2021
December 14 | Virtual Event
Parliamentary Day on the margins of the 2021 OGP Global Summit, hosted by OPeN
Note: Agenda also available in Russian.
RESOURCES
- The Importance of Parliamentary Oversight during the COVID-19 Pandemic. ParlAmericas, 2021
- Legislative Transparency Toolkit. ParlAmericas, EUROsociAL+, and Transparency and Access to Information Network, 2020.
- Road Map Towards Legislative Openness. ParlAmericas, 2016.
December 10 | Virtual Meeting
18th ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly (Plenary Session)
ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS
- President of ParlAmericas, Senator Blanca Ovelar (Paraguay)
- President of the Open Parliament Network (OPN), Member of the Chamber of Deputies Javier Macaya Danús (Chile)
- President (2019-2021) of the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality (PNGE), Member of the Chamber of Deputies Maya Fernández Allende (Chile)
- President of the Parliamentary Network on Climate Change (PNCC), Senator Rosa Galvez (Canada)
During the Plenary Assembly, elections will be held for certain positions on the Board of Directors. Nominations received can be found below.
- Representative of the Caribbean
- Representative of Central America
- Representative of South America
November 29 | Virtual meeting
18th ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly (Dialogue with Civil Society and Youth Representatives)
RESOURCES
- Young Women in Leadership – Antigua and Barbuda (ParlAmericas & CIWiL)
- Young Women in Leadership – Trinidad and Tobago (ParlAmericas & CIWiL)
November 26 | Virtual meeting: Inter-parliamentary Dialogue
18th ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly: Rebuilding the Social Contract
October 4 | Virtual meeting: Plenary Session and PNGE Elections
13th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network For Gender Equality. Bolstering Social Protection beyond COVID-19: What the Data Tells Us
RESOURCES
- Can social protection be a driver of gender equality? UNICEF, 2020.
- 2.7 billion people have had no social protection to cope with Covid-19 economic crisis. OXFAM, 2020
- COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker. UNDP and UN Women, 2021
- Making social protection gender-responsive: Lessons from UN Women’s work in the Eastern Caribbean. UN Women Caribbean, 2020
- Employment and informality in Latin America and the Caribbean: an insufficient and unequal recovery. ILO, 2021
- Policy Guide: Parental Leave. ParlAmericas, 2020.
During the 13th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality, elections will be held for the Network’s Executive Committee and for the host parliament of the next gathering. Nominations received can be found below.
- President
- Senator Verónica Noemi Camino Farjat (Mexico) – in Spanish
- Vice-President – North America
- Senator Mobina Jaffer (Canada) – in French
- Vice-President – Central America
- Vice-President – South America
- Vice-President – The Caribbean
- Host Parliament of the 14th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality
- Colombia – in Spanish
September 22 | Virtual meeting: Parliamentary Dialogue with Civil Society and Youth Representatives
13th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network For Gender Equality. Bolstering Social Protection beyond COVID-19: What the Data Tells Us
RESOURCES
- Equal Measures 2020 Data Hub. Equal Measures, 2020
- Where are there gaps in gender data in five LAC countries? Data2X, 2020
- Differentiated socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in the condition of women from SICA member countries (in Spanish). SICA, 2020
- United Nations survey on Latin American and Caribbean youth within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. UN Women, 2021
- COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: How to Incorporate Women and Gender Equality in the Management of the Crisis Response. UN Women, 2020
September 13 | Virtual meeting: Inter-parliamentary Dialogue
13th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network For Gender Equality. Bolstering Social Protection beyond COVID-19: What the Data Tells Us
PRESENTATIONS
- Differences-Sensitive Social Protection in the context of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Maldonado, CEPAL (in Spanish)
- Gender, Food Security, Nutrition and Inclusive Social Protection: Keys to Post-Pandemic Recovery, Claudia Brito, FAO (in Spanish)
- Gender-Responsive Age-Sensitive Social Protection, Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed, UNICEF
RESOURCES
- Mainstreaming gender into social protection strategies and programs. UNICEF, 2021
- 2020 Social Panorama of Latin America. ECLAC, 2020
- Gender-responsive and age-sensitive social protection. UNICEF, 2021
- The recovery paradox in Latin America and the Caribbean. Growth amid persisting structural problems: inequality, poverty and low investment and productivity. ECLAC, 2021
- The economic autonomy of women in a sustainable recovery with equality. CEPAL, 2021
- Summary Status of Women and Men Report – The Impacts of COVID-19. UN Women Caribbean, 2021
- The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: An Opportunity for a Systemic Approach to Disaster Risk for the Caribbean. ECLAC, 2021
- The Santiago Commitment. ECLAC, 2020
- Preventing the COVID-19 crisis from becoming a food crisis: Urgent measures against hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean. ECLAC, 2020
August 18 | Virtual Meeting
Interparliamentary Dialogue | Canada – Central America Celebrating 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations: The Important Role of Interparliamentary Cooperation
June 25 | Virtual meeting: Plenary Session and PNCC Elections
5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change. Addressing Inequalities to Enable Climate Ambition: A Just Transition to Achieve the Paris Agreement
RESOURCES
- What is the Paris Agreement. UNFCCC.
- NDC Synthesis Report. UNFCCC, 2021.
- A review of “Transition Management” strategies: Lessons for advancing the green low-carbon transition. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2018.
- Solidary and Just transition: Silesia Declaration. COP24, 2018.
- Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action. UNICEF, 2019.
- Guide for Participation in Democratic Environmental Governance. Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), 2021.
- What is Action for Climate Empowerment. UNFCCC.
During the 5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change, elections will be held for the Network’s Executive Committee and for the host parliament of the next gathering. Nominations received can be found below.
- President
- Senator, the Honourable Rosa Galvez (Canada)
- Vice-President – North America
- Senator Raúl Bolaños-Cacho Cué (Mexico)
- Vice-President – South America
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Vice-President – Central America
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Member of the Legislative Assembly Paola Vega (Costa Rica)
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- Vice-President – Caribbean
- Senator Anthony Vieira (Trinidad and Tobago)
June 15 | Virtual meeting: Dialogue with Civil Society and Youth Representatives
5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change. Addressing Inequalities to Enable Climate Ambition: A Just Transition to Achieve the Paris Agreement
RESOURCES
- Caribbean AGYLE. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action. UNICEF, 2019.
- Toolkit for young climate activists. UNICEF, 2020.
- Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Youth Campaign. HEY Campaign, 2021.
- Guide for Participation in Democratic Environmental Governance. Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), 2021.
- Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. ParlAmericas, 2018.
- The Observatory on Principle 10. United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
- What is Action for Climate Empowerment. UNFCCC.
- Unless we act now: The Impacts of climate change on children. UNICEF, 2015.
June 4 | Virtual meeting: Inter-parliamentary Dialogue (Working Session)
5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change. Addressing Inequalities to Enable Climate Ambition: A Just Transition to Achieve the Paris Agreement
RESOURCES
- Just Transition Towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2018.
- A review of “Transition Management” strategies: Lessons for advancing the green low-carbon transition. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2018.
- Enhancing Social Inclusion in Latin America: key issues and the role of social protection systems. OECD, 2017.
- Just Transition. Just Transition Centre, 2017.
- Knowledge Hub. Interamerican Institute for Justice and Sustainability (IIJS).
- A just transition for all. Dialogue with developing countries. Climate Strategies, 2021.
- Solidarity and Just transition: Silesia Declaration. COP24, 2018.
March 26 | Virtual event: Plenary Session
5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network: Countering Disinformation to Promote Responsible Public Discourse
PRESENTATION
- Gendered Disinformation & Online Attacks Against Women in Politics. Lucina Di Meco, Gender Equality Expert and Co-founder of #ShePersisted Global.
During the 5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network, elections will be held for certain positions on the Network’s Executive Committee and for the host parliament of the next gathering. Nominations received can be found below.
- President
- Vice-President – North America
- Senator Bertha Alicia Caraveo Camarena (Mexico)
- Senator, the Honourable René Cormier (Canada)
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Vice-President – The Caribbean
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Senator, the Honourable Ranard Henfield (The Bahamas)
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Vice-President – South America
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Vice-President – Central America
March 22 | Virtual event
3rd Meeting of the Parliamentary Staff Network on Open Parliament
PRESENTATIONS Panel on Technological Innovation in Parliaments
- Integrating Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process through Collective Intelligence. María Paz Hermosilla, Director of the Public Innovation Lab (GobLab), School of Governance, University Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile. (in Spanish)
- Common Cybersecurity Attacks. Diego Subero, Consultant, Cybersecurity Program, Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE), Organization of American States (OAS).(in Spanish)
Presentation of the Open Data Hub
- Open Data Innovation Hub. Patricia Almeida (Brazil), Coordinator of Innovation and Digital Strategy of the Chamber of Deputies and Coordinator of the Open Data Center.
Working Group: Artificial Intelligence in Parliaments
- Collective Intelligence and Machine Learning: Improving the Quality of Legislation. Cristian Carrión (Chile), Deputy Head of the Department of Information Technologies, Senate. (in Spanish)
- Artificial Intelligence. Patricia Almeida (Brazil), Coordinator of Innovation and Digital Strategy of the Chamber of Deputies and Coordinator of the Open Data Center.
Working Group: Maximizing resources to modernize parliament, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association – United Kingdom (CPA-UK)
- Strengthening the Work of the Legislature Using ICT tools: Facilitating the Work of Legislators & Improving Interactions with the Public. Jonathan King (Isle of Man), Deputy Clerk and Clerk of the Legislative Council of the Tynwald.
Working Group: Cybersecurity in parliaments
- Cybersecurity in the Chilean Parliament. Pablo Torrealba (Chile), Information Systems Advisor, Chamber of Deputies.
RESOURCES
- Social media guide for parliaments and parliamentarians. Inter-Parliamentarian Union, 2021.
- Social Media: Misinformation and Content Moderation Issues for US Congress. Congressional Research Services, 2021.
- Open Data in Latin American Parliaments. National Democratic Institute – NDI, 2020. (in Spanish)
- Open Parliaments Around the World. Open Parliaments’ Tools in Comparative Perspective. LUISS School of Government, 2019.
- CyberSecurity – Risks, Progress and the Way Forward in Latin America and the Caribbean. OAS-IDB, 2020.
- Open Parliaments: Technological Enactment in State Legislatures. Dr. Tiago Carneiro Peixoto, 2013.
March 15 | Virtual event: Working Session
5th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network
PRESENTATIONS Working Group 1: Addressing the gendered dimensions of disinformation
- Addressing the Gendered Dimensions of Disinformation. Sandra Pepera, Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic Institute.
Working group 2: Ensuring data protection and securing electoral integrity
- Securing Electoral Integrity and a Democratic Information Space. Dan Arnaudo, Advisor for Information Strategies, National Democratic Institute & Victoria Welborn, Technology and Innovation Program Manager, National Democratic Institute.
Working Group 3: Collaborating with the news media sector and promoting ethical algorithms
- Presentation of collaborating with the news media sector. Nazima Raghubir, First Vice-President, Association of Caribbean Media Workers.
- Presentation of promoting ethical algorithms. Micaela Mantegna, Professor at the Center for Technology and Society, University of San Andrés.
RESOURCES
- Social media guide for parliaments and parliamentarians. Inter-Parliamentarian Union, 2021.
- Guide to guarantee freedom of expression regarding deliberate disinformation in electoral contexts. Organization of American States – OAS, 2019.
- Malign Creativity: How Gender, Sex, and Lies are Weaponized Against Women Online. The Wilson Center, 2021.
- Creating a Data Protection Framework: a Do’s and Don’ts Guide for Lawmakers. Access Now, 2018.
February 8 | Virtual Meeting
Building a Coordinated Caribbean Position for CSW65
RESOURCES
- Lessons from Guyana’s electoral quota law: Remarks by Hon. Minister Vindhya Persaud during the preparatory CSW65 Caribbean meeting. ParlAmericas Podcast, 2021
- CARICOM Statement Preparatory to CSW65. CARICOM, 2021
January 29 | Virtual meeting
Experiences of Legislative Modernization in Latin America: Adaptation, Innovation, and Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process (in Spanish)
PRESENTATIONS
- Experiences of Legislative Modernization in Latin America: Adaptation, Innovation, and Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. Member of the Legislative Assembly Ana Lucía Delgado (Costa Rica). (in Spanish)
RESOURCES
- Road Map Towards Legislative Openness. ParlAmericas, 2016.
- Citizen Participation in the Legislative Process. ParlAmericas, 2018.
- Strengthening Accountability through Fiscal Openness: A Toolkit for Parliamentarians in the Americas and the Caribbean. ParlAmericas, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, and Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency, 2020.
January 22 | Virtual Meeting
2nd Meeting of the Parliamentary Staff Network on Open Parliament (in Spanish)
RESOURCES
- ParlAmericas Road Map towards Legislative Openness
- Latin American Legislative Transparency Index (in Spanish)
PRESENTATIONS (in Spanish)
- Results from the Road Map towards Legislative Openness Survey, Emilie Lemieux, Deputy Director for Open Parliament and Sustainable Development of ParlAmericas
- Applying the Latin American Index for Legislative Transparency, Roger Celi, Coordinator for the Legislative Sector of Fundacíon Ciudadanía y Desarollo
- Updating the Methodology for the Latin American Index for Legislative Transparency, Raúl Ferrada, EurosociAL+ Consultant for the project on updating the Latin American Index for Legislative Transparency
