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This chapter is about the Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” in Latin America and the Caribbean. It begins with an analysis of the characteristics of the region as well as the stakeholders that participate in the follow up and periodical evaluation of advances and obstacles in the implementation of the Agenda 2030. The status of the SDG 5 in the region and its progress and evolution is considered, especially due to the pandemic of COVID19, which has had a very important negative impact in the lives of women and girls. It will also review other SDGs in relation to their impact on gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls from Latin America and the Caribbean, one of the main objectives of the Agenda 2030, making an in-depth analysis so it is possible to have more information as well as a critical perspective. Many indicators and data for the whole region as well as the countries are revised. In order to analyze and consider the implementation status at the country level, it is convenient to include two paradigmatic countries, Argentina and Brazil, to demonstrate how sensible and fragile the advances in SDG 5 implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean are. They are presented as cases of study and the information is based on the alternative reports prepared by civil society groups in 2022 meanwhile not the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) of Argentina and Brazil presented in the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2022.
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Bianco, M. (2023). SDG5 in the Region of Latin America and the Caribbean. In: Leal Filho, W., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Borsari, B., R. B. de Brito, P., Andrade Guerra, B. (eds) SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region. Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals – Regional Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91188-1_14-1
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