1. Implementation of the Mandates of the I V Summit of the Americas XLV Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group Thursday, March 29, 2007 Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

2. Growth with Employment (Declaration Mandates 4, 7, 11, 13) Much of the Commission’s work in this area has consisted of monitoring economic developments in order to perform its role as one of the leading sources of comparable information for the region, including the following outputs: Publications Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean (Aug. 2006) Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean (Dec. 2006) Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (Apr. 2006) Social Panorama of Latin America (Nov. 2006) “Cohesión social: inclusión y sentido de pertenencia en América Latina y el Caribe” (Jan. 2007) Projects/Activities “Strengthening the Capacity of Latin America and Caribbean Countries to Fulfill the Millennium Development Goals” Regional Seminar: “National Statistics Offices and the Millennium Development Goals: A New Look” – Chile, (Nov. 06) JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

3. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Growth with Employment (Plan of Action Mandate 36) Publication “Aglomeraciones en torno a los recursos naturales en América Latina y el Caribe: Políticas de articulación y articulación de políticas” Collaborations with ICA to create OSILAC, IICA to develop a four year Plan Agro monitoring plan FAO to report on importance of aviculture and its linkages with the economies of the countries in the region at the “Hemispheric Conference on the Surveillance and Prevention of Avian Influenza”. JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

4. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Jobs to Fight Poverty (Declaration Mandate 35) Publications Shaping the Future of Social Protection: Access, Financing and Solidarity (March 2006) International Migration, Human Rights and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (March 2006) JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

5. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Creating Decent Work (Plan of Action Mandate 22 ) Projects/Activities ECLAC has developed the “System of Socio-demographic Indicators for Indigenous Populations and Peoples (SISPPI)” “Improving Caribbean Household Surveys” ECLAC continues to generate gender indicators, providing the resulting data via the web. ECLAC has also developed a technical assistance guide for the production and use of gender indicators. JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas

6. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Indigenous populations of Latin America: infant mortality, 2000 census. JSWG – Implementation of the Mandates of the IV Summit of the Americas