TRANSFORMING WOMEN OF CITIES: SUSTAINABLE, EQUAL AND SAFE LOCAL GOVERNANCE FROM THE CONTRIBUTION OF LATIN AMERICA

The event places emphasis on issues of cities of peace, resilience, "sanctuaries" for migrants and their financing. From a gender, intercultural, ethnic approach against racism and xenophobia, age, peace and security, resilience, financing for equality and safe migration. Its horizon is the City We Need, the Right to the City, and a sustainable future, from the role of women in local governance, and emphasizing the axis of budgeting with a gender perspective. Security and cities of peace Latin America has some of the most violent cities in the world. In them, women and girls face a life of continuous insecurity. Women of all ages, indigenous, and migrants face ethnic-cultural hostilities, xenophobes discourses and networks between organized crime and authorities, which limit their access to a life free of violence, their mobility, their labor insertion, and enjoyment of spaces public at liberty. It is necessary to break this dynamic by implementing strategies that guarantee a City of Peace for women. Climate Change and DRR The impact of climate change increases poverty and migration, amplifies gender inequalities and social exclusion. The negative effects of extractivism, unsustainable environmental management, impact care tasks, with women playing a leading role, who are essential for their resilience, their participation in mitigation and adaptation programs in the face of the effects of climate change. Sanctuary Cities for Migrants In Latin America there are migrations from Central America, Venezuela, Haiti and caravans from Honduras. In the migratory flow, women with children and even these unaccompanied, face dangers for their human rights. In hostile cities, which do not provide them with services and opportunities, actions to counteract xenophobia and violence, or mechanisms for their integration. It is vital to achieve "sanctuary" cities and migration governance conducive to women of all ages. Finance for Equality Public resources are always limited, to avoid ambiguities, the approach of those required for gender equality must be transversal, to allocate those necessary to close the gaps in gender inequality, most of which affect women more, without neglecting the mens. This should be the result of the current institutional architecture. The Montevideo Strategy is clear: budgets for equality must cover all levels and areas of [the] public policy, regardless of the size or degree of development of the country. PROGRAM (2:30 hours) 1. Inauguration an ambassador of the of the Foreign Ministry of Mexico. 2. Presentation table of the 4 central themes by person in charge by thematic axis 3. Commentary panel: experts/leaders on core issues 4. Testimony by girls, subnational government authorities, defenders of peace and human rights issues, girls and women with micro-businesses, migrant, rural affected by climate change, community leader in resilience 5. Plenary: comments or questions of participants 6. Conclusions and proposals 7. Closing