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Introduction to the Summits of the Americas Process
Summits of the Americas Secretariat
December 13, 2010
Questions to Answer
1. What is the Summits of the Americas process?
3. How have Indigenous Peoples participated?
4. What is the Summit Virtual Community (SVC) and how can Indigenous Peoples participate?
2. Who are Social Actors and how do they participate in the Summits process?
Summits of the Americas Process 5th Summit of the Americas (Port of Spain, April 2009) “Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability”
I Summit Miami 1994
Special Summit Santa Cruz 1996
II Summit Santiago 1998
III Summit Québec 2001
Special Summit Monterrey 2004
IV Summit Mar del Plata 2005
Consensus-building at the Highest LevelConsensus-building at the Highest Level
Seek solutions to problems and challenges facing their
countries
Seek solutions to problems and challenges facing their
countries
Develop a shared vision for the future development of the region
Develop a shared vision for the future development of the region
Discuss common concerns
Discuss common concerns
Main components - Summits of the Americas Process
Main Actors of the Summits Process
Host Country (Colombia)
Host Country (Colombia)
Inter-American Ministerial Meetings
Inter-American Ministerial Meetings
Social ActorsSocial Actors
Joint Summit Working Group :
12 institutions
Joint Summit Working Group :
12 institutions
OAS General Secretariat - Summits of the Americas
Secretariat
OAS General Secretariat - Summits of the Americas
Secretariat
OAS Member States - SIRG and Executive Council
OAS Member States - SIRG and Executive Council
Social Actors’ Participation
Historical antecedents of the participation are wide and diverse
Political bases for participation: Summits’ Declarations and Plans of Action, OAS Resolutions and the inter-American Democratic Charter (Art. 3, 4, 6 and 26)
The participation is key for the Summits process, both in the preparatory stages and for follow-up and implementation of previous Summits.
Fifth Summit of the Americas
V Summit of the Americas (2009 – Port of Spain):
“We commit to continue encouraging the participation of our peoples, through the engagement of our citizens, communities and civil society in the design and execution of development policies and programmes, by providing technical and financial assistance, as appropriate, and in accordance with national legislation to strengthen and build their capacity to participate more fully in the inter-American system”.
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Civil Society OrganizationCivil Society Organization
Social Actors
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Who Are Social Actors?
Indigenous PeoplesIndigenous Peoples
Private SectorPrivate Sector
Women and Gender GroupWomen and Gender Group
YouthYouth
Afro-descendantsAfro-descendants
Academia and Think tanksAcademia and Think tanks
Unions and Workers’ groupsUnions and Workers’ groups
OthersOthers
The participation of social actors is being consolidated by…
Forums and Consultation meetings, both face to face and virtual
Presentation of their recommendations in Member States’ meetings
Dialogue between Member States and Social Actors’ representatives in the framework of the Summits
Assisting States in the implementation of commitments
Development of the e-participation tools as a way to involve social actors with other stakeholders.
Social Actors’ Participation
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Indigenous Peoples Participation in the Summits of the Americas and the
Indigenous Summits
Opportunities to create linkages and network with other Indigenous and social actors from the hemisphere
Collectively consolidate
policy priorities
Commitments can be enacted at hemispheric and national levels
Follow-up & implementation of high-level mandates and implement your
own documents, (Declarations and
Plans of Action)
Indigenous Peoples as a Social Actor
Access to decision-makers
Importance of Indigenous Peoples
as a Social Actor
in the Summits Process
Indigenous Peoples Participation: ILSAs
Indigenous Summits in the framework of the Summit of the Americas: • First Indigenous Summit of the Americas (Ottawa, Canada. March, 2001).
Main themes: Economic Development, new economic modelsand Human Rights.
• Second Summit of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas(Buenos Aires, Argentina. October, 2005).
Main themes: Governance and free determination; lands, territories, and resources; Sustainable Development.
Third ILSA
III Indigenous Leaders’ Summit of the Americas “Implementing the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas for Present and Future Generations”
(Panama, April 14-15, 2009).
Declaration and a Plan of Action: Short and concrete points.Main themes: Reaffirm principles and Rights; Human Prosperity, energy security, Environmental Sustainability, and Strengthening Public Security, Democratic Governance and the Summit of the Americas. A final point includes Follow-Up and Implementation.
Follow-up proposal: Creation of a Permanent Forum. A proposal was presented to the OAS Secretary General in March, 2010.
Presented outcomes at the Dialogue between Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Social Actors (Trinidad y Tobago. April 17, 2009)
Indigenous themes and language from the Summits
Language from the Declarations and Plans of Action:
All Summits held have expressed the desire to protect indigenous peoples of the Hemisphere and have recognized the need to promote a common vision to improve the lives of indigenous peoples and facilitate their participation in the Inter-American System.
Related themes more relevant or frequent: Human Rights; health; Education; Justice; Employment; Cultural Diversity; Sustainable Economic Development; among others.
www.summit-americas.org/sisca/ip.html
Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain
Paragraph 55: Corporate social responsibility - best practices in the energy sector, - enhance dialogue with indigenous groups
Indigenous Peoples in the Fifth Summit Declaration
Paragraph 86: “Recognizing the diversity and the traditional and ancestral nature of the cultures, histories and demographic, socio-economic and political circumstances of indigenous peoples, we reaffirm our commitment to respect their rights and we will promote the successful conclusion of negotiations on the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples is essential for their existence, welfare, and integral development. In accordance with the domestic laws of each State, we will promote the exercise of their rights, their full participation in national activities and the creation of the conditions that allow them to overcome poverty, social exclusion, and inequality.”
Activities since the Fifth Summit and Colombia as Host Country for the
Sixth Summit
Follow-up and Implementation- A joint effort -
Social Actors: key for the Implementation
• It is necessary that the Summits’ objectives be assumed as a joint effort between the States, the Inter-American Institutions and the social actors.
• The current task is implementing initiatives to provide concrete and measurable results in development of the hemispheric agenda that has been reflected in the Summits documents.
Follow-up and Implementation
Initiatives being developed
• Submission of social actor’s inputs and recommendations to the Ministerial meetings.
• Multi-sectoral meetings lead by think tanks and other social actors: Creation of a “Public Opinion Task Force” (underway).
• Development Marketplace for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 (Grant Competition - YABT, BM, BID): Follow-up projects of the Youth Forum of the Americas
• E-participation Mechanisms: Summits Virtual Community (June 4, 2010)
• Seminar “Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples’ participation in the OAS” (June 22-24, 2010)
• Initiatives proposed to Colombia: Multi-sectoral Policy Dialogues to start in 2011
Seminar on “Mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples’ participation in the OAS and the inter-American System”, held in OAS
In follow-up to this Seminar, the SAS is
• working on a booklet that showcase the current mechanisms in the OAS, the Summits Process and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
• fostering continuous participation via Virtual Group
• Holding this series of Sub-regional phase-to-phase activities, as requested in the June Declaration.
• Providing this opportunity to listen to your inputs towards the Sixth Summit and to exchange ideas on the possible next steps for indigenous participation.
OAS Seminar with Indigenous Peoples
Advances and Next Steps
Inmediate Next Steps (by the OAS):
• Sub-regional Meeting with Indigenous representatives from the
Spanish-speaking countries, to be held tentatively in Colombia, early in
2011.
• Gather all your recommendations for submission to Colombia and
other Member States for: Consultations, events and other activities to
be developed in preparation for the Sixth Summit of the Americas in 2
012, including through the Summits Virtual Community.
• Present to the Colombian Government a proposal for Indigenous
Peoples Participation in the Summits process.
SUMMITS VIRTUAL COMMUNITY
“It is the right and responsibility of all citizens to participate in decisions relating to their own development. This is also a necessary condition for the full and effective exercise of democracy. Promoting and fostering diverse forms of participation strengthens democracy.”
• Inter American Democratic Charter – Art. 6
New phase: Virtual Community
Its new name shows its evolution towards a more dynamic and user-focused interaction.
Community
Why was the Virtual Community created?
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MAIN GOAL : (long-term)
• Strengthen the culture of democratic engagement in the Americas
• Facilitate the development of a Inter-American agenda that represents the common challenges and interests of the peoples of the Americas.
INTERMEDIATE GOALS:
• Broaden the consultation, participation and interaction of social actors and other Summits stakeholders in the Summits of the Americas process and the Inter-American system
• Strengthen the dialogue between Member States and other Summit stakeholders
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Engage in a rich dialogue on key hemispheric issues and share best practices;
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Members of the Virtual Community can:
Share their views with decision-makers of the Summit process;
Stay informed by participating actively and accessing thematic information and resources;
Network and collaborate with peers and organizations;
Contribute to raising awareness and to solving challenges faced by the peoples of the Americas.
Summits Virtual Community
Current Statistics
SVC Basic Statistics No.Registered users 409No. of Countries represented by users 41Registered Orgs in Spanish 84Registered Orgs in English 44Forums 7Groups 15Comments 140Documents & Publications 88Videos 19
Be an active member of the Summits Community and Stay informed!
Stayed informed on the Summits Process
@SummitAmericas OAS Summit Americas
SVC Launch to Follow!
www.summit-americas.org/svc
www.cumbre-americas.org/cvc
Thank you!
SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS SECRETARIATSUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS SECRETARIATORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATESORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
wwwww.summit-samericas.org19th Street & Ave. Constitution, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
summit-info@oas.org
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