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2007 Effective Cooperation in Combating Trafficking (US presidency) 2008 Migration and Human Rights (Honduras presidency) 2009 Migration and Development (Guatemala presidency) 2010 Migration and Family (Mexico presidency) 2011 Migration and Work: Co-responsibility of the <strong>State</strong>s (Dominican Republic presidency) 2012 Security in the Framework of Human Rights and Mixed Migration Flows (Panama presidency) 2013 (Topic Forthcoming) (Costa Rica presidency) 2014 (Topic Forthcoming) (Nicaragua presidency) In addition to the annual meetings at the Vice-Minister level, RCM conducts many technical meetings and trainings and has established two active liaison officer networks in the region. Linkages with multilateral agreements The RCM is committed to informality and non-binding actions; however, the RCM is finely tuned to influence multilateral policy actions in other ways. An informal Plan of Action has been agreed, representing commitments for regional action and a basic framework for guiding and coordinating activities. Among other particular actions that the RCM has taken through its deliberations is the endorsement of guidelines for the return of regional migrants by land, and for the implementation of the program on multilateral cooperation for the assisted return of extraregional migrants stranded in member countries of the RCM. It has also created an RCM Fund for the assisted return of vulnerable migrants from the region, financed by voluntary contributions and administered by IOM on behalf of participating <strong>State</strong>s. Taxonomic placement The RCM is a classic free-standing RCP, characterized by regular close dialogue and cooperative action among its members. While not driven by the intent to forge binding agreements through its own processes, it does intend to have a strong practical effect on building trust and policy complementarity among its members. 40
3.3.2 South American Conference on Migration, RCP Background The 1999 South American Meeting on Migration, Integration and Development, 18 held in Peru, resulted in an agreement to establish continuous consultation on migration among South American countries. The following year, the first Annual South American Conference on Migration was held in Argentina. South American Conference on Migration (SACM) has since proceeded with an Annual Conference, various preparatory and technical meetings and the enactment of derivative projects to inform and, at times, implement SACM-vetted priorities. The membership profile of SACM mirrors exactly that of UNASUR, which is the intergovernmental union for the broad region. UNASUR integrates the two existing customs unions in that region, namely, the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), and also includes Chile, Guyana and Suriname. 19 The themes of SAMC include the following: rights of migrants, integration of migrants in their host countries/communities, migration and development, diasporas, information exchange, migration statistics, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The current priorities of SACM include the following: • Ensuring respect for the human rights of migrants regardless of their status (rejection of the criminalization of irregular status); • Promoting the discourse on migration in relation to development; • Strengthening dialogue and political coordination among <strong>State</strong>s; • Highlighting the value of contributions made by migrants to development in countries of destination; • Highlighting the significance of migrants' contributions to the welfare and cultural enrichment of societies in countries of origin; • Promoting the participation of representatives from civil society in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of programmes on migration matters. Recent meetings and evolution of the agenda SACM approved, at its Tenth Meeting in Cochabamba, Bolivia in October 2010, its Declaration of Migration Principles and Guidelines, which is intended to help governments in the establishment and development of migration policies. Furthermore, at this same meeting the South American Plan for the Human Development of Migrants (SAPHDM) was adopted. 20 SAPHDM, as an action and policy model, promotes a comprehensive approach towards migration. It addresses issues such as respect for 41
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