Background Paper

Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. The Global Economic and Financial Crisis. August 4, 2009. Background paper prepared for the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas.

PowerPoint Presentation

“The Economic and Financial Crisis”
By: Vinita Watson, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Background Paper

Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Food Security in the Americas – Situation and Policy Options. July 13, 2009. Background paper prepared for the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas.

Powerpoint Presentations

“Food Security: Institutional Framework and Policy Elements”
By: Juan Carlos García Cebolla, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

“The Global Food Crisis: Implications for the Developing World”
By: Maximo Torero, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

“IICA’s Inter-American Strategy on Food Security”
By: Michael Bedoya, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)


Suggested Readings

FAO. Da Silva, J.G. Políticas de Reemplazo de Importaciones Agrícolas. January 2009. (Spanish Only)  

FAO. López. C.L. Proceso de Formulación de un Anteproyecto de Ley sobre Soberanía Alimentaria, Seguridad Alimentaria y Derecho a la Alimentación. (Spanish Only)

FAO. Vivero, J.L., Ramírez P. & García Cebolla, J. Marco Institucional de Lucha contra el Hambre. (Spanish Only)

FAO. Soto Baquero F. Crisis Financiera y Financiamiento Agropecuario en América Latina: Más Alla del Corto Plazo.  (Spanish Only)

Other Links

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

FAO: Parliamentary Front against Hunger.
http://www.rlc.fao.org/frente/

FAO: Laws and Regulations on Food Security (Spanish only)
http://www.rlc.fao.org/iniciativa/derecho4.htm

FAO: Country Reports on the Right to Food (Spanish only)
http://www.rlc.fao.org/iniciativa/infda.htm

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

IICA. Brathwaite, C.W.D. Food Security in the Americas: the Need for a New Development Model. San José, Costa Rica. 2009.
http://www.iica.int/Esp/dg/Documentos%20Institucionales/B1092I.pdf

IICA. Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Fortress at a Time of Crisis Worldwide,
the Engine Driving Future Development. San José, Costa Rica. 2009.
http://www.iica.int/eng/conocimiento/actualidad/pages/seguridadalimentaria.aspx

IICA. Paz J. & Benavides H. Higher Food Prices and their Possible Impact on Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean. June 2008.  (Spanish only)
http://www.iica.int/eng/conocimiento/actualidad/pages/seguridadalimentaria.aspx

IICA. Paz J. Framework for Agricultural Policies for Food Security. March 2009.
http://www.iica.int/eng/conocimiento/actualidad/pages/seguridadalimentaria.aspx

Background Papers

Migration Policy Institute. Papademetriou D. G. & Terrazas A. International Migration, the Global Economic Crisis, and Human Rights in the Americas. September 2009. Background paper prepared for the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas.

International Organization for Migration (IOM). Effective Respect for the Human Rights of Migrants: a Shared Responsibility. September 2009. Background paper prepared for the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas.

Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Migrations and Human Rights in the Americas. August 5, 2009. Background paper prepared for the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas.

Powerpoint Presentation

“International Migration, the Global Economic Crisis and Human Rights in the Americas”
By: Demetrios G. Papademetriou y Aaron Terrazas, Migration Policy Institute (MPI).

Suggested Readings

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR)

IACHR. Press Release 53/09. “IACHR Visits U.S. Immigration Detention Facilities”. July 28, 2009.

Inter-American Court on Human Rights. Advisory Opinion OC 18/03: Juridical Condition and Rights of the Undocumented Migrants. September 17, 2003.

OAS. Inter-American Program for the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Migrants in the Framework of the Organization of American States. March 2003.

Other Links

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

MPI.  Papademetriou D.G. & Terrazas.A. Immigrants in the United States and the Current Economic Crisis: April 2009. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/lmi_recessionJan09.pdf.
  
MPI. Papademetriou D.G., Sumption M. & Somerwille, W. Migration and the Economic Turndown: What to Expect in the European Union. January 2009: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/transatlantic/EU_Recession_backgrounder.pdf.

MPI. Somerville W. & Sumption M. Immigration in the United Kingdom: the Recession and Beyond. March 2009. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Immigration-in-the-UK-The-Recession-and-Beyond.pdf.

Background Paper

Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Women and Parliament. August 7, 2009. Background paper prepared for the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas.

Presentation by the Guest Speaker

“A Priceless Opportunity”
By: Hon. Lynn Pyfrom Holowesko, President of the Senate, Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Other Links and Suggested Readings

FIPA. Group of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas. Report of the Congress “Towards a Gender-Sensitive Legislative Agenda for Development in the Americas”.  November 21, 2008.