December 6 2016 | Mexico City, Mexico
PARLAMERICAS’ HANDOUT ON SDGs PRESENTATIONS
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (in Spanish)
- Economic Comission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) (in Spanish)
- Round table discussion questios
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (in Spanish)
RESOURCES
- Sustainable Development Goals (UN)
- SDGs and Parliaments (UNDP)
- SDGs and the Role of Parliaments (Agora)
- High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (UN)
- Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development (ECLAC)
- SDG Knowledge Hub (IISD)
- Summary on SDGs (IISD)
Several seats on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Group of Women Parliamentarians were open for election. The results of the elections were the following:
Presidency | – Marcela Guerra, Senator, Mexico | ||
Vice Presidency | – Robert Nault, MP, Canada | ||
North America (3 seats open) | – Canada – Mexico | ||
Central America (1 seat open) | – Nicaragua | ||
The Caribbean (2 seats open) | – Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago | ||
South America (2 seats open) | – Chile – Ecuador | ||
Host Parliament – 14th Plenary Assembly | – Colombia | ||
Vice Presidencies GoWP (2 seats open) | – Claudia Nogueira, MP, Chile – Mobina Jaffer, Senator, Canada |
* The members of the Board of Directors must be active members of their respective Chambers. A Board Director cannot simultaneously hold office as a Cabinet minister in the executive branch of his/her government. ** According to Resolution 34-03, ratified at the 11th Plenary Assembly, Parliaments will need to remain current with their membership due payments to run for and retain a seat on the Board. Payment receipt for the current year must be confirmed by the International Secretariat the day prior to the election.