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Agreement No. 013 of 2019

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Huila - Colombia

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Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants (large intermediate)

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education which must be free, equitable and of quality and leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education.

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university.

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and professional skills, to access employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and at least a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.

4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development, among other means.

4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all.

4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries.

4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States.

A - Full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development with equality and respect for human rights.

American Convention on Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Summary

By means of this agreement, a public policy for the promotion, full guarantee, and effective enjoyment of rights by persons belonging to the LGBTI social sectors and persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Based on the recognition of their dignity and inalienability of their rights and liberties, this policy seeks to facilitate the conditions, resources, measures, and mechanisms that prompt the access, reinstatement, and promotion of their human and civil rights from gender and sexual orientation differential approaches.

Implementation Date:

Start: 07 / 19 / 2019

End: End: Currently in force

Gender and sexual diversity - Diversity and sexual Identity
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Agreement No. 013 of 2019 is put forth with the idea of providing answers to a wide range of vulnerabilities of fundamental and human rights experienced by persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, recognizing the existence of different forms of discrimination, violence, exclusion, and marginalization that, in a differential manner, create damages in LGBTI social sectors. Other effects are contemplated according to context, be it urban or rural, or related to territory as well as demographic, spatial, economic, environmental, and institutional aspects.
Promotion of full guarantees for the effective enjoyment of rights by persons belonging to LGBTI social sectors and persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in the municipality of Neiva.
The Municipal Administration is the body responsible of the implementation of this public policy through the promotion, full guarantee, and effective enjoyment of the rights of those persons belonging to LGBTI social sectors and persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Secretariats work closely with the Municipal Administration. These are institutions in charge of managing different lines of action through the implementation of programs, projections, activities, and indicators (Secretariat of Health; Secretariat of Education; Secretariat of Government; Secretariat of Women, Equity and Inclusion; Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Secretariat of Sports and Recreation; Secretariat of Culture). As to resource availability, the Municipal Administration shall dispose, in accordance with the municipal budget, of the necessary resources for the implementation of the current public policy.
Agreement No. 013 of 2019, which seeks to promote, offer full guarantees to, and preserve the effective enjoyment of the rights of the LBGTI community and of persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, is articulated with different sectoral policies, such as Decree No. 0921 of 2020, which establishes and regulates Neiva’s Municipal Committee of Sexual Diversities. This committee represents the stage of participation, dialogue, and consultancy between the Municipal Administration and persons or organizations representing LGBTI social sectors and persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. This policy is also articulated with the Municipal Development Plan 2020–2023, “Citizen Mandate, Territory of Life and Peace,” whereby the strategy “Neiva First for Sexual Diversity” is established through the Program of Social and Productive Inclusion for the Vulnerable Population with the goal of implementing the public policy of sexual diversity in the municipality of Neiva.
Agreement No. 013 of 2019 is preceded by legal regulations at the different levels of national policy. Article 1 of the Political Constitution of Colombia underscores that “Colombia is a social state under the rule of law,” founded on the right to human dignity. Article 13 enshrines the primacy of the inalienable rights of all persons. Article 16 provides that all persons have the right to the development of their personality. Decree No. 762 of 2018 guarantees the enjoyment of rights to all those persons who belong to LGBTI social sectors.
LGBTI Population
Seminars/events
Communication and information channels, platforms and tools
Awareness and/or information campaigns
The action plan developed by the Municipal Committee of Sexual Diversities introduces the following specific actions: introductory workshop to sexual and reproductive rights for the LGBTI population; HIV awareness and access to health care services related to sexual and reproductive health; gender diversity week; awareness on the different types of violence, routes of violence, and communicative pieces about helplines for the LGBTI population; XVIII National Children Gathering of Folkloric Dance; introduction of folk groups; strategies of citizen culture; launching of youth week; planning and execution of the “Miss Novata Diversa” Municipal Beauty Pageant; “Neiva First” Online Contest for Sexual Diversity.
The implementation of public policy in the municipality of Neiva entails an innovative change by creating guarantees for compliance with each of the differential approaches, with the aim of achieving social and cultural transformations for the recognition, respect, and dignification of the LGBTI community. Safeguarding of the rights of citizens of diverse sexual orientations increases a sense of security to be able to express oneself freely, eliminates obstacles to access education, sports, and culture, and facilitates the effective exercise of citizenship in the public space.
For the implementation of public policy, the Municipal Administration has coordinated actions with different agencies established thereof, such as the Municipal Committee of Sexual Diversities, the Commission for the Implementation of LGBTI Public Policy, and has developed an instrument that has become its roadmap, the Action Plan for the Implementation of Public Policy. Similarly, other actions have been articulated with organizations advocating and promoting the rights of LGBTI people, such as Fundación LGBT del Huila Barba Rosa, Organización Severa Flor, Organización Arrechera Bambuquera, Corporación Open Mind People Colombia LGBTI, Agrupación Artística Libre Expresión.
Agreement No. 013 of 2019 establishes the following steps for its implementation, execution, and assessment: - Action Plan for the Implementation of Public Policy, approved by Decree No. 0684 of October 8, 2021, with 54 activities; - Municipal Committee of Sexual Diversities, created through Decree No. 0921 of October 20, 2020, currently in force and composed of seven representatives of LGBTI social sectors (lesbian women, gay men, transgender women, bisexual women, bisexual men, functional diverse persons, and gender nonconforming persons). In 2020, an election and constitutive process was carried out, along with a session; in 2021, three ordinary sessions and one extraordinary session took place; and, in 2022, only a session was held. - Commission for the implementation of LGBTI Public Policy, established through Decree No. 0407 of June 17, 2021. It acts as a stage for coordination, articulation, and decision-making, and it is composed of the municipal mayor and each of the secretaries chief of staff of each agency. In 2021, two sessions were held.
Budget is guaranteed by the local government.
The Commission for the Implementation of LGBTI Public Policy is established to articulate, coordinate, and implement actions for the introduction, monitoring, and evaluation of this public policy and the corresponding action plans, safeguarding the promotion, full guarantee, and effective enjoyment of the rights of those persons belonging to LGBTI social sectors and persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities of the municipality of Neiva. The commission is composed of the municipal mayor; the Secretariat of Government, the Secretariat of Women, Equity and Inclusion; the secretary of Health; the secretary of Education; the Secretariat of Culture; the director of Justice; the director of Safety and Coexistence; the Secretariat of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and Competitiveness; secretary of Sports and Recreation; Secretariat of Housing and Habitat; chief of the Peace and Human Rights Division; chief of the Office of Foresight; the House of Citizen Participation; and the Board of Directors of the Municipal Committee of Sexual Diversities. The commission holds ordinary meetings three times a year, and coordinates a special board for the supervision of pathways to care, monitoring the corresponding cases.
Local goverment
Some of the main outcomes of policy implementation are the creation and establishment of the Municipal Committee of Sexual Diversities and the commemoration of special advocacy dates for LGBTI social sectors and persons of diverse sexual and gender identities. The Municipal Administration carries out different activities that give visibility to policies before the commemoration of these special dates, such as the publication of banners on institutional networks, videos, assistance conferences, cultural ceremonies, and workshops, among others. Observance days are detailed below: - March 31, Day of Transgender Visibility, - April 26, Day of Lesbian Visibility, - May 17, International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, - June 28, International Day of LGBTI Pride, - September, Diversity Month, - September 23, Day of Bisexual Visibility, - November 20, International Day of Trans Memory. Other outcomes of policy implementation: activities of awareness on discriminatory imaginaries directed at public officials; development and approval of an action plan for public policy implementation; organization and celebration of Diversity Month, with a program that responds to the creation of social, academic, cultural, and sports content.
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4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education which must be free, equitable and of quality and leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education.

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university.

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and professional skills, to access employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and at least a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.

4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development, among other means.

4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all.

4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries.

4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States.

A - Full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development with equality and respect for human rights.
American Convention on Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

Location

Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
100,000 to 499,999 inhabitants (large intermediate)

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