‘The City is at the forefront of social welfare’

by times news cr

The Mexico City has a global policy that guarantees the rights of the population and with them, their social well-being, he assured Juan Gerardo LopezSecretary of Welfare and Social Equality (Sibien), during his appearance in the capital’s Congress.

As part of the gloss of the VI Government Report, The official said that the current administration has implemented a policy that guarantees the human, cultural and social rights of the inhabitants of the capital, as well as those who visit and transit it.

Regarding the actions carried out by the Sibien, López highlighted the reforms to articles 9 and 16 of the Constitution capital to elevate the soup kitchens to social rights Welfare and the guarantee of public budget for the improvement and maintenance of housing units, mainly those of social interest.

In that sense, he added that between January 2019 and May 2024, 112 million food portions were provided, with an average of 75 thousand daily portions in 501 of these spaces.

He pointed out that the Social Attorney, In that same period, 2,130 Housing Units were intervened, as well as 4,878 days for the benefit of 549,949 families.

In its report, it stated that on average 478,772 public school children benefited annually with 240,558,232 cold food rations and 20,562,463 hot food rations through the program. DIF School Foods.

The benefits were also destined for the youth population, since through the Youth Institute (Injuve) 113,502 financial supports were allocated to the sector.

The secretary of Wellbeing and Social Inclusion shared that different sectors of the population, including members of sexual diversity and people with disabilities, received different attention and were guaranteed access to their rights.

The legislator of National Action, Lizzette Salgadoexpressed his concern about the dependency that social programs can generate, which is why he said that there must be figures that show how many people have managed to escape their economic conditions thanks to them.

The deputy of Citizen Movement, Miguel Ángel Macedothanked the work carried out at the head of this agency “which has been a beacon of hope and an engine of change for many families.”

2024-10-01 12:36:30

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