Caribbean Academic Forum Strengthens the Path toward Cementing Care Work as a Bedrock of Societies
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Bridgetown, Barbados, 4th April 2025: With extensive participation of representatives from academia, international institutions, civil society organisations, and political stakeholders, the Caribbean Academic Forum: Contributions to the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: Moving Towards Caring Societies, was held on March 25 and 26 in Barbados.
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Organised by ECLAC, in conjunction with The Consortium Universities Caribbean, the Institute for Gender and Development Studies of the University of the West Indies, UN Women and the International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC-IDRC), and in collaboration with El Colegio de México (COLMEX), the Global Alliance for Care and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), the Forum was a milestone in the preparatory process towards the XVI Regional Conference on Women, which will take place in August 2025 in Mexico City.
During the two-day work session, innovative proposals were presented and discussed on moving towards a care society specifically focusing on the Caribbean, recognizing its cultural diversity and the region's unique challenges. Participants explored the intersections between care, climate change, and health and their impact on gender equality and sustainable development.