a.m. – Lunch offered by Dr. Vanda Pignato, First Lady of El Salvador, 1.00 p.m. Secretary of Social Inclusion and President of ISDEMU 01:00 - 2.30 Third Session: Key messages to be presented to CSW from Latin p.m. America and the Caribbean region

- Group work according to priority issues and presentation of messages to the plenary

Facilitator: Patricia Wohlers, Consultant

02:30 – 3.00 Coffee break p.m. 3.00 p.m. – 5.00 Fourth Session: Regional Declaration to CSW p.m - Presentation of the draft declaration

Time Activity

- Space for dialogue: Agreement of declaration and next steps

Moderator: UN Women (to be confirmed)

05:00 p.m. End of sessions 07:00 p.m. Concert “The Strength of Our Voice” National Museum of Anthropology (MUNA)

Tuesday February 12th, 2013 Venue: Ciudad Mujer, Santa Ana Time Activity 07:00 a.m. Travel from the hotel to Ciudad Mujer, Santa Ana 08:30 a.m. Entry and tour of Ciudad Mujer facilities, Santa Ana 09:30 a.m. Fifth Session: Measures to prevent violence against women

 Prevention of violence against women. Chilean Experience  Educative System and ACTIVATE Campaign. Uruguay (to be confirmed)

Moderate: Rossana Isabel Hermoza, Paraguay (to be confirmed) Q&A and comments 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. Sixth Session: Systems of care for women who face violence

- Care services for women who face violence: Nicaraguan and Jamaican Case (to be confirmed) - Advances and challenges in funding for a life free of violence for women. Andrew Morrison, Chief of the Gender and Diversity Unit at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Moderate: Yanira Kuper Herrera, Cuba (to be confirmed) Q&A and comments 12:00 a.m. Lunch 01:00 p.m. Seventh Session: Access to justice within a human rights framework

- Strengthening the role of women administering justice to eliminate impunity for violence against women. Judge of the

Time Activity Supreme Court of El Salvador - Justice Access for Women. experience

Moderate: Esther Ramírez, Belize (to be confirmed) Q&A and comments 02:30 p.m. Eight Session: Information and accountability systems

 National surveys of family relations and gender violence. Ecuadorian Experience  Information System and data base about violence against women, Perú case (to be confirmed)

Moderate: Sheila Russeau, Antigua y Barbuda (to be confirmed)

04:00 p.m. End of sessions and Coffee Break 06:00 p.m. Arrival to