Public policies with a gender perspective

Madam Chair, the Dominican Republic thanks the delegations of Canada, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Mexico and Panama for having subscribed to this initiative. We also congratulate the Chair of the Council on approving it. We recognize that the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) is the oldest body in the Americas fighting for the protection of the human rights of women.

The public policies of our Government, headed by President Danilo Medina, seek the implementation and mainstreaming of gender perspectives in all branches of the Dominican Government, and address the problem of violence displayed in some countries of the region. We recognize its complexity and its repercussions, hence the need to approach it in a multisectoral way. We will continue fighting to attain equality, which cannot be achieved without first eliminating violence against women in all its forms.

This delegation cannot fail to congratulate the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on its partnership with the CIM in the work concerning violence against women. We recall that we have always advocated that matters concerning the human rights of women in the Organization of American States be handled side by side with the Inter-American Commission of Women.

Our Minister for Women and President of the CIM, Ms. Janet Camilo, continues her arduous work promoting awareness through the media and all sectors of government, with a proactive approach to finding solutions to violence against women and promoting their attainment of economic, physical and legal autonomy, with our governments, of course, as guarantors.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair.