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
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)
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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)
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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 BelizeGuatemala Zone
Haiti – Short term labor opportunities in neighboring countries.
Venezuela – Media campaign on the rights of migrant workers and their families
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Jobs to Fight Poverty
(Declaration Mandates 28 –
Trafficking and smuggling)
Regional Initiatives
Central American Protocol 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 of Argentina, 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
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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
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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
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