XLI MEETING OF THE SUMMIT IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GROUP (SIRG) Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago - February 28 - 29, 2008
			Documents:   Order of Business ENG -  ESP -  FRA   Agenda ENG -  ESP -  FRA Minutes ENG -  ESP -  FRA - POR   Remarks by the Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, Ambassador Albert R Ramdin ENG -  ESP   List of Participants
V Summit of the Americas
		April 2009 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago			“Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability"
What's New				Updated: April 11, 2008
12 leading institutions from the UN and inter-American system (the Joint Summit Working Group) gathered in Washington, a day after the final presentation of the concept paper for the V Summit of the Americas in the Permanent Council of the OAS. Secretary General J. M. Insulza, highlighted that the JSWG has a central role to play in the definition of the characteristics of future mandates so that they are: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time bound, (SMART). Such an approach facilitates mandate implementation by creating an alignment of countries’ and institutional policies on mandates. In this vein, SMART concepts may be used as an orientation to drafting the Declaration language for the future Summit. In addition, a Results Based Management System (such as the MEM or the MESISIC) will enable accountability and transparency and foster, above all, institutional strengthening. See also: Photos of the Event At a special meeting of the OAS Permanent Council in Washington DC on April 9, 2008, the Honourable Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago,  formally presented the host government’s final concept paper for the Fifth Summit of the Americas to be held in Port of Spain in April 2009.  As stated in the concept paper: "Securing our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability" focuses on reducing critical vulnerabilities and improving the well-being and safety of the peoples of the Americas through an integrated and mutually reinforcing set of social, economic and environmental policies.  It addresses a collective regional agenda for achieving accelerated human development and poverty reduction, social and cultural inclusion, and a transition to greater energy security and more sustainable communities.”  The Foreign Minister will provide an update on the status of preparatory work on the Fifth Summit during the next meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group at Ministerial Level to be held within the framework of the OAS General Assembly in Medellín, Colombia, June 1-3, 2008. See also: Press Release
Quote of the Week
“This final document has therefore evolved from being a Trinidad and Tobago document to one in which you can all legitimately claim ownership. This Paper is our Paper – the hemisphere’s conceptual framework for the next gathering of the 34 democratically-elected Heads of State and Government of the region.” The Honourable Paula Gopee-Scoon Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Special Meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States Washington, D.C., April 9, 2008