Fourth Summit of the Americas:
Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 4 - 5, 2005
VII SUMMIT, Panama City, Panama 2015
VI SUMMIT, Cartagena, Colombia 2012
V SUMMIT, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2009
IV SUMMIT, Mar del Plata, Argentina 2005
SPECIAL SUMMIT, Monterrey, Mexico 2004
III SUMMIT, Quebec City, Canada 2001
II SUMMIT, Santiago, Chile 1998
BACKGROUNDThe Fourth Summit of the Americas held in November, 2005 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, took a narrower focus and concentrated on confronting the major challenges of the region in job creation and strengthening democratic governance. The 52 mandates that emanated from the Declaration and Plan of Action of Mar del Plata are grouped into the areas of:
Growth with Employment; Jobs to Fight Poverty; Training the Labor Force; Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises as an Engine of Job Growth; Framework for Creating Decent Work; and Strengthening Democratic Governance.
The Plan of Action of Mar del Plata considers each of the areas of the Declaration from three perspectives: National commitments, Hemispheric cooperation, and International organizations.
The Heads of State and Government defined specific actions to promote development through generation of employment, increase citizen participation in the employment sphere, encourage cooperation among governments, foster inclusive social dialogue, and stimulate investment in key areas for the creation of employment.
DECLARATION: EN - SP - PT - FR
PLAN OF ACTION: EN - SP - PT - FR
Speech by the Secretary General of the OAS at the Inaugural Session EN - SP - PT
Speech by the Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin EN
Speech by Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank SP
Speech by the President of the Republic of Argentina, Dr Néstor Kirchner at the Inaugural Session SP
Communications issued by Member States: EN - SP - PT - FR
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