Carolina Gomez Mena
La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, November 21, 2024, p. 7
The resources proposed for the Support Program for Specialized Shelters for Women Victims of Gender Violence continue to stagnate, since the increase in inflation was not considered again
point out the National Shelter Network (RNR) and Fundar, Center for Analysis and Research.
“The Mexican government has shown a tendency to not allocate enough funds for this program. From Fundar and the National Shelter Network we have evidenced the reductions presented in the budgets in 2019, 2021 and 2022, as well as the stagnation of the resources assigned in 2023 and 2024.
Adding to this trend is the proposal for 2025, which marks a negative tone in the commitment to the right of women to live a life free of violence by the new administration.
indicates the study.
The draft Federal Expenditure Budget 2025 allocates 484 million 740 thousand 910 pesos to said scheme. This year there were 485 million 673 thousand 998, and in 2023, 485 million 554 thousand 973.
The groups detail that in the PEF 2025 the funds for the shelter program are even below the 2021 allocation, which was defined while in a pandemic. For that year, 491 million 380 thousand pesos were approved, the analysis details; highlights that shelters prevent femicides and restore human rights, and if legislators do not modify the amount upwards, In 2025 they will operate with a little more resources than those allocated in 2022
when they had 479 million.
It adds that inflation in essential goods and services, such as food and medicine, limits the ability of shelters to meet the needs of women and children. The decrease in the budget and the increase in prices generate serious challenges for the care and rights of women victims of violence and, where appropriate, their children.
. It highlights that Shelters are a human right and it is essential that their operation be guaranteed with progressive and multi-year budgets
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