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The Cultural Agenda of the
Hemisphere: Toward the Fifth
Summit of the Americas
THIRD INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE AND
HIGHEST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES
Montreal, Québec, Canada
November 15, 2006
LUIS ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ
Director
Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Organization of American States
THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS
First Summit
(Miami, December 1994)
Summit on Sustainable
Development
(Santa Cruz de la Sierra,
December 1996)
Second Summit
(Santiago, April 1998)
Third Summit
(Quebec City, April 2001)
Special Summit
(Monterrey, January 2004)
Fourth Summit
(Mar del Plata, November 2005)
THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS: MECHANISMS
FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOLLOW-UP
SUMMITS OF THE
AMERICAS
Heads of State and Government
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
V Summit Secretariat
Trinidad and Tobago
OAS General Assembly
OAS Secretary General
OAS Permanent Council
Summits of the Americas
Secretariat
OAS Committee on
Inter-American
Summits Management
and Civil Society Participation
in OAS Activities (CISC)
Ministerial Meetings
Summit Implementation
Review Group (SIRG)
(National Coordinators)
Steering
Committee
(USA, Bolivia,
Chile, Canada,
Mexico,
Argentina, and
Trinidad and
Tobago)
Executive Council
(Steering Committee +
Brazil and
Representatives of
Regional Groups:
Central America, Rio
Group, Andean Group,
CARICOM)
Joint Summit
Working Group
(OAS, IDB,
PAHO, ECLAC,
IICA, WB,
CABEI, CAF,
CDB, IOM, ILO,
ICA)
OAS offices and
institutions responsible for
Implementing Summit
mandates
Main actors contributing to the
fifth Summit of the Americas
Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG)
National Summit Coordinators
Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG)
Civil Society
Ministerial Meetings
Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Summit Implementation Review
Group (SIRG)
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Core management body of the Summits Process
Appointed National Coordinators represent the democratically
elected governments of the hemisphere
Central advisory bodies: the Steering Committee and the Executive
Council
Meets on average 3 times a year, with at least one of their meetings
held at the Ministerial level at the OAS General Assembly
Present Chair of the SIRG is Trinidad and Tobago
Summit Implementation Review Group
(SIRG)
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Tasked with preparing future
Summits and reviewing the
implementation of the Summit
mandates
Responsible for reporting annually
on the progress achieved in the
fulfillment of the Plan of Action to
the Foreign Ministers
Compose National Reports which:
Demonstrate Member States’
commitment to Summits Process
• Indicate national compliance with
Summits mandates
• Reveal correlation between Summits
Process and domestic agendas
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Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG)
OAS
WORLD
BANK
IDB
ICA
PAHO
IOM
CDB
ILO
ECLAC
CABEI
IICA
CAF
Role of Ministerial meetings in the
summit Process
Support of Ministerial Meetings to the Summit Process:
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Revision of the implementation of Summit mandates
Evaluation of the achievements
Identification of challenges
Recommendation and development of new commitments
Advancement of hemispheric cooperation
Summits of the Americas support to Ministerial meetings:
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Give political endorsement to Ministerial meetings
Ensure institutionalization and continuity of Summit Process
Ministerial meetings
2001-2006
Sustainable Development 1
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Science & Technology 1
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Women 1-----Defense 3 ------------Culture 3 ---------Justice --------3
Agriculture ------6
Tourism ------1
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Labor
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Social Development 1
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Energy 2
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Transportation 3
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-----------Finance 1
--------------Environment 3
-----Trade 3
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Health
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-----Decentralization
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Local Government
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Education
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CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION
IN THE SUMMIT PROCESS
In 2005:
• 10 forums held with the participation of civil society organizations
• 392 recommendations collected, compiled, and provided to OAS
Member States
• Publications, presentations, dialogues with representatives of
Member States
Achievements of the
Summits of the Americas
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Inter-American Democratic Charter (2001)
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Declaration on Security in the Americas
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Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE)
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Launching of the FTAA negotiations (1995)
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Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) of CICAD
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Inter-American Convention against Corruption
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Advances in participation of civil society, private sector and
academia
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Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Ministerial meetings on topics related to social development
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Connectivity Agenda for the Americas
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Inter-agency cooperation - Natural Disasters
CULTURE IN THE SUMMITS OF THE
AMERICAS
First Summit 1994
Recognize culture is an
integral component of the
development of the
hemisphere
Summit on Sustainable
Development 1996
Identify the importance of
cultural diversity in
sustainable development
strategies
Second Summit 1998
Promote respect for culture in
education
Third Summit 2001
Promote cultural values in
social and economic
development, respect for
cultural diversity
Special Summit 2004
Encourage respect and
appreciation for role of cultural
diversity in democratic
governance, social cohesion,
cultural
development
Fourth
Summit 2005
Recognize role of culture in
protection of national heritage,
enhancement of dignity and
identity, creation of decent jobs
and overcoming of poverty, and
democratic governance
The Fifth summit of the Americas:
Addressing the challenges of the
hemisphere
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
2009
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Democratic Governance
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Economic Growth
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Social Development and Health Care
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Education
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Regional Security
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Sustainable Development
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Cultural Development
Culture: A Cross-cutting Theme
TOWARD THE FIFTH SUMMIT
Democratic Governance
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Social movements adopt culture as strategy for
empowerment & activism
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Marginalized groups gain social recognition through their
cultural expressions
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Culture works as a social glue, bringing diverse groups
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Aesthetic improvements to cities can also improve citizen
participation
THE Economic Impact OF CulturE
Cultural and creative industries
account for 7% of global GDP
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Recorded Media (31%)
Printed Media (30%)
Visual Arts (20%)
Audiovisual Media (14%)
EXPORTS BY REGION OF CULTURAL GOODS, 2002
Global Market Values of Cultural
Industry: $1.3 Trillion
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Cultural Economy is growing at 6.3% / year
Cultural heritage preservation stimulates
local economic growth, employment
Regional Cultural Exports worth US$10.86
billion in 2002 (UNESCO)
Cultural industries contribute to GDP (3% in
Andean Countries, 6.7% in Mexico)
Culture accounts for 4.03% of Colombian
GDP, coffee accounts for 2.75%.
Cultural industries employ artisans (1.8
million in Peru, 5 million in Mexico, and
155,000 in El Salvador)
Chart Source: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD (2004)
Data Sources: World Bank (2005), UNESCO (2005),
Price Waterhouse Coopers (2004)
POVERTY AND SOCIAL inequality
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Poverty affects 44 percent of people in
region
64 percent poverty in rural areas
19.4% of the population lives in extreme
poverty
Steady poverty rate for past decade in
the region (IADB)
Absolute number of people living in
poverty has increased last 10 years
High correlation between poverty and
lack of access to basic social services
Cultural industries include
populations that suffer
economic and social exclusion
Culture offers many groups a
sense of belonging & identity
• Richest tenth of Latin America and
the Caribbean earns 48% of total
income while poorest tenth earns just
1.6%
EDUCATION
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Despite reaching the goal of universal primary education (93%
enrollment), access to quality secondary education remains
limited
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Two out of every five children in rural areas fail to finish
primary school or are at least two years behind when they
finish (UNESCO)
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Over a third of young people of secondary school age are not
enrolled
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Secondary education appears to significantly increase a
person’s chances of remaining above the absolute poverty line
during his/her working life
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Of every 100 children who come from the poorest 40 percent
of the region, only 10 percent continue their studies through
the ninth year
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Teaching intercultural dialogue and respect for
cultural diversity promotes democratic values
REGIONAL SECURITY
Latin America Remains the World's Most Violent Region
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34.3% of American nations have highest murder rate
(2.2% - Asia, 13.7% -Africa, 0% -Europe, 14.3% - Oceania)
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Gang violence has surged in recent years
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Kidnapping has reached epidemic proportions
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Arms proliferate within civil groups
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Problems from Illicit Drug Production & Trafficking
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Cultural groups offer youth an alternative
to criminality
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Main Environmental Challenges:
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Integrated Water-Resource Management
Natural Disaster Risk Management
Sustainable Agriculture and Tourism
Tourism management plans established for 125
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the region
INCORPORATING CULTURE IN the
FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
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National Coordinators
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Ministerial Meetings
• Third and Fourth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of
Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities
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Civil Society
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Chair of the SIRG (Trinidad and Tobago)
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Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG)
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Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Organization of American States
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Washington, DC 20006 USA
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