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Two Decades of the Summits of the Americas Process: 1994-2014
PROGRESS AND PARTNERSHIP
| SERIES 4 OF 8
THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
| APRIL 20-22, 2001
| QUEBEC CITY, CANADA
The
Third Summit of the Americas involved a preparatory process that included the participation of Member States, international organizations, financial institutions and civil society.
At the Summit, the Presidents and Prime Ministers of the region addressed common hemispheric issues and challenges such as improved access to education, poverty alleviation, strengthening human rights and democracy and economic integration.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
 - The leaders
instructed their foreign ministers to prepare an Inter-American Democratic Charter "to reinforce OAS instruments for the active defense of representative democracy". The Charter, adopted by OAS Member States on September 11, 2001 in Lima, Peru is an affirmation of their shared commitment to democracy in the region.
- The Joint Summit Working Group was created in response to the
Quebec City Plan of Action which underscored the need for the involvement of international organizations in the implementation and follow-up of Summit mandates.
Outcomes of the Summits of the Americas Process
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