When reading the Joint Declaration, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcenas clarified that the leaders had included an additional section in this proposal, although the process was not described in detail.
The summit, held in the Mexican city of Palenque, aimed to develop comprehensive solutions to migration flows based on the following objectives:
Consider the political-economic and social causes as well as climate change. external factors such as discrimination and wealth distribution that affect certain population groups; and to face the reality of migration within the framework of the approach of respect for human rights, which requires a shared responsibility to confront the migratory flows between all and their structural causes.
To this end, they proposed a variety of measures, including the pursuit of self-sufficiency and food sovereignty, priority for the agricultural sector, environmental protection, decent employment, renewable energy, self-sufficiency in health, investment, and the fight against organized crime and human trafficking.
The Chancellor noted that Mexico is immediately making offers of technical cooperation available for any purpose, such as the Sembrando Vida reforestation plans, Youth Building the Future and support related to oil, gas, renewable energy and others.
He particularly highlighted the creation of a Medicines Agency to resolve emergencies in the countries of the region, promote trade in the region, reduce or eliminate tariffs and push for the lifting of coercive and coercive measures that violate international law.
Also take into account the situation of migration transit countries and countries of origin and establish comprehensive policies, but in such a way that migration can be regulated through increased controls.
Adopting a migration policy that does not have negative impacts also contributes and supports Haiti’s efforts to create a human security environment with a development focus.
Likewise, the declaration considers the need to create a new international architecture of public debt, achieve a level of sustainable development and thereby reduce people’s migration intentions.
They considered it necessary to establish regular destination and mobilization routes and also to encourage the return of migrants.
The leaders proposed an international dialogue between all, organizing work to care for migrants, prioritizing women and children, and promoting South-South cooperation, including the migration problem and its connection to human rights.
They agreed to continue the high-level open dialogue and exchange of information led by the respective foreign ministries and to link it to the high-level meeting on migration and development proposed by Colombia and Mexico in the first quarter of 2024.
The meeting was attended by the heads of state and government of Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Belize, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Mexico.
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