During the revolutionary process that began on January 1, 1959, Cubans “have been an active part in a singular project of participation and professional and technical improvement, which has led us to the conquest of important achievements,” the island’s ambassador to Laos, Enna Viant, expressed.

In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, Cuba has largely fulfilled the commitments for the advancement of women related to gender equality and their empowerment, as well as those adopted at the Fourth World Conference of the United Nations and the Conference on Population and Development, among others, she said.

These achievements, she noted, respond to the political will to achieve the autonomy of women, practiced by the Revolution since its triumph, and which found a new update in the 2019 Constitution and in the transcendent Family Code of 2021.

The Cuban diplomat also pointed out that there is a growing trend towards autonomy in decision-making, which is evident in the number of women who are promoted to decision-making positions.

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