The Cultural Agenda of the The Cultural Agenda of the Hemisphere: Toward the Fifth Summit Hemisphere: Toward the Fifth Summit of the Americas of the Americas THIRD INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE AND THIRD INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE AND HIGHEST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES HIGHEST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES Montreal, Québec, Canada Montreal, Québec, Canada November 15, 2006 November 15, 2006 LUIS ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ LUIS ALBERTO RODRÍGUEZ Director Director Summits of the Americas Secretariat Summits of the Americas Secretariat Organization of American States Organization of American States
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The Cultural Agenda of the The Cultural Agenda of the Hemisphere: Toward the Fifth Summit Hemisphere: Toward the Fifth Summit
of the Americasof the Americas
THIRD INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE THIRD INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE AND HIGHEST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIESAND HIGHEST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES
THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS: THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS: MECHANISMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOLLOW-UPMECHANISMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND FOLLOW-UP
SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS
Heads of State and GovernmentHeads of State and Government
Ministers of Foreign AffairsMinisters of Foreign Affairs OAS General AssemblyOAS General Assembly
OAS Secretary GeneralOAS Secretary General
Summits of the Americas Summits of the Americas SecretariatSecretariat
Role of Ministerial meetings in the summit Process
Support of Ministerial Meetings to the Summit Process:• 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:• Give political endorsement to Ministerial meetings• Ensure institutionalization and continuity of Summit Process
Ministerial meetings2001-2006
Agriculture ------- 6 |
|Health 6
| |Labor 3
Tourism ------- 1
Justice --------- 3
Culture 3 ----------Defense 3 -------------
Women 1------
Science & Technology 1 |
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Sustainable Development 1 |
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Social Development 1||||
Energy 2|| Transportation 3
|-----------Finance 1
--------------Environment 3-----Trade 3
-----Decentralization & Local Government 3 |
|Education 3
CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION IN THE SUMMIT PROCESSIN 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 ofMember States
Achievements of the Achievements of the Summits of the AmericasSummits of the Americas
•Inter-American Democratic Charter (2001)•Declaration on Security in the Americas •Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE)•Launching of the FTAA negotiations (1995)•Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) of CICAD•Inter-American Convention against Corruption•Advances in participation of civil society, private sector and academia•Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples•Ministerial meetings on topics related to social development•Connectivity Agenda for the Americas •Inter-agency cooperation - Natural Disasters
CULTURE IN THE SUMMITS OF THE CULTURE IN THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICASAMERICAS
First Summit 1994Recognize culture is an integral component of the development of the hemisphere
Second Summit 1998Promote respect for culture in education
Third Summit 2001Promote cultural values in social and economic development, respect for cultural diversity
Summit on Sustainable Development 1996Identify the importance of cultural diversity in sustainable development strategies
Special Summit 2004Encourage respect and appreciation for role of cultural diversity in democratic governance, social cohesion, cultural developmentFourth Summit 2005Recognize 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:The Fifth summit of the Americas:Addressing the challenges of the Addressing the challenges of the
hemispherehemispherePort-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
2009
•Democratic Governance•Economic Growth•Social Development and Health
Care•Education•Regional Security •Sustainable Development•Cultural Development
Culture: A Cross-cutting Theme TOWARD Culture: A Cross-cutting Theme TOWARD THE FIFTH SUMMITTHE FIFTH SUMMIT
Democratic Governance• Social movements adopt culture as strategy for
empowerment & activism• Marginalized groups gain social recognition
through their cultural expressions• Culture works as a social glue, bringing diverse
groups together• Aesthetic improvements to cities can also
improve citizen participation
THE Economic Impact OF CulturECultural and creative industries account for 7% of global GDP•Recorded Media (31%)•Printed Media (30%)•Visual Arts (20%)•Audiovisual Media (14%)
Global Market Values of Cultural Industry: $1.3 Trillion•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)
EXPORTS BY REGION OF CULTURAL GOODS, 2002
Chart Source: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD (2004)Data Sources: World Bank (2005), UNESCO (2005),
Price Waterhouse Coopers (2004)
POVERTY AND SOCIAL inequalityPOVERTY AND SOCIAL inequality• 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%
EDUCATIONEDUCATION• Despite reaching the goal of universal primary
education (93% enrollment), access to quality secondary education remains limited
• 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)
• Over a third of young people of secondary school age are not enrolled
• Secondary education appears to significantly increase a person’s chances of remaining above the absolute poverty line during his/her working life
• Of every 100 children who come from the poorest 40 percent of the region, only 10 percent continue their studies through the ninth year
• Teaching intercultural dialogue and respect for cultural diversity promotes democratic values
REGIONAL SECURITYREGIONAL SECURITYLatin America Remains the World's Most Violent
• Gang violence has surged in recent years• Kidnapping has reached epidemic proportions• Arms proliferate within civil groups • Problems from Illicit Drug Production &
Trafficking
• Cultural groups offer youth an alternative to criminality
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Main Environmental Challenges:• 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 INCORPORATING CULTURE IN the FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICASFIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
• National Coordinators• Ministerial Meetings
• Third and Fourth Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities
• Civil Society• Chair of the SIRG (Trinidad and Tobago)• Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG) • Summits of the Americas Secretariat