Women's Secretariat and UN Women sign agreement; collaborate on policies to achieve equality

The Secretariat for Women and UN Women signed an agreement to support, for 13 months, the implementation of the National Program of Strategic Projects for Substantive Equality between Women and Men 2026-2030. The head of the Secretariat for Women, Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez, explained that the agreement will be in effect from October 1, 2026 to October 31, 2027 and includes a contribution from the federal agency that will be administered by UN Women in accordance with the agreed rules and procedures. "The public resources we commit today must translate into verifiable results for women," she said during the signing of the agreement. Castillo Juárez indicated that the program seeks to put into practice policies on substantive equality, economic autonomy, care work, women's participation in decision-making, prevention of violence, and assistance to victims. Among the actions, she mentioned the National Network of Weavers of the Homeland (Tejedoras de la Patria); the LIBRE Centers, intended for the comprehensive care of women; the Women's Line 079, option 1, together with the Network of Women Lawyers, and the assemblies Voices for Equality and against Violence. The official recalled that in July 2025 the Government of Mexico and UN Women signed a first collaboration agreement to support the National Policy on Substantive Equality and the country's international commitments. From that cooperation, she said, inputs have been generated for the creation of the Progressive National Care System, the care of returned and mobile migrant women, the promotion of the rights of indigenous women, and actions to prevent and address digital violence. Castillo Juárez warned that women's rights face resistance in different parts of the world. "There is a regressive wave that we have to face," she stated, and maintained that Mexico will uphold its commitments to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Beijing Platform for Action, and the 2030 Agenda. The head of the agency asserted that the goal of the agreement is for public policies to be reflected in services and effective access to justice. "The women of Mexico do not expect from us only speeches; they expect results, services that work, justice that arrives on time, and a State that cares for and protects them," she expressed. You may be interested in: PT deputy in Mexico City promotes modules to address violence against women in CETRAMs; they would provide legal advice and accompaniment. After attack at a secondary school in Torreón, group created to prohibit platforms from lowering violent content. "We are going for the women"; armed brothers attack secondary school in Torreón and kill the deputy principal. nro/apr