| BACK TO HOME   Calendario en Espaņol

Click here to
LOG-IN
                                                                                                                   
 

CALENDAR  2009

Civil Society Virtual Forum in preparation for the 39th OAS General Assembly “Toward a Culture of Nonviolence”
Forum Date Themes Subthemes Documents
May 18 - 21 39th OAS General Assembly

Inter-American agenda

Follow-up to the Fifth Summit of the Americas

  1. Non-violence Security
  2. Multi-dimensional security
  3. Human Rights
  4. Democracy
  5. Fifth Summit follow-up
References & Resources
Thematic Fora related to the Draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain
Forum Date Themes Subthemes Documents
January 28 -
February 15
Strengthening Public Security (Paragraphs 48 to 50)

Strengthening Democratic Governance (Paragraphs 51 to 57)

  1. Inter-American cooperation on Public Security
  2. Democratic institutions and transparency
  3. Protection and promotion of Human Rights
  4. Social Charter of the Americas
  5. Equity and Social Inclusion
References & Resources

Compilation of Participants Comments

Final Report “Strengthen Public Security and Democratic Governance”

Consultations with Interest Groups on the Draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain
Forum Date Group Group Documents
January 13 -
March 30
Private Sector Private Sector Forum of the Americas
OAS Department of Trade and Tourism (DTT)

Regional reports of private sector consultations recently conducted by the DTT/OAS as part of the preparatory process of the V Summit:

Caribbean

Central America

North America

Latin America and the Caribbean

February 18 - 27 Women –
Gender Perspective
Inter-American Commission of Women / OAS References & Resources

Executive Summary

 

FORA HELD IN 2008

Thematic Fora related to the Draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain
Forum Date Themes Subthemes Documents
October 1 - 10 Promoting Human Prosperity (Paragraphs 5 to 29)
  1. Poverty Reduction and economic growth
  2. Labor and employment
  3. Food security
  4. Health
  5. Education
  6. Youth
  7. Knowledge-based society
  8. Culture

References & Resources

 

Compilation of Participants Comments

 

Final Report “Promoting Human Prosperity”

October 27 -
November 4

[In collaboration with the OAS Department of Sustainable Development]
Promoting Energy Security (Paragraphs 30 to 38)
  1. Sustainable energy systems
  2. International cooperation and coordination to promote energy security & increase public awareness

References & Resources

 

Declaration of Panama

 

Compilation of Participants Comments

 

Final Report “Promoting Energy Security”

November 17 - 26

[In collaboration with the OAS Department of Sustainable Development]
Promoting Environmental Sustainability (Paragraphs 39 to 47)
  1. Climate change
  2. Natural disasters
  3. Environmental governance

 

References & Resources: OAS Department of Sustainable Development

 

Compilation of Participants Comments

 

Final Report “Promoting Environmental Sustainability"

September 8 (ongoing)  Introduction to the Summits of the Americas Process and presentation of the Draft Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain
  1. Introduction to the Summits of the Americas Process
  2. Social Actor Participation
  3. Fifth Summit of the Americas, Trinidad and Tobago, 2009

Introduction to the Summits Process

 

Civil Society Participation in the Summits Process

 

Registration Instructions:
 
  • If you are already a user of the OAS Education Portal of the Americas [partner of the Summit Secretariat for the SVP], please send an e-mail to [email protected] including your  full name, user name and e-mail used to register and we will provide access to the Summits Virtual Forum.
  • If you are NOT registered in the Portal, please register yourself as a user in the OAS Education Portal of the Americas at the following link: http://www.educoas.org/Portal/newuserSummits08en.aspx?culture=en
  • After completing your registration, you will receive an e-mail from The Education Portal of the Americas confirming your registration as a user of the Platform.
  • On the day of the start of the forum, you will receive instructions on how to enter the Virtual Forum.
 

[vp/tracker.htm][vp/tracker.htm]