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### Viewing cable 05RECIFE147, OAS MINISTERIAL CONCLUDES WITH DECLARATION OF RECIFE ON

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05RECIFE147 | 2005-11-03 14:16 | 2011-07-11 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Consulate Recife

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 RECIFE 000147

    SIPDIS

    BUENOS AIRES FOR SOA DELEGATION

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PREL PHUM SOCI BR
    SUBJECT: OAS MINISTERIAL CONCLUDES WITH DECLARATION OF RECIFE ON
    DECENTRALIZATION

    SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary:  The "Declaration of Recife," adopted on
    October 28 at a ministerial-level Organization of American
    States (OAS) meeting in Recife, Brazil, contained a number of
    references that advance USG views. This included
    "representative" democracy, democracy as essential to economic
    development and the importance of civil society.
    Counter-productive "Chavista" rhetoric was rejected.  Brazil
    noted its appreciation of USG sensitivity to its interests as
    host of the meeting, particularly in leading efforts that kept
    the Declaration focused and on message.  Text of Declaration
    follows in para 7.  End summary.

    ¶2. (U) On October 28, the third ministerial meeting of the OAS
    Inter-American Network on Decentralization ("RIAD") concluded
    successfully in Recife, Brazil.  Adopted by consensus, the
    "Declaration of Recife" sets the tone for RIAD's work for the
    coming two years.  RIAD is aimed at strengthening
    decentralization to support citizen participation and levels of
    government below the national level to fight poverty, support
    job creation, and enhance transparent democratic governance.

    ¶3. (SBU) With co-sponsorship from Canada, Mexico, Colombia, and
    Nicaragua, the U.S. inserted several applicable passages from
    the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IADC) that support U.S.
    concepts of representative democracy, democracy essential to
    economic development, civil society, and rule of law.
    Determined attempts by Costa Rica's Minister of National
    Planning, Uruguay's Director of Planning and Budget, and the
    Caribbean to redefine democracy in a different manner from the
    IADC were stopped by Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, and the United
    States.

    ¶4. (SBU) Several delegations also sought to insert language that
    included political judgments which could have polarized the
    conference and gone far outside the mandate of RIAD.  The U.S.,
    Mexico, Ecuador, and Brazil also had to resist this,
    successfully arguing that such issues belong to the OAS
    Permanent Council.

    ¶5. (SBU) The resulting "Declaration of Recife" is excellent from
    a USG standpoint and is to be reported to the Fourth Summit of
    the Americas.  For its part, the visibly relieved Brazil
    delegation quietly told the USDEL it was very appreciative of
    USG sensitivity to its interests as host of the meeting,
    particularly leading efforts that kept the declaration focused
    and on message --balanced so that it would support democracy and
    advance the work of RIAD-- and thus it could be adopted with
    consensus language all would support.

    ¶6. (U) As part of the USDEL, the Inter-American Foundation
    presented information on opportunity zones for development
    through democratic local governance.  RIAD's Recife meeting also
    featured an exhibition that was popular with delegates on
    successful and replicable best practices, in part made possible
    by a grant by USAID.  Both were well-received, with Jamaica,
    Trinidad, and Suriname inserting language in the Declaration
    acknowledging the best practices "Expo" supported by USAID.

    ¶7. (U) The text of the declaration is as follows.  Begin text:

    ---------------------
    DECLARATION OF RECIFE
    ---------------------

    (Adopted at the fifth plenary session, held on October 28, 2005.)

            The participants in the Third Meeting of MINISTERS AND
    HIGH-LEVEL AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE ORGANIZATION
    OF AMERICAN STATES responsible for policies on decentralization,
    strengthening of subnational governments, and citizen
    participation, assembled in Recife, Brazil, from October 26 to
    28, 2005,

    RECALLING:

            That the peoples of the Americas have a right to
    democracy
    and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend
    it; and

            That democracy is essential for the social, political,
    and
    economic development of the peoples of the Americas;

    BEARING IN MIND:

            That the effective exercise of representative democracy
    is
    the basis for the rule of law and of the constitutional regimes
    of the member states of the Organization of American States; and

            That representative democracy is strengthened and
    deepened
    by permanent, ethical, and responsible participation of the
    citizenry within a legal framework conforming to the respective
    constitutional order;

    RECOGNIZING:

            That it is the right and responsibility of all citizens
    to
    participate in decisions relating to their own development;

            That this is also a necessary condition for the full and
    effective exercise of democracy; and
            That promoting and fostering diverse forms of
    participation strengthens democracy;

            RECALLING that the High-Level Inter-American Network on
    Decentralization, Local Government, and Citizen Participation
    (RIAD) is the outcome of a series of discussions held in the
    context of the Summit meetings of Heads of State and Government
    of the member states of the Organization of American States to
    identify shared hemispheric challenges, priorities, and goals to
    be met in the coming decades by the countries of the region;

            EMPHASIZING that the Plan of Action adopted by the Third
    Summit of the Americas (Quebec City, 2001) underscored the need
    to strengthen the autonomy and the managerial and administrative
    capacity of local governments, as a factor in strengthening
    democratic governance in the Hemisphere, allowing both greater
    efficiency in the provision of public services to the community
    of the region and increased civil society participation in local
    public administration;

            CONSIDERING that the Declaration of La Paz (Bolivia,
    2001), the document that established the High-Level
    Inter-American Network on Decentralization, Local Government,
    and Citizen Participation (RIAD), emphasized the special
    contribution subnational governments could make to strengthening
    democracy, promoting economic development, and reducing poverty
    in the region;

            RECOGNIZING that the Plan of Action of Mexico City,
    adopted by the member states of the Network at the Second
    Meeting of Ministers of the RIAD (Mexico City, 2003), is the
    first document to reflect the views shared by the member states,
    listing priority topics for analysis and defining strategic
    actions of the Network;

            BEARING IN MIND that the Heads of State and of the
    Government will meet in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, on
    November 4 and 5, 2005, for the Fourth Summit of Americas, the
    theme of which is "Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen
    Democratic Governance"; and

            RECOGNIZING that several countries of the region are
    affected by crises of diverse types, whose effects could have a
    negative impact at various levels of government on democratic
    governance and stability,

    DECLARE:

            ¶1.      Their commitment to improving and strengthening
    the
    institutional framework of the decentralization process, so as
    to strengthen local and regional governments, as well as the
    channels for citizen participation in public administration,
    which constitute a plan of action for consolidating democratic
    governance, creating decent work opportunities, and promoting
    more inclusive development that can reduce social and regional
    inequalities in the Hemisphere.

            ¶2.      Their commitment to the mission of the High-Level
    Inter-American Network on Decentralization, Local Government,
    and Citizen Participation (RIAD) to support central governments
    in the promotion and coordination of the decentralization
    processes that have intensified since the 1990s.

            ¶3.      The need to enhance implementation of the
    Network's
    agenda by promoting political dialogue and the exchange of
    information and experience among national policymakers in the
    Network's member states, and between the Network and the
    meetings of ministers and high-level authorities of the OAS, and
    by disseminating analyses and studies on decentralization trends
    in the Hemisphere.

            ¶4.      The importance of cooperation and collaboration
    between the central government and regional governments in the
    shared promotion of a more inclusive form of economic
    development that can strengthen democratic governance in the
    Hemisphere.  In this regard, the Declaration of Margarita on
    poverty, equity, and social inclusion (Venezuela, 2003) has
    already pointed out that the reduction of poverty, the creation
    of new economic opportunities, and efforts to achieve a more
    equitable distribution of income for the people of the Americas
    can be pursued, inter alia, through the joint efforts of the
    national, regional, and local governments of the region, in
    partnership with the private sector and other civil society
    actors.

    ¶5.  Solidarity from the region to states whose democratic
    governance is at risk due to vulnerabilities of different types,
    whether structural or transitory, and which deserve resolute
    support, through reaffirmation of the effective exercise of
    representative democracy, at the level of central as well as
    regional and municipal governments.

    RECOMMEND AS PRIORITY ACTIVITIES:

            In order to achieve its fundamental purpose and establish
    itself as an instrument of cooperation for the exchange of
    experience, such as the Expo-Fair initiative of RIAD III and the
    formulation of proposals and public policies on strengthening
    the decentralization of local and regional governments, as well
    as channels for civil society participation in public
    administration, the Network can act in three principal ways.

    ¶1. Based on the Plan of Action of Mexico City, identify a common
    agenda and priority topics for the short and medium terms.

    ¶2. Cooperate by reinforcing public-private partnerships, which
    can be a fundamental element in consolidating decentralization
    processes and coordinating public policies.

    ¶3.  Support regional applied research centers, which is
    essential to understanding the distinctive characteristics of
    the decentralization process in each member state of the
    Network, as well as the general and regional trends of this
    process.  Also, strengthen training and skills development in
    order to create a synergy with other networks and research
    centers working on these issues in the region.

    ¶4.  Secondly, the RIAD should include on its agenda an analysis
    of the effectiveness of the articulation processes and
    intergovernmental coordination mechanisms in the context of
    decentralization.

    ¶5.  The third measure has to do with the relationship between
    the agenda of the RIAD and civil society organizations involved
    in the decentralization process under way in the Hemisphere. In
    this regard, it is essential that the RIAD Executive Committee
    and the Network's national policymakers adopt initiatives to
    establish, in their respective spheres of action, a dialogue
    with important civil society leaders that can lead to a viable
    shared agenda on democratic governance, territorial development,
    and fighting poverty, social exclusion, and inequality.

    ¶6.  It is therefore essential to strengthen the subregional vice
    chairs by drawing up a specific work agenda for each of these
    subregions, taking into account the diversity of the member
    states of the Network with respect to their national political
    institutional structures (for example, the differences between
    unitary and federal governments) and the different processes of
    decentralization under way in the region, as well as the
    regional integration processes in the Hemisphere.

            ¶7.      That the subregional vice chairs elected at RIAD
    III
    will also serve as vice chairs of the High-Level Inter-American
    Network on Decentralization, Local Government, and Citizen
    Participation.  Likewise, it is decided that the outgoing chair
    will join the RIAD Executive Committee.

            ¶8.      Lastly, the participants in the Meeting wish to
    express their most sincere thanks to the Government of the
    Federative Republic of Brazil, the host country, for its warm
    hospitality and for the excellent organization which assured the
    success of this meeting. End text.

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