Costa Rica and eight other countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region committed to promoting public policies that promote full respect for the rights of people of African descent in the region.
The “San José Commitment” was welcomed by Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela, at the end of the High Level Meeting Accelerating Global Action for the fulfillment of the rights of people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the office of the vice president, Epsy Campbell.
The declaration includes 14 priority actions to eliminate inequality gaps and move towards compliance with the International Decade for People of African Descent and the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development.
Some of the actions are the design and implementation of national and local plans and programs that address the problems of education, health, employment, housing and development that affect people of African descent.
The meeting also included leaders of organized civil society and the academy of 26 countries in the world, who contributed to the construction of the commitment.
Likewise, the countries commit themselves to redouble their efforts in favor of children and youth with the purpose of guaranteeing the recognition of their human rights, their cultural identity, their participation, as well as the implementation of measures that allow them to enjoy the right to a life free of violence, to education, to decent employment and to the necessary services that guarantee thier well-being and physical, sexual and mental health.
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