2025
November 27 | Panama City, Panama
Human Security and Regional Stability: Parliamentary Responses to Challenges in the Americas and the Caribbean
First Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Security
First Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Security
During the First Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Security (PNS), elections will be held to fill the positions on the PNS Executive Committee. The nominations received can be found below:
PNS Presidency
PNS Vice-Presidency – North America
PNS Vice-Presidency – Central America
- Member of the National Assembly Roberto Zúñiga (Panamá)
- Member of the Legislative Assembly Ana Magdalena Figueroa (El Salvador)
PNS Vice-Presidency – Caribbean
- The Honourable Speaker Lanein Blanchette (St. Kitts and Nevis)
- The Honourable Speaker Arthur Holder (Barbados)
PNS Vice-Presidency – South America
October 16 | Virtual
Migration Governance and Human Security
RESOURCES
- Inclusive Migration Governance in the Americas and Caribbean: A Primer for Parliamentarians. ECLAC and ParlAmericas, 2024
- Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. United Nations, 2019
- Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection. Summit of the Americas, 2022
- Regional Framework Law on Migration with a Human Rights. FOPREL/IOM, 2019 (in Spanish)
- How Does International Migration Contribute to Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean? ECLAC, 2022
- Gender and Migration, IOM Regional Office for the Americas, webpage
- Regional Handbook for Mainstreaming a Human Rights, Gender and Intercultural Approach in the Work of Immigration and Border Security Authorities in the Americas. OAS Department of Social Inclusion, 2023
August 22 | Virtual
Security in the Age of Emerging Technologies
RESOURCES
- International Cooperation to Mitigate Cyber Operations Against Critical Infrastructure – Normative Expectations and Emerging Good Practices , UNIDIR, 2022. (In Spanish)
- Practical Guide for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure Against All Types of Hazards , OAS, 2024. (In Spanish)
- Mainstreaming Gender in Energy Projects: A Practical Handbook , Energia, 2011.
- Guidelines for Developing Inclusive Energy Infrastructure , UNOPS, 2024.
- Energy Outlook of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 , OLADE, 2024.
- Threats to Critical Infrastructure: A Survey , RAND, 2024.
June 20 | Virtual
The Evolving Landscape of Transnational Organized Crime
PRESENTATIONS
- Inter-American System Priorities in Response to Transnational Organized Crime. Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program, CSIS
RESOURCES
- Impact of Organized Crime on Women and Girls – Northern Central America – Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), OAS, 2023.
- Key OAS Documents on Transnational Organized Crime – OAS Secretariat for Multidimensional Security, 2024.
- Strategic Framework for Security and Justice for Development – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), 2025. (In Spanish)
- The Costs of Crime and Violence – Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), 2017.
March 25 | Washington, D.C., United States of America
Multidimensional Security and Regional Cooperation: Parliamentary Perspectives
ParlAmericas Parliamentary Delegation to Washington in preparation for the X Summit of the Americas
ParlAmericas Parliamentary Delegation to Washington in preparation for the X Summit of the Americas
ACTIVITY SUMMARY: ParlAmericas Delegation to Washington Advances Parliamentary Engagement on Multidimensional Security and Regional Cooperation
RESOURCES
- Contributions to the Implementation of the IX Summit of the Americas Commitments. ParlAmericas, 2025.
- ParlAmericas Parliamentary Delegation to Washington, D.C., 2024 Report.
- ParlAmericas and the IX Summit of the Americas – Parliamentary meeting at the IX Summit of the Americas held in 2022 Building a sustainable, resilient, and equitable future. 2022.
- Commitment for Parliamentary Engagement in the Summits of the Americas Process. ParlAmericas, 2022.
- Inter-american action plan on democratic governance adopted at the IX Summit of the Americas (commitment 24f on parliamentary engagement). Summits of the Americas Secretariat, OAS, 2022.
- Interparliamentary Meeting Beyond Borders: Regional Security Strategies. ParlAmericas, 2024.
- Concept paper on the theme of the Tenth Summit of the Americas (GRIC/O.1/inf.53/25), “Building a Secure and Sustainable Hemisphere with Shared Prosperity.” Summits of the Americas Secretariat, OAS, 2025.
- Summit of the Americas mandates on security issues.
- Inter-American system. ParlAmericas.