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Official logo of the GRULAC

The Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC: Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries) is a United Nations (UN) regional group gathering all the Latin American and Caribbean states (17% of all UN members). It is one of the five UN regional groups, the others being the African Group, the Asia-Pacific Group, the Eastern European Group, and the Western European and Others Group (WEOG). It is a non-binding dialogue group where subjects concerning regional and international matter are discussed and its objective is to reach consensus.[1][2] The president of GRULAC is elected for a two years mandate. Since October 2014, the presidency is held by Roberto León from Chile.

Meetings

The regular meetings of GRULAC take place in Geneva. The goals of these meetings are to:[3]

  • Share documents on topics of common interest
  • Discuss current topics in relation with international affairs and international organizations
  • Build consensus and common positions
  • Discuss which candidates will be presented for different international positions

The Ambassadors meeting is the most important of the meetings, though it is not a regular meeting and only occurs according to the needs of the moment, such as if important decisions are needed to be taken in other organizations or forums.[4]

The different offices

The most regular topics discussed by the group in general are human rights, environment, WIPO, ILO, UNCTAD and ITU.

The GRULAC has several offices:

  • Two in Rome. One focuses primarily on bilateral issues, while the other concentrates on multilateral issues, in particular those of the UN agencies in Rome.
  • One in New York where it deals with candidacy issues and other general topics.[6]

List of member states

GRULAC comprises the 33 countries listed below:[7]

Others

GRULAC, in 2006, formalized its support to Hunger-Free Latin America and the Caribbean Initiative.[8]

References

  1. ^ http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/content/latin-american-and-caribbean-group-grulac
  2. ^ http://www.rlc.fao.org/en/initiative/management-and-follow-up/grulac/
  3. ^ http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/content/latin-american-and-caribbean-group-grulac
  4. ^ http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/content/latin-american-and-caribbean-group-grulac
  5. ^ http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/pdf/limited/l/AC105_L245E.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/content/latin-american-and-caribbean-group-grulac
  7. ^ http://www.un.org/depts/DGACM/RegionalGroups.shtml
  8. ^ http://www.rlc.fao.org/en/initiative/management-and-follow-up/grulac/
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