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Mar del Plata, Argentina,
2005
IV Summit of the Americas
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At the
Fourth Summit of the
Americas (2005), Heads of State and
Government of the Americas addressed Summit implementation and
follow-up. The
Declaration of Mar del Plata
recognizes the important role of the OAS in the implementation
and follow-up of the mandates. The General Secretariat of the
OAS was called upon to continue acting as the technical
secretariat. In this role, the Secretariat should support the
Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) meetings,
ministerial meetings and specialized conferences. The
Secretariat is also responsible for enabling civil society
participation and disseminating information about the Summit
Process and the commitments agreed upon by the Member States.
Furthermore, the Declaration calls upon the members of the
Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG) to continue with activities
and programs that support the follow-up and implementation of
all mandates emanating from the Summits and to help with
preparations for future Summits. In the
Fourth Summit of the Americas Plan of Action,
leaders expressed the need to ensure that the OAS and other
organizations have the financial and institutional capacity to
implement commitments made within the framework of the Summit
Process.
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Quebec City, Canada, 2001
Third Summit of the Americas |
At the Quebec City Summit of the Americas, the Heads of State
and Government recognized the central role that the OAS
performs in support of the Summits of the Americas process,
commending the Organization for its work as the technical
secretariat and the institutional memory of the process. To
formalize this role, the OAS Secretary General signed
Executive Order No. 02-03 on May 31, 2002, which strengthens
the responsibilities of the Office of Summit Follow Up and
renames it the Secretariat for the Summit Process. Under this
new title, the Secretariat will continue to coordinate the
implementation of Summit mandates in the OAS and provide
support to: ministerial and sectoral meetings; the SIRG and
CISC; and in the preparations for the next Summit of the
Americas. At the same time, it will continue to coordinate the
participation of civil society in the Summit process and in
the OAS.
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Summit
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Implementation and Financing
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Mar del Plata Plan
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C. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
70. Asegurar que la OEA y otras organizaciones hemisféricas,
cuenten con los recursos financieros y la capacidad institucional
para implementar los compromisos de las Cumbres.
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Declaration of Mar del Plata
STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE |
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74 We recognize the pivotal role that the OAS plays in the
implementation and follow-up of Summit mandates, and we instruct the
General Secretariat to continue to act as technical secretariat;
provide support for meetings of the Summit Implementation Review Group
(SIRG), ministerial meetings, and specialized conferences; coordinate
the participation of civil society; and ensure the dissemination of
information on the Summits Process and the commitments adopted by the
countries.
75 We instruct the members of the Joint Summit Working Group,
comprised of the OAS, IDB, Economic Commission for Latin América and
the Caribbean (ECLAC), PAHO, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation
on Agriculture (IICA), Central American Bank for Economic Integration
(CABEI), the World Bank, ILO, International Organization for Migration
(OIM), Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA), Caribbean
Development Bank (CDB), and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF),
under the coordination of the OAS, to continue, through their
respective activities and programs, to support the follow-up and
implementation of the Declarations and Plans of Action of the Summits
of the Americas, and of the Declaration and Plan of Action of Mar del
Plata, as well as to assist in the preparations for future summits. |
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Declaration of Mar del Plata (complete version):
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Third Summit of the Americas,
Quebec City, Canada 2001
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Summit
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Follow Up to the Plan of Action
On the
occasion of our third meeting, in Quebec City, we underscore the
need to deepen and broaden our cooperation to meet the needs and
provide for the aspirations of citizens. To achieve these
objectives, it is fundamental that we effectively implement the
commitments we have made. To this end:
We recognize the primary role of governments in the implementation
of the Plan of Action.
We welcome and encourage the extensive sectoral cooperation that
exists at the ministerial level in various sectors, which form the
building blocks of hemispheric cooperation. We direct our
respective Ministers to continue to support the implementation of
the mandates contained within this Plan of Action and to report on
progress.
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We continue to support the SIRG as the primary body,
accountable through Foreign Ministers, for the monitoring of
implementation of Summit mandates.
With the objective of strengthening hemispheric inclusion in
the Summit of the Americas process, we agree to the
formation of a regionally representative Executive Council
of the SIRG, with a permanent Steering Committee composed of
past, current and future Summit hosts. The Executive Council
shall serve:
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- to assess, strengthen and support follow-up of Summit
initiatives, with the OAS serving as the technical
secretariat and institutional memory of the Summit process;
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- to maximize coherence between the Summit of the Americas
process and mandates and subregional Summit processes;
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- to deepen partnerships and coordination between the Summit
of the Americas process and its partner institutions (OAS,
PAHO, IICA, IDB, ECLAC, and the World Bank), including
examination of the suitability of new relationships with
subregional MDBs; and
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subregional foundations, and with civil society groups,
including business and the voluntary sector, in the support
of Summit mandates.
The Steering Committee shall assist the Summit Chair in
preparing for future Summits, including preparations for
SIRG meetings.
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Implementation and Financing |
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We underscore the need for ongoing dialogue and coordination
in the inter-American system to ensure the effective and
efficient implementation of Summit mandates. We welcome the
engagement of the institutional partners (OAS, PAHO, IICA,
IDB, ECLAC and the World Bank) in all stages of the Summit
of the Americas process and endorse:
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regular dialogue between the SIRG and the partner
institutions to ensure coordination in the planning,
financing and implementation of Summit mandates;
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participation of the Heads of the partner institutions at
future ministerial-level meetings of the SIRG; and
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the strengthening of collaboration and greater exchanges of
information and expertise among MDBs, inter-American
organizations and national agencies, with a view to
encouraging effective use of their resources, optimizing
effectiveness of program delivery, avoiding unnecessary
overlap and duplication in existing mandates, maximizing
funding opportunities for beneficiaries and ensuring
consistency in the implementation of the Summit initiatives
aimed at advancing greater social equity.
We recognize the essential role of the MDBs and funding
agencies in mobilizing expertise and resources in support of
the social and economic goals of the Plan of Action. We
direct our Ministers, working with the SIRG, to explore with
the partner institutions, the ongoing financial support of
initiatives, and encourage:
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our national representatives on the Boards of these
institutions to promote the development of programs
supportive of the Summit’s social and economic goals;
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efforts of the IDB and the World Bank to provide expertise
and mobilize resources for initiatives consistent with
priority areas of programming;
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active pursuit of improved communication and coordination
between National Coordinators and Executive Directors of the
IDB and the World Bank, including a meeting between the SIRG
and Executive Directors to discuss implementation of Summit
mandates;
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the strengthening of relationships at the national level
among government ministries and agencies responsible for the
implementation of Summit mandates, the IDB and the World
Bank, to ensure greater exchange in the planning and
implementation of Summit mandates;
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Western Hemisphere Finance Ministers to increase their
engagement in and support of the overall Summit of the
Americas agenda, both with respect to their position as
Finance Ministers, and as applicable, as Governors of the
MDBs; we instruct our Finance Ministers to give
consideration to the establishment of financial mechanisms
to support the Summit initiatives; and
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Efforts of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and
Development (IACD) to secure financing from both traditional
and new sources, including new partnerships with the private
sector, and its efforts to have the goals of the Summit
inform the development of its Strategic Plan 2002-2005.
We recognize the central role of the OAS in supporting the
Summit of the Americas process and the function that the OAS
Special Committee on Inter-American Summits Management (CEGCI)
fulfills in coordinating the efforts of the OAS in this
regard and in serving as a forum for civil society to
contribute to the Summit of the Americas process.
We instruct Foreign Ministers at the next General Assembly
of the OAS in San Jose, Costa Rica, to strengthen and
reform, where appropriate, the institutional mechanisms and
financial capacity of the General Secretariat of the
Organization to support the Summit of the Americas process,
as technical secretariat, and to provide support to
ministerial and sectoral meetings relevant to the OAS. In
addition, we instruct the creation of a specific fund to
finance the activities to support the SIRG.
We further support consideration by the OAS, other
inter-American organizations and national governments, of
ways in which civil society can contribute to the monitoring
and implementation of Summit mandates, for recommendation to
the SIRG as well as further development of mechanisms and
information systems to ensure the dissemination of
information on the Summit of the Americas process and the
commitments assumed by governments.
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Plan of Action (complete version):
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Key
documents - Follow Up to the Plan of Action:
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XXXIII OAS General Assembly
Santiago, Chile
June 8-10, 2003 |
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XXXII OAS General Assembly
Bridgetown, Barbados
June 2-4, 2002 |
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AG/RES. 1847 (XXXII-O/02) Support for and Follow-up to the
Summits of the Americas Process
This Resolution notes with satisfaction the
creation of the Joint Summit Working Group, comprised of the OAS,
the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IIAC),
the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),
the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Pan-American Health
Organization (PAHO), the Andean Development Corporation, the
Caribbean Development Bank, and the Central American Bank for
Economic Integration. It further notes that the creation of this
group will facilitate the coordinated, timely, and effective
follow-up to the Summits of the Americas process and will support
the preparations for the Fourth Summit of the Americas, to be held
in Argentina in either 2004 or 2005.
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AG/RES. 1848 (XXXII-O/02) The OAS Restructuring and
Modernization Process
This Resolution calls for the restructuring of the OAS to strengthen
its capacity to respond effectively to the changing nature of the
world and the organization’s role therein. It refers specifically to
the institutional and financial faculties of the OAS General
Secretariat.
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XXXI OAS General Assembly
San José, Costa Rica
June 3-5, 2001 |
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AG/RES. 1822 (XXXI-O/01) Support of the Inter-American
Development Bank for the Summit of the Americas Action Plan
This Resolution invites the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to
examine its policies and procedures so that they reflect a greater
correspondence with Summit values and objectives. It also encourages
the IDB to incorporate those priorities into its programs and
analyze its activities so that they lend greater support to the
implementation of and follow up to the Summit Plan of Action.
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AG/RES. 1824 (XXXI-O/01) Support for and Follow-up to the
Summits of the Americas Process
This Resolution charges OAS organs, agencies and entities to
continue giving high priority to implementing the initiatives
assigned to them by the General Assembly and in accordance with
mandates from the Summit of the Americas. At the same time, it
charges the General Secretariat to, through its Office of Summit
Follow Up, act as the technical secretariat and institutional memory
for the Summit process, as stated in the Quebec City Summit Plan of
Action. It is also asked to continue giving the necessary support to
the ministerial and sectorial meetings related to the implementation
of Summit mandates in those areas relevant to the OAS. The
Resolution asks the Secretary General to formulate suggestions with
respect to the ways in which Civil Society Organizations can
contribute to the monitoring and implementation of the Summit
initiatives, for its later recommendation to the Summit
Implementation Review Group (SIRG). The Secretary General is asked
to present to the Permanent Council proposals on the need to
strengthen and reform the Organization's institutional and financial
mechanisms so that they support the Summit of the Americas process.
It is also charged with establishing, in accordance with
instructions from the Third Summit of the Americas, a specific fund
with voluntary contributions to finance OAS activities in support of
the SIRG.
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AG/RES. 1836 (XXXI-O/01) Modernization of the OAS and Renewal of
the Inter-American System
This Resolution requests that the General Secretariat develop a
project proposal for OAS restructuring and modernization based on a
study and global analysis that compares the organizational structure
with the mandates and resources of the Organization to efficiently
fulfill General Assembly and Summit of the America mandates.
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