South American Conference on Migration (CSM)
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South American Conference on Migration (CSM)
Presentation at the
XIV Regional Conference on
Migration
Guatemala, July 6-10, 2009
8 Conferences held to date:
1. Argentina – May 18-19, 2000
2. Chile – April 2-3, 2001
3. Ecuador – August 5-16, 2002
4. Uruguay – November 6-7, 2003
5. Bolivia – November 25-26, 2004
6. Paraguay – May 4-5, 2006
7. Venezuela – July 1-3, 2007
8. Uruguay – September 17-19, 2008
The 9th Conference will be held in Quito, Ecuador in September 2009.
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.
Basic Principle of the CSM:
To implement actions oriented toward promoting,
strengthening, and respecting human rights of migrants.
Objectives Toward theIX 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
Thank you