Transcript Summits

Summits of the Americas
Carol Dabbs
March 16, 2001
LAC PHN SOTA
Summits of the Americas
 Miami, December 1998
 Santiago, April 1998
 Quebec City, April 2001
Who’s involved?
 Hosted by Canadians
 Manged by Troika of US, Chile, and
Canada
 Heads of State attend
 34 democracies of the Western Hemisphere
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(All countries except Cuba)
What’s at stake?
 Intra-hemispheric political commitment
 Mutual commitment to progress
Process
 Since Last Fall:
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Negotiations among National Delegations
Document Preparation
Theme: Putting People First
Three baskets of Initiatives:
• Strengthening Democracy
• Creating Prosperity
• Realizing Human Potential
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Undergirding theme of "Connectivity”
Process (2)
 Consequences of New US Administration
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Some new officials re-opening language, eg.
HIV/AIDS
• Interagency Working Group meets 3/20/01
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Other changes:
• a democracy clause for the OAS,
• agreement on advancing the FTAA, and
• emphasis on basic education
• emphasis on democratic strengthening
Process (3)
 At Pleinpotentiary’s Meeting immediately
prior to Summit
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Final negotiation of contents and language
Baskets abandoned, just 18 Action Items
• More like structure at Miami
 At the Summit, 4/22-23/01:
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Bilateral discussions
Presentations and Discussion of Declaration
and Action Items
Signing of Documents
What are the Documents?
 Political Declaration
 18 Initiatives, of which one is Health
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Action Items
Health Initiative Contents, Miami
 17 items, including:
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Health Sector Reform
AIDS Meeting
Basic Packages of Health Services
Health Initiative Contents,
Santiago
 Vaccine development and basic drug
availability
 Information
 Water and Sanitation
Health Initiative Contents,
Quebec City
 Health Sector Reform
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Reform process
Standards of practice and accreditation
Intensify efforts and share and promote best
practices on MCH and RH
Evaluate efficacy of alternative health practices
and products
Santiago Health Contents (2)
 Communicable Diseases
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HIV/AIDS
Other infectious diseases
Promote healthy childhood development
Santiago Health Contents (3)
 Non-Communicable Diseases
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Implement community-based health care,
prevention and promotion programs
Participate actively in negotiation of
International Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control
 Connectivity
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Sound scientific and technical information to
health workers and the public
Implications for USAID
 Host country commitment to Action Items
 LAC regional programs support Summit