Social Institutionality
Adherence, signing, and ratification of covenants, conventions, and agreements related to economic, social, and cultural rights
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| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racism | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women | Convention on the Rights of the Child | International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families | Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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20 October 1971
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29 July 2008
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7 December 1989
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13 August 1990
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21 March 2005
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31 October 1995
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| The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol are the international instruments for the Universal Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulate the protection of economic, social, and cultural rights. The Covenant was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200 A (XXI) on December 16th, 1966 and became effective in 1976. | The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations, explicitly directed towards the elimination of any kind of racial discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2106 (XX) on December 21st, 1965 and became effective in 1969. | The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of human rights for persons with disabilities, explicitly mentioning a social development perspective. In this Convention a broad classification of persons with disabilities are considered, and it reaffirms that all people with all kinds of disabilities should be able to enjoy all their fundamental human rights and liberties. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13th, 2006. | The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of women. It defines acts that constitute discrimination against women and describes the nature of State obligations through laws, public policy, and programs that the State should develop to eliminate discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1979. | The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that recognizes the articulated rights of the child on the basis of four fundamental principles: no discrimination, best interests of the child, the right to life, livelihood and development, and the respect of the child’s opinion. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20th, 1989. | The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of migrant persons and their families, regardless of their migration status. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1990. | The Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that advises governments in assuming responsibility for developing, with the participation of indigenous populations, a coordinated and systematic action plan with the aim of protecting the rights of these populations and guaranteeing the respect of their integrity. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on June 27th, 1989. |
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Constitutional Mention of Sectoral Topics
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| Year of Latest Observed Constitution | Social Housing | Work and Social Security | Public Health | Public Education | Social Development | Children and Adolescents | Youth/Young Adults | Women | Older Persons | Persons with Disabilities | Afrodecendants and Indigenous Peoples | Migrants |
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| The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | 10º El derecho a la educación. La educación tiene por objeto el pleno desarrollo de la persona en las distintas etapas de su vida. Los padres tienen el derecho preferente y el deber de educar a sus hijos. Corresponderá al Estado otorgar especial protección al ejercicio de este derecho | 18º El derecho a la seguridad social. Las leyes que regulen el ejercicio de este derecho serán de quórum calificado. La acción del Estado estará dirigida a garantiza r el acceso de todos los habitantes al goce de prestaciones básicas uniformes, sea que se otorguen a través de instituciones públicas o privadas. La ley podrá establecer cotizaciones obligatorias. | The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular. | 9º El derecho a la protección de la salud. El Estado prot ege el libre e igualitario acceso a las acciones de promoción, protección y recuperación de la salud y de rehabilitación del individuo. Le corresponderá, asimismo, la coordinación y control de las acciones relacionadas con la salud | La administración superior de cada región radicará en un gobierno regional que tendrá por objeto el desarrollo social, cultural y económico de la región. |
Specific national laws
Law present
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| Legal Instrument | Ley de Menores | Ley núm. 19042 | LEY NUM. 19.828 | Ley contra la discriminación a la mujer | Ley sobre Igualdad de Oportunidades e Inclusión Social de Personas con Discapacidad | Ley 19253 - Normas sobre proteccion, fomento y desarrollo de los indigenas, y crea la corporacion nacional de desarrollo indigena | Decreto de Ley Nº 597: 'Nuevo Reglamento de Extranjería' (1984) | Ley General de Educación | Ley General de Seguridad Social | Ley General de Urbanismo y Construcciones | Ley General de Salud | |
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Main authority for intersectoral coordination
| Country | Chile |
| Main authority | Interministerial Committee of Social Development |
| Year of creation | 2011 |
| Coordinating authority | Minister of Social Development |
| Members | a) The Minister of Social Development, who will preside over it;<br>b) The Minister of Finance;<br>c) The Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency;<br>d) The Minister of Education;<br>e) The Minister of Health;<br>f) The Minister of Housing and Urban Development;<br>g) The Minister of Labor and Social Welfare; and<br>h) The National Director of the National Women's Service. |
Main authority devoted to social development
| Country | Chile |
| Main authority | Ministry of Social Development and Family |
| Year of creation | 2019 |
| Mission | To contribute to the design and application of social development policies, plans and programs, especially those aimed at eradicating poverty and providing social protection to vulnerable people, promoting mobility and social inclusion. Likewise, it must ensure the coordination, consistency and coherence of the policies, plans and programs in the area of social development, at the national and regional levels and evaluate the pre-investment studies of projects that request financing from the State to determine their social profitability, so that they respond to the strategies and policies of growth and economic and social development that are determined for the country. |
| Incumbent | Javiera Toro (2023) |