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Joint Summit Working Group

Joint Summit Working Group. Collaborating to Implement the Inter-American and Summit Agendas. April 2010. Fifth Summit of the Americas: Trinidad & Tobago, 2009. Securing our citizens’ future by promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability.

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Joint Summit Working Group

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  1. Joint Summit Working Group Collaborating to Implement theInter-American and Summit Agendas April 2010

  2. Fifth Summit of the Americas: Trinidad & Tobago, 2009 Securing our citizens’ future by promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability “We call upon the…JSWG to strengthen their commitment and develop coordinated programs of action aimed at achieving the goals for the Americas” April 2010

  3. Promoting: T O P I C S Human Prosperity Energy Security Environmental Sustainability Strengthening: Public Security Democratic Governance The Summit of the Americas,Follow Up and Implementation Effectiveness Responding to the Economic Crisis Haiti April 2010

  4. Science and Technology Gender Labor Migration Social Development Sustainable Economic Growth Promoting Human Prosperity Food Security Trade Agriculture and Rural Life Youth Education Public and Private Partnerships Health April 2010

  5. Inter-American Social Protection Network (IASPN)* * OAS – IDB – ECLAC – PAHO -World Bank- IICA • Launched on September 22, 2009 • Promote Cooperation • Help reduce social inequality and poverty April 2010

  6. Action on Ageing* *ECLAC • Paragraph # 41 and 42 • Support to Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing • Dissemination of Manual on Indicators of Quality of Life in Old Age • Continuous updates to the Regional System of Indicators on Ageing (SISE) • Strengthening national capacities for conducting the 2010 round of censuses April 2010

  7. Youth April 2010

  8. The Development Marketplace Initiative* * OAS/YABT-IDB-World Bank • Youth Declaration of Port of Spain • Competitive grant program • Help young entrepreneurs • Create employment April 2010

  9. Labor April 2010

  10. Report on Decent Work* *ILO • Policies that promote Sustainable enterprise • Company potential in the process of economic and social development • Develop and define specific recommendations • Create conditions for enterprises sustainability • ECLAC/ILO Periodic bulletin Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean April 2010

  11. Sustainable Economic Growth April 2010

  12. Opportunities for the Majority* * IDB • Promote economic development and growth by increasing lending and expanding access to credit by 2012. • Promotes and finances market-based, sustainable business models to improve the quality of life of low-income communities • $7 million loan to expand access to housing solutions in El Salvador • $10 million for innovative program from Chile's Banco de Crédito e Inversiones for unbanked micro-entrepreneurs April 2010

  13. Health April 2010

  14. Partners Forum for Action on Chronic Disease* *PAHO • Paragraph 28 • Launched in December 2009 • To avoid 3 million of deaths in 10 years • Act on chronic diseases and risk factors • Changes in policies and regulations • Educational programs and interventions to change attitudes April 2010

  15. Regional Initiative for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis* *PAHO • Paragraph 35 • Integration of HIV- Syphilis prevention into routine health care • Antiretroviral available for HIV positive pregnant women • Challenges and opportunities to fix health care systems April 2010

  16. Plan of Action for the Reduction of Neonatal Mortality Latin America and Caribbean Newborn Health Alliance* *PAHO April 2010

  17. Education April 2010

  18. Early Childhood Development Initiative* * World Bank • Develop policies and strategies for comprehensive child development • Providing technical assistance in several areas of ECD • Coordinating a region-wide community of practice April 2010

  19. Migration April 2010

  20. Program of Migration and Development (MiDE)* *OAS – IOM – ECLAC - ILO • Technical cooperation with IOM • Amplification of cooperation agreements with ILO and ECLAC • Cooperation with the Ibero-American General Secretariat • 3 projects for the respect of migrants human rights April 2010

  21. Agriculture and Food Security April 2010

  22. Food security strategy* *IICA • Promote technological change • Strengthen market capacity • Follow up and dissemination of policies and information • Provided support to national and regional initiatives in collaboration with IDB, ECLAC and others April 2010

  23. Support for AGRO 2003-2015 plan implementation* * IICA-IDB-ECLAC • Paragraph 25 • Support to the Ministers and their delegates • Support to the countries for the implementation of the Plan • ECLAC, FAO, IICA report Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas April 2010

  24. Promoting Energy Security April 2010

  25. Energy and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA)* * OAS – IDB – ECLAC - JSWG • Port of Spain Commitments • President Obama’s announcement • Promote renewable energy • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions • JSWG to support the ECPA “clearinghouse” structure April 2010

  26. JSWG Initiatives in Energy Security* * CABEI – IICA – CAF - ECLAC - UNDP • CABEI’s ARECA Project -  increase the development of renewable energy in Central America • IICA’s Hemispheric Program in Agroenergy and Biofuels • CAF’s Programa Latinoamericano del Carbono y Energías Limpias y Alternativas (PLAC+e) • ECLAC’s Innovative methodology for the formulation of policies for the sustainable production and use of biofuels April 2010

  27. Promoting Environmental Sustainability April 2010

  28. JSWG Initiatives on Climate Change* * OAS-ECLAC-UNDP • Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) • Studies of the economic impact of climate change • Strengthening national technical and institutional capacity for disaster reduction April 2010

  29. Strengthening Public Security April 2010

  30. Meetings of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA)* *OAS • MISPA II • Address violence in a multidisciplinary way to prioritize policies • Develop data and statistics for efficient public security policies April 2010

  31. Caribbean Counter-Trafficking Model Legislation and Explanatory Guidelines* *IOM • Paragraph 70 • Dutch and English speaking Caribbean partners • Technical resource for Stakeholders • Improve domestic legislation and policy April 2010

  32. Strengthening Democratic Governance April 2010

  33. Electoral Processes * OAS • 12 Electoral ObservationMissions • Strengthening of Caribbean Electoral Organizations • Electoral Projects and Studies April 2010

  34. Second Democracy Report in Latin America* * OAS-UNDP • An Agenda for a Citizen’s Democracy • Promote a participatory debate • Publication to be presented in June 2010 • Opening new public policies and political dialogues April 2010

  35. Fund for Cooperation and Border Integration* * CAF • US$4 million dollars • Support bi-national and multilateral projects and initiatives • SupportCommonborderregionsprojects • PromoteGood-neighborliness among shareholder countries April 2010

  36. Strengthening the Summit of the Americas,Follow Up and Implementation Effectiveness April 2010

  37. Summits of the Americas Follow-up System (SISCA)* *OAS • Launched: January 22, 2010 • Provide information and indicators • Easy access • Support the preparation of annual national reports • Facilitate the follow up of mandates April 2010

  38. Summits Virtual Community* • Paragraph 94 • Enhance face-to-face consultations with social actors • Engage Summit Stakeholders • Promote wider participation in the Summits Process *OAS-ICA/IDRC April 2010

  39. New MDG reports* *ECLAC-UNDP • Elaborated under leadership of Governments • Allows Member States to take stock of progress • Presented to the MDG Review Summit in September 2010 • UN Inter-Agency report on MDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean, July 2010 (Coordinated by ECLAC) April 2010

  40. Responding to the Economic Crisis April 2010

  41. *IDB-World Bank-CABEI-CAF-CDB Multi-donor Coordination on Economic Recovery* • Partnership to increase collective impact • Increase financial support to the region • Coordinating their crisis response initiatives • Policy-based loans April 2010

  42. *IDB-CABEI Microfinance Growth Fund (MiGroF)* • Replace the loss of capital from international markets • Medium- and long-term debt investments • Invest in local currency and US dollar debt April 2010

  43. HAITI April 2010

  44. *JSWG • JSWG can facilitate coordination • Haiti Donor Conference in New York • Evaluation of the economic and social impact of the earthquake April 2010

  45. JSWG Joint Summit Working Group Collaborating to Implement the Inter-Americanand Summit Agendas April 2010

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