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FIPA Executive Committee approves discussion topics for Plenary Assembly in Colombia |
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WASHINGTON, DC, April 12, 2006 – Hemispheric challenges in international trade, poverty reduction, drug trafficking and gender equality will be on the agenda June 8th to 10th, in Bogotá, Colombia at the fifth annual Plenary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA). This was the decision made by the FIPA Executive Committee at their recent meeting in Washington, DC, where possible cooperation with the IDB to provide training for FIPA parliamentarians and approval of the program for the Fifth Plenary Assembly were the main topics of discussion.
The 14th meeting of the FIPA Executive Committee took place on April 11 and 12 at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) headquarters, on the invitation of IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno and was chaired by Canadian Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, President of FIPA. Representatives of Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Grenada and Guatemala attended, as well as experts from the IDB and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS). |
Executive Committee of FIPA: Deputy Gudy Rivera Estrada (Guatemala), Deputy Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez (Colombia), Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette (President), Senator Brenda Hood (Grenada), Deputy Iván Moreira Barros (Chile), Mario Silva, Member of Parliament of Canada and Senator Sandra Husbands (Barbados).
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FIPA President emphasizes common values with OAS
Senator Hervieux-Payette made a speech to the Permanent Council of the OAS to mark FIPA’s fifth anniversary |
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 WASHINGTON, DC, April 12, 2006 - The Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) not only shares a common agenda with the OAS but also “common fundamental values,” said Canadian Senator and FIPA President Céline Hervieux-Payette in a speech to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). This is not surprising, since the OAS played a key role when FIPA was created five years ago.
The senator made particular mention of FIPA’s “total commitment” to the principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, pointing out that, when the Government of Nicaragua asked the international community for support in January 2005, FIPA responded by calling on the National Assembly of Nicaragua to respect the separation of powers and the democratic process in that country. She also announced that FIPA’s Group of Women Parliamentarians has undertaken to support future Haitian women legislators in their new functions.
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FIPA President visits OAS Secretary General |
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 WASHINGTON, DC, March 21, 2006 – The President of the Inter-American Forum of the Americas (FIPA), Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, travelled to Washington on March 21, 2006, to meet with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza.
“After its first five years, FIPA’s record is very positive,” stated the Canadian Senator, referring among the Forum’s latest achievements to two regional workshops on women’s leadership and democratic governance, as well as a mission to Haiti to encourage women to participate in the electoral process.
The Secretary General and the Senator used this meeting to discuss various issues of mutual interest, such as trade, drug trafficking, gender equality and poverty in single-parent families, a problem affecting all countries in the region and that will be on the agenda for FIPA’s next Plenary Meeting.
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Meeting between the FIPA President and the IDB President
IDB to host the 14th meeting of the FIPA Executive Committee |
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 WASHINGTON, DC, March 21, 2006 – The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA), Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, travelled to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) headquarters on March 21, 2006, to meet with the institution’s new president, Luis Alberto Moreno, who assumed office in October 2005.
“It is an honour for FIPA to be hosted by an institution that is highly regarded for its role in development in the hemisphere,” stated the Canadian Senator, as she thanked IDB President Moreno for hosting the 14 th meeting of the FIPA Executive Committee in April.
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Following the 4th Summit of the Americas, FIPA Executive Committee meets in Guatemala to plan 5th Plenary Assembly |
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GUATEMALA CITY , GUATEMALA, Nov 8-9, 2005 – In the days following the 4 th Summit of the Americas, the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) met at the Guatemalan Congress to plan the 5 th Plenary Assembly of FIPA. Hosted by Guatemalan representative Diputado Gudy Rivera Estrada, the Executive Committee meeting was attended by Mr. Don Boudria, Canadian Member of Parliament, Diputado Iván Moreira Barros of Chile, Representative Sergio Díaz Granados of Colombia, Senator Brenda Hood of Grenada, Deputy Jack Arévalo of Honduras and the President of FIPA, Canadian Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette.
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FIPA President to present recommendations of parliamentarians in Mar del Plata, Argentina |
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OTTAWA , November 1st, 2005 – Canadian Senator and FIPA President Céline Hervieux-Payette will promote the involvement of parliamentarians in hemispheric affairs when she presents the recommendations of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) to the region’s foreign affairs ministers at a pre-Summit meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 3rd.
34 Heads of State and Government of the Americas will meet to discuss political, economic and social issues facing our region at the IV Summit of the Americas, November 4 th and 5 th in Mar del Plata. This year’s Summit will focus on “Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance.” Full Press Release
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Women Parliamentarians of the Americas support the women of Haiti in the lead-up to elections there |
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 OTTAWA, September 16, 2005 – Four representatives of the Inter-Parliamentary Form of the Americas (FIPA) are home after a three-day mission to Haiti, where they had gone to encourage Haitian women to participate in the electoral process, register as voters and stand as candidates in the parliamentary elections being held this coming November.
FIPA President Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette of Canada, Argentinean congresswoman Margarita Stolbizer, Grenadian cabinet minister Yolande Bain-Joseph and Mexican senator Silvia Domínguez met with women candidates in Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien. “Pacification and stabilization of the political and social situation in Haiti depends on active involvement by women in the pre-election and post-election processes,” said Congresswoman Stolbizer, who is President of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas. “We met women who feel true vocations, who are convinced of their historic responsibilities [...] and ready to shoulder them.”
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Parliamentarians of the Americas Build Consensus on Controversial Issues |
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Brasilia, Brazil, May 19-21, 2005 – Over 90 participants from all regions of the Americas met at the Brazilian National Congress this past week for the Fourth Plenary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA).
Participants at this year’s event worked to build consensus on how to contribute most effectively to resolving the controversial questions of Free Trade, Terrorism and Foreign Debt facing our region. More ...
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Women's Leadership to Strengthen Democratic Governance
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Buenos
Aires , April 8, 2005. Today, Friday, April 8,
the Regional Forum of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of
the Americas, chaired by Argentine Deputy Margarita Stolbizer,
ended. She said that, in view of the importance of equal opportunity,
it was essential to have the active participation of parliamentarians
representing both the government and opposition parties in order
to achieve the stated objectives of implementing public policies
for equality. Full
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Barbados Hosts First Sub-Regional Forum of the
Group of Women Parliamentarians
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Barbados, March 21 - 22,
2005 - The first sub-regional forum (Caribbean and
North America) of the Group of Women Parliamentarians of the
Americas was held in Barbados March 20th – 22nd and attracted
high level participants from across the Caribbean, as well as
Canada and Mexico. Full
Press Release
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FIPA Executive Meeting gears parliamentarian discussions toward
4th Summit of the Americas Agenda
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SAN JOSÉ , COSTA RICA, February 11-12, 2005
- The Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of
the Americas (FIPA) met February 11 th and 12 th in San José,
Costa Rica, to set the thematic focus for FIPA's upcoming Plenary
Assembly, May 12 th-14 th, in Brasilia, Brazil. Under the chairmanship
of Canadian Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, Executive
Committee members decided that FIPA would pay particular attention
to the question of Employment Creation to Confront Poverty
and Strengthen Democratic Governance ; the proposed theme
for the 4 th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Americas
to be held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in November 2005. More
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Declaration of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas
on the Situation in Nicaragua, January 7, 2005
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