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Pacific Alliance (4 Countries): Ministries or Secretariats of Social Development that comply with social protection mandates and cover specific segments of the population and by life cycle
| Country | Children and Adolescents | Youth | Older Persons | Women | People with Disabilities | Afro-descendants | Natives | Migrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | MSD | MSD | MSD | S | MSD | M | MSD | M |
| Colombia | M | P | M | P | M | M | M | M |
| Mexico | MSD | M | MSD | S | MSD | M | P | M |
| Peru | S | M | M | S | M | M | M | M |
Pacific Alliance (1 Country) : Other Instances explicitly dedicated to social development that fulfill the mandates of social protection and cover specific segments of the population and by life cycle
| Country | Other Instances dedicated to Social Development | Year of creation of specific first instance | Children and Adolescents | Youth | Older Persons | Women | People with Disabilities | Migrants | Total Instances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Social Prosperity Department | 2011 | P | P | MDS | P | M | M | 1 |
- (.) = Official information not available.
- MSD = Ministry of Social Development has an explicit mandate on the different segments of the population
- M = Ministry of another issue has the explicit mandate on different segments of the population. This category includes instances whose holder has a ministerial rank.
- P = The Presidency has the explicit mandate on the protection of the different segments of the population.
- S = Ministry dedicated to the protection of a specific segment (Ministry of Women, Children, among others). In some cases, ministries with diverse simultaneous mandates are presented.
Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), based on official information reported by governments of the region.