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Summits of the AmericasVirtual Platform |
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The Summits of the Americas Secretariat is undertaking a series of consultations and virtual dialogues on the main themes of the Draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain. Based on this Draft, the signatory countries are currently negotiating the text that will finally be signed by the Heads of State and Government of the 34 OAS member States during the Fifth Summit of the Americas (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, April 17-19, 2009).
Thus, by actively
participating in the virtual thematic fora, participants will have an
opportunity to contribute to the highest level political process in our
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What can you find in the Virtual Platform? Tools and information that will facilitate your participation in the fora and allow you to become familiar with this Multilateral process: |
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► Discusision on the main themes of the Draft Declaration of Commitnmen of Prot of Spain. ► Resources and reference documents: Including all Summit Declarations signed to date and thematic documents produced by the OAS and its instituctional partners, members of the Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG). ► Video Archive: You will be able to see videos on how the main themes of the Fifth Summit are addressed during several meetings held in the framework of the OAS. ► Calendar of Events and News: Including those ndertaken in the framework of the Summits of the Americas Process. ► New - Consultations targeted to specific interest groups: These consultations are being coordinated by the Summits Secretariat with other OAS Departments and Specialized untis. (Please see below additional information on these fora) |
New consultation
with the private sector
on its role in the Fifth Summit of the Americas
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In this opportunity and until its closing on March 30th, 2009, private sector representatives will be invited to offer their comments on the following topics of the Summit: Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security, and Environmental Sustainability. More information on this initiative will be available shortly. |
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The Gender perspective in the Draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of SpainConsultation of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) |
 The Draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain was
discussed in the framework of the recent Third Meeting of
Ministers or of the Highest-Ranking Authorities Responsible for
the Advancement of Women in the Member States - REMIM-III
(November 13, 2008, Santiago, Chile). As a result, the
participants put forward a document recommending that
governments integrate the gender perspective in each one of the
themes of the Draft Declaration.This document, and the Draft Declaration will serve as the basis for a virtual consultation with civil society to be held in January 2009 and that is being organized jointly by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) wand the Summits of the Americas Secretariat. More information on this initiative will be available shortly. |
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Promoting Environmental Sustainability |
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For this new forum open for participation from November 17 to 26, the Summits Secretariat is pleased to have worked in close coordination with the OAS Department of Sustainable Development. The subthemes that are currently being discussed include: Climate change, Natural disasters and Environmental governance. Compilation of Participants Comments
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Promoting Human Prosperity
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OAS Videos |
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Divided into the main themes of the virtual consultations, the video archive informs the dialogue and complements the reference resources available to participants.
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