1. South American Conference on Migration (CSM)
Presentation at the
XIV Regional Conference on
Migration
Guatemala, July 6-10, 2009

2. 8 Conferences held to date:
Argentina – May 18-19, 2000
Chile – April 2-3, 2001
Ecuador – August 5-16, 2002
Uruguay – November 6-7, 2003
Bolivia – November 25-26, 2004
Paraguay – May 4-5, 2006
Venezuela – July 1-3, 2007
Uruguay – September 17-19, 2008

3. The 9th Conference will be held in Quito, Ecuador in September 2009.

4. The South American Conference on Migration (CSM) is defined as an inter-governmental meeting for coordination, consultation, and information exchange specializing on international migration matters which serve as a foundation to formulate and implement public policy on migration in each country in the South American region.

5. Basic Principle of the CSM:
To implement actions oriented toward promoting, strengthening, and respecting human rights of migrants.

6. Objectives Toward the IX Conference
To formulate a Declaration of Principles of the CSM
To consolidate thematic working groups to ensure ongoing work and actions by CSM, beyond specific meetings
To establish the South American Network for Migration Management (Red Sudamericana para la Gestión Migratoria)
To consolidate the South American Observatory on Migration (OSUMI)
To strengthen operations of the CSM delegations and Technical Secretariat

7. Thank you