XVIII InterAmerican Conference, Ecuador

The XVIII Inter-American Conference took place in Guayaquil in Ecuador from 4 to 7 June 2007. Almost 500 representatives from the 35 National Societies in the Americas have meet to review the progress made since the last conference in Chile in 2003 and discuss the future directions of the Red Cross in the region with an emphasis on working with communities.

The motto of the conference has been 'safer and healthier communities' which integrate the thematic areas of:

• Community risk reduction
• Community health
• Promotion of tolerance and diversity in the community

These three areas align with the goals of the Global Agenda and represent a continuation of the previous Inter-American Conference celebrated in Santiago de Chile in 2003, where the focus was on health and disasters.

The day of the opening ceremony took place the Inter-American gathering of the Red Cross youth.

Representatives from the Federation, the ICRC, partner National Societies and other organizations also have been present at the conference.

Interamerican Conference outcomes

7 June 2007	The Commitment of Guayaquil		(20 kb, 3 pages)
7 June 2007	Inter-American Conference resolution		(18 kb, 2 pages)
Daily bulletins
7 June 2007	Daily bulletin no.4		(327 kb, 2 pages)
6 June 2007	Daily bulletin no.3		(810 kb, 4 pages)
5 June 2007	Daily bulletin no.2		(603 kb, 4 pages)
4 June 2007	Daily bulletin no.1		(300 kb, 2 pages)
Press releases
8 June 2007	Inter-American Conference ends with commitment to scale up activities to improve the lives of vulnerable people
5 June 2007	Ecuadorian President welcomes International Federation to Inter-American Conference
1 June 2007	Inter-American Conference for healthier and safer communities
Pre conference bulletins
May 2007	Bulletin no.5
April 2007	Extraordinary bulletin
April 2007	Bulletin no.4
March 2007	Bulletin no.3
January/ February 2007	Bulletin no.2
December 2006	Bulletin no.1
Background documents
View a list of case studies from the region.
Related links
XVIII Inter-American Conference official web site