Background

The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls will be presenting a report on the gendered dimensions of care and support systems to the Human Rights Council at its 59^th session in June 2025. To inform its report, the Working Group has already published a call for inputs.

Objectives

The Working Group plans to hold virtual regional consultations starting in November 2024 until January 2025. The purpose of these consultations is to inform the Working Group’s upcoming report by gathering experts’ country and region-specific input on gendered dimensions of existing care and support policies, their implementation and challenges faced by women and girls providing and requiring care, and good practices. Scholars and civil society representatives with expertise on the topic who are interested in providing input during the regional consultations are invited to respond to this call.

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