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Newsletter ABD
January – March 2023
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ABD participates in the Americas RISE for Health Forum on March 20th in Panama
More information here.
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ABD meets with Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez and provides input on the APEP initiative
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ABD participates in informal consultations in the context of the United Nations Global Digital Compact
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Learn about the latest developments in the Summit of the Americas process
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ABD and the IDB collaborate on a publication on digital health in LAC
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Americas RISE for Health
On March 20th, the inaugural meeting of the Americas RISE for Health forum was held in Panama City, which implements Recommendation #28 from ABD's 2022 Report. The meeting was convened by the U.S. Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the ABD Health Working Group, and the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD).
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More than 200 people participated, including representatives from government, private sector, civil society organizations, academia, and international organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
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Find more information on the event and the Consensus Statement here:
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Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP)
US-based ABD members took part in a session with the US Department of State, led by José W. Fernández, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, to address the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP), which was announced at the 9th Summit of the Americas. Following the meeting, ABD provided inputs for APEP in response to a set of questions raised during the meeting, based on ABD’s 2022 recommendations and participants’ feedback.
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Digital health in Latin America and the Caribbean
Find out more about the latest publication from the ABD Health Working Group, carried out in collaboration with the IDB’s Social Protection and Health Division. The study complements two recent publications on regulatory frameworks for telemedicine and electronic health records in Latin America and the Caribbean, providing the private sector’s perspective and offering potential public-private solutions to address digital health challenges in the region.
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UN Global Digital Compact Initiative
ABD participated in informal consultations in the context of the United Nations Global Digital Compact.
The Summit of the Future, scheduled for September 2024 in New York City, aims to reach a consensus on a Global Digital Compact that includes all relevant stakeholders, such as governments, the United Nations system, the private sector, civil society, grassroots organizations, academia, and individuals, including youth. The consultative process is an opportunity to contribute to the Global Digital Compact and share ABD's perspective with the international community.
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Summit of the Americas Process
In 2023, the Summits of the Americas Secretariat and the United States as the current Chair have convened meetings of the Ad Hoc Technical Groups for the Action Plans on: Health and Resilience in the Americas (02/01/23, 02/23/23, 03/30/23), Our Sustainable Green Future (01/24/23, 03/01/23), Accelerating the Clean, Sustainable, Renewable, and Just Energy Transition (24/01/23, 03/09/23), and Democratic Governance (02/28/23).
In addition to the participation of ABD's Technical Secretariat, we highlight the presentation by Jeff McKay, CFO for Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean at AES, in the capacity of Chair of ABD’s Energy and Natural Resources Working Group, in the Ad Hoc Technical Group meeting on Accelerating the Clean, Sustainable, Renewable, and Just Energy Transition, where he presented on the topic from the private sector perspective.
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Albagli Zaliasnik, Haleon, CMI Group, and Synergia Asuntos Públicos joined ABD as new members.
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Mars Wrigley joins PepsiCo as Co-chair of the Food and Agribusiness Working Group and Motion Pictures Association (MPA) joins RELX as Co-chair of the Human Capital and Innovation Working Group.
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The ABD technical secretariat has participated in meetings of the Steering Committee of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) to discuss areas of collaboration between the ECPA and ABD in preparation for the upcoming ministerial meeting, which will take place in the Dominican Republic during February 2024.
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III Joint Customs Forum - Americas and the Caribbean Private Sector Regional Group (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and virtual | May 17, 2023)
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EU-CELAC Business Summit (Brussels | July 17, 2023)
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