Official side event of the Fourth Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development

Tuesday, April 29, 2:00 PM (UTC), Online

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Care is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of sustainable development. Yet across the Global South, care work (both paid and unpaid) remains overwhelmingly shouldered by women and girls, reinforcing gender inequality and limiting their autonomy. As demand for care grows due to ageing populations, climate change, and health trends, existing systems and infrastructure are failing to keep up. The care crisis is deeply interconnected with the climate emergency, which intensifies care needs, disrupts services, and often shifts additional unpaid care work onto women.

This side event brings together feminist movements, economists, and care practitioners to present bold policy proposals for financing care systems as a development strategy. Drawing on collaborative work at CSW69, this Global South-led coalition will outline concrete solutions to place care at the heart of economic planning—advancing gender equality, strengthening resilience, and informing the agenda for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.

Speakers include:

  • Ana Moreno, Technical Secretary, Global Alliance for Care
  • Lais Abramo, National Secretary, Care Policy, Ministry of Social Development, Brazil.
  • Lucia Cirmi, Gender and Trade Network
  • Mariama Williams, Senior Strategic Advisor, Global Afro Descendant Climate Justice Collaborative
  • Veronica Serafini, Latindadd
  • Federico Burone, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Raquel Coello, UN Women
  • Magdalena Sepulveda, Executive Director, UNRISD
  • Margarita Gomez, Executive Director, Southern Voice

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