At a breakfast with opinion leaders and on the occasion of 25N, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Europe Team presented progress in the implementation of its Gender Action Plan in Paraguay, for the period 2021-2025. This initiative proposes strategies, objectives and actions to cooperate and continue growing with equality.
In November 2021, The Europe Team presented this plan and from then on developed several actions for its fulfillment; which, in turn, led to projects implemented by different entities and organizations, with the support of European cooperation.
The main challenges that were identified to build this common roadmap are: deepen the dialogue; combat discrimination and violence; and reduce adaptation gaps to global change processes, in the fields of digitization and ecology.
As part of the Plan construction process, The commitments assumed by Paraguay that establish clear responsibilities in terms of gender equality were taken into account.
Consultations with institutional actors, the private sector, and civil society have also been a valuable element in preparing this plan.
The sum of actions shows that there were important advances for gender equality. The achievements achieved so far were mainly in terms of protection against violence; democracy and political participation; Health; and decent work.
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“Today more than ever we are convinced that a more egalitarian, just and inclusive world leads to a more prosperous, democratic and secure reality for everyone”, said Javier García de Viedma, ambassador of the European Union in Paraguay.
For her part, Diana García Alcubilla, Deputy Head of Cooperation, added that “this tool responds to Team Europe’s commitment to continue accompanying Paraguay on the path to overcoming significant rights gaps based on gender.”
Gender equality is a universally recognized human right; as well as an imperative for well-being, economic growth, prosperity, good governance, peace and security.
The empowerment of women is closely linked to better levels of development and well-being, and to greater sustainability of social progress.
About Team Europe
The Europe Team or Team Europe in Paraguay is made up of the Delegation of the European Union, the embassies and cooperation agencies of its Member States; mainly Germany, Spain, France and Italy. This conglomerate cooperates with Paraguay in different areas to achieve sustainable development, leaving no one behind.
