Implementation of the Mandates of the I V Summit of the Americas

1. International Organization for Migration Implementation of the Mandates of the I V Summit of the Americas XLV Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group Thursday, March 29, 2007

2. International Organization for Migration Growth with Employment (Declaration Mandate 7 – Poverty) • Country Initiatives – some examples • Guatemala • Community Development Projects • 53 implemented projects, 13 completed projects • Agrarian conflict resolution: benefits over 340 families • Sustainable Development Program of Border Populations –PRODESFRO • Paving over 54 km of roads in the Guatemala-Mexico border areas • Haiti • Rehabilitation and Stabilization Program (PRESE) • Community driven projects. • Generated 657,629 person-days of employment, 22,000 children in Cité Soleil back in school • (Plan of Action Mandate 66) JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

3. International Organization for Migration Jobs to Fight Poverty (Declaration Mandates 25 – Child Labor) • Regional Initiatives • Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador and Paraguay • Regional Prevention of Trafficking and Smuggling in Children and Reinforcing their Knowledge about Sexual Reproductive Health • IDB and First Ladies • Training to over 100 teachers in each country • Information will reach over 4,000 students in primary and secondary schools • Bolivia, Chile and MERCOSUR countries • Program to Counter trafficking of children and to prevent Child Pornography, Phase II • Regional Training Workshop • Central America • “Regional Guidelines for Special Protection in Cases of the Return of Child Victims of Trafficking” (RCM) JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

4. International Organization for Migration Jobs to Fight Poverty (Mandates 27 & 28 – Decent work for migrant workers, trafficking and Smuggling; dignified, orderly, safe return of migrants ) National Initiatives Argentina– FOINTRA Project, Phase II; and AVOT (medical, psychological issues) Costa Rica – Project to assist trafficking victims in the Pacific Coast National Coalition to Combat Human Trafficking El Salvador – Temporary Shelter for Victims of Trafficking Validation of the “Protocol for the Assistance of Victims” Guatemala – Program for the selection, pre/departure and transfer of seasonal agricultural workers from Guatemala to Canada (FERME) Program to improve the health of migrant workers in the Belize- Guatemala Zone Haiti – Short term labor opportunities in neighboring countries. Venezuela – Media campaign on the rights of migrant workers and their families JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

5. International Organization for Migration Jobs to Fight Poverty (Declaration Mandates 28 – Trafficking and smuggling) • Regional Initiatives • Central AmericanProtocol for the Repatriation of Children Victims of Trafficking • Assisted by UNICEF and ILO • Ratified by key government leaders • Repatriation of 18,941 migrants in 2005, and 20,318 in 2006 • Triple Border Area ofArgentina, Brazil and Paraguay • Working with local governments and local NGOs • Disseminate information on the risks and consequences of human trafficking • Caribbean Counter-trafficking Initiative (CCTI) • Raising awareness • Building capacities • Strengthening regional collaboration and information sharing JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

6. International Organization for Migration Jobs to Fight Poverty (Declaration Mandates 28 – Cooperation and Dialogue to reduce undocumented migration) • Regional Dialogues on Migration • 6th South American Conference on Migration (SCM) – Paraguay, May 2006: Declaration of Asunción, (7th South-American Conference, Venezuela, 2007) • Seminar: “The Human Rights of Migrants – Main Challenges in Argentina” • Re-formulation and improvement of the OSUMI website • Sixth Regional Caribbean Seminar – Curacao, November 2006 • Representatives from 19 countries, in addition to IDB, ECLAC, the WB, OECD, & PAHO. • 11th Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) – San Salvador, www.rcmvs.org • MoU between Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua for the Dignified, Orderly, Prompt and Safe Repatriation by Land of Central American Nationals • Plan of Action Mandate 20 JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

7. International Organization for Migration Jobs to Fight Poverty (Declaration Mandates 34 – HIV & AIDS) • Caribbean - Regional Initiative on HIV and AIDS, migrants, and mobile populations • Awareness raising and Information gathering: PSAs, and Research • Advocacy and policy: Ministers of Health – PAHO • Colombia – Global Fund on HIV – 48 municipalities • “Building an intersectorial response on sexual and reproductive health, with an emphasis on prevention of STDs/HIV/AIDS, with adolescents living in receiving communities of displace population” • 600.000 youth and adolescents JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas