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Two Decades of the Summits of the Americas Process: 1994-2014
PROGRESS AND PARTNERSHIP
| SERIES 3 OF 8
SECOND SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
| APRIL 18-19, 1998
| SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE
The
Second Summit of the Americas was prepared with the active participation of sub-regional organizations such as the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the
Rio Group.
The result of these deliberations produced a Declaration and
Plan of Action of Santiago which contained 27 initiatives grouped into the following subjects:
Preserving and Strengthening Democracy, Justice and Human Rights; Economic Integration and Free Trade; Eradication of Poverty and Discrimination.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
 - Establishment of a
Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) to improve the capacity of Member States to control drug trafficking and abuse and enhance multilateral cooperation.
- The
Regional Education Indicators Project (PRIE) was developed to monitor countries' progress toward meeting the education goals of the Summit of the Americas. It involves the use of comparable indicators to measure progress and improve the efficiency of education statistics systems in the region.
Outcomes of the Summits of the Americas Process
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