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SELA:

 The Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) is aregional intergovernmental organization that groups 2 LatinAmerican and Caribbean countries! "ith head#uarters in Caracas$

%enezuela$ SELA &as established on ' ctober '* by the +anamaConvention and its current membership includes Argentina$ ,ahamas$,arbados$ ,elize$ ,olivia$ ,razil$ Colombia$ Costa -ica$ Cuba$ Chile$Ecuador$ El Salvador$ .uatemala$ .uyana$ /aiti$ /onduras$ 0amaica$1eico$ 3icaragua$ +anama$ +araguay$ +eru$ 4ominican -epublic$Suriname$ Trinidad 5 Tobago$ 6ruguay and %enezuela!

b7ectives

+rovide the Latin American and Caribbean region &ith a system o8 consultation and coordination 8or the adoption o8 common positions

and strategies on economic issues in international bodies and 8orumsand be8ore third countries and groups o8 countries and 9ostercooperation and integration among the countries o8 Latin Americaand the Caribbean

 The purposes o8 the ACS are to identi8y and promote the

implementation o8 policies and programmes to meet the 8ollo&ing

ob7ectives: Strengthen the collective capacities o8 the Caribbean to

achieve sustained development in the economic$ social$ cultural$

scientic and technological elds; develop the potential o8 the

Caribbean Sea through interaction among 1ember States and &iththird countries; promote an epanded economic margin 8or trade and

investment that o

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an American!@ The "orld ,an= and the ?19 are both based in

"ashington$ 4!C!$ and &or= closely &ith each other!

 The .old -oom at the 1ount "ashington /otel &here the ?19 and

"orld ,an= &ere established

Although many countries &ere represented at the ,retton "oods

Con8erence$ the 6nited States and 6nited Bingdom &ere the most

po&er8ul in attendance and dominated the negotiations

9or the poorest developing countries in the &orld$ the ban=sassistance plans are based on poverty reduction strategies; bycombining a crossDsection o8 local groups &ith an etensive analysis

o8 the countrys nancial and economic situation the "orld ,an=develops a strategy pertaining uni#uely to the country in #uestion! The government then identies the countrys priorities and targets 8orthe reduction o8 poverty$ and the "orld ,an= aligns its aid e

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climate change con8erence in 4ecember 2HH$ because o8 the ,an=scontinued investment in coalDred po&er plants!@I

 Together &ith the "/$ the "orld ,an= administers the ?nternational/ealth +artnership (?/+)! ?/+ is a group o8 partners committed toimproving the health o8 citizens in developing countries! +artners&or= together to put international principles 8or aid e'

?n the 'Hs$ the "orld ,an= and the ?19 8orged the "ashingtonConsensus$ policies that included deregulation and liberalization o8 mar=ets$ privatization and the do&nscaling o8 government! Thoughthe "ashington Consensus &as conceived as a policy that &ould bestpromote development$ it &as criticized 8or ignoring e#uity$

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employment and ho& re8orms li=e privatization &ere carried out! 0oseph Stiglitz argued that the "ashington Consensus placed toomuch emphasis on the gro&th o8 .4+$ and not enough on thepermanence o8 gro&th or on &hether gro&th contributed to betterliving standards!@*2:'

 The 6nited States Senate Committee on 9oreign -elations reportcriticized the "orld ,an= and other international nancial institutions8or 8ocusing too much Fon issuing loans rather than on achievingconcrete development results &ithin a nite period o8 timeF andcalled on the institution to Fstrengthen antiDcorruption e

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And thin= o8 the 8armer$ &orried about losing some o8 his cropbecause he doesnQt have access to ade#uate &eather in8ormation!

Action is about saving lives O a Tanzanian &oman &ho hears on theradio about bed nets at the local clinic! ?t is about girls and boys in

classrooms learning! ?t is about 8armers being able to double or eventreble the amount o8 crop they get 8rom their soil!

"eQre all too 8amiliar &ith the pain inMicted by the global nancialcrisis$ and the steep rises in 8ood$ 8uel and 8ertilizer prices! 9or thedeveloping &orld O and 8or A8rica in particular O it &as a harshsetbac=!

,ut the developing &orld O and A8rica specically &ith its billionconsumers D can contribute to the recovery! /elping countriesachieve the 1illennium 4evelopment .oals should also be about a

recognition o8 the economic potential o8 these countries on the globalstage!

Current demographic and economic trends and pro7ections up to2H'* D 9As Hth birthday D indicate the 8ollo&ing global contet:

+opulation! 9rom the present gure o8 J billion$ the &orldspopulation is li=ely to reach !2 billion in 2H'*$ having gro&nby * million people annually! 3inety percent o8 the increase&ill occur in todays developing countries!

Economic gro&th! Economic gro&th is epected to be sustained in

the developing &orld at least until 2HH*$ but &ith considerabledi

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3ational and international action must avert or mitigate some o8 these trends$ particularly &ith regard to their impact on 8oodsecurity! +olitical$ economic and social systems &ill be epectedto ensure e#uitable access to 8ood! Agriculture D includingsheries and 8orestry D &ill have to meet the needs o8 gro&ing and

increasingly urbanized populations$ &hile at the same timeprotecting the natural resource base 8or 8uture generations!"ithin this general scenario$ several ma7or trends and 8orces areli=ely to have a bearing on 9As &or=$ including:

?ncreased emphasis on the states principal role as that o8 providing a policy and regulatory 8rame&or= conducive tosustainable development

Continuing globalization and liberalization o8 trade$ including 8ood

and agricultural trade

.ro&th in the number o8 countries in the middleDincome group$and increased reliance on regional and subregional groupings+ersistence o8 poverty and mounting ine#uality D a &idening o8 the gap bet&een the aRuent and the poor Continued ris= o8 disasterDrelated and comple emergencies$ Changing demands onagriculture$ sheries and 8orestry in increasingly urbanizedsocieties$ Changing dietary patterns and increasing publica&areness o8 8ood (sa8ety and #uality) and environmental issues$?ncreasing pressure on natural resources and competition 8or their

use$ Steady progress in research and technological development$and continued ine#uality in access to its benet$ ?ncreasingimpact o8 in8ormation and communications technology oninstitutions and societies! Changes in the nature and compositiono8 8unding 8or agricultural development$ Changing role and publicperceptions o8 the 63 system

1embers global goals and 9As purpose

 To 8ace the challenges implicit in these trends$ the Strategic9rame&or= denes three global goals o8 1embers$ &hich are

consistent &ith 9As Constitution and ta=e into account anumber o8 tets agreed at international con8erences$ in particularthe "orld 9ood Summit and 63CE4:

.oal 'Access o8 all people at all times to sucient nutritionallyade#uate and sa8e 8ood$ ensuring that the number o8 undernourished people is reduced by hal8 by no later than 2H'*!

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.oal 2 The continued contribution o8 sustainable agriculture andrural development$ including sheries and 8orestry$ to economicand social progress and the &ellDbeing o8 all!

.oal I The conservation$ improvement and sustainable utilization

o8 natural resources$ including land$ &ater$ 8orest$ sheries andgenetic resources 8or 8ood and agriculture!?n pursuing these goals$ 9A must rely on its strong set o8 institutional values and maintain a clear sense o8 its mission as&ell as a vision o8 success! ?ndeed$ the rganizations mission andvision are the inspiration 8or the corporate strategies that ma=eup the Strategic 9rame&or=!

9A

/istoria

El 'J de octubre de '>*$ >2 pases se reunieron en Uuebec$ CanadV$para crear la rganizaciWn de las 3aciones 6nidas para laAlimentaciWn y la Agricultura (9A)! Su ob7etivo era liberar a lahumanidad del hambre y la malnutriciWn$ y gestionar de 8orma ecazel sistema alimentario mundial! +uede encontrar mVs in8ormaciWnsobre el origen de la 9A a#u!

La 9A celebra cada aXo el 4a 1undial de la AlimentaciWn el 'J deoctubre$ al conmemorar la 8undaciWn de la rganizaciWn en '>*! Seorganizan eventos en mVs de '*H pases de todo el mundo$ haciendo

#ue sea uno de los das mVs celebrados del calendario de la 36!Estos eventos promueven la concienciaciWn y la acciWn en todo elmundo a 8avor de a#uellos #ue padecen hambre y para recordar lanecesidad de garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y dietas nutritivaspara todos!