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The 6th week of Ibero-American Cooperation started yesterday in the 22 Ibero-American countriesunder the slogan “Strengthening the Ibero-American community to increase the rights of citizens”with a view to the XXVIII Summit of Heads of State and Government, to be held in March 2023 in the Dominican Republic.
The week, which will last until October 31is being developed under a multidimensional, multistakeholder, flexible and horizontal work model, according to a press release from I.Bero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB). Through its 30 programmes, initiatives and projects (PIPA), it seeks to respond to the needs of 670 million people in areas such as education, science and technology, culture, social inclusion, gender, innovation and entrepreneurship and the environment.
Segib emphasizes that, among the achievements of the Ibero-American Weeks, “values and milestones such as talent is a capital value for the region, with more than 60. Among the achievements of the Ibero-American Weeks are “values and moments such as the fact that talent is a capital value for the region, with more than 60,000 student and teacher movements thanks to the Campus Iberoamérica program; the creation of cultural spaces as a right for all, turning difference into value and cooperation in co-production, with more than 800 films (supported by Ibermedia); 15,000 artists who have brought their music to 112 million people thanks to Ibermúsica; and the 22,000 young people who have participated in the Iberorquestas”.
In these years, cooperation has also translated into political advocacy for women’s rights, with nearly a hundred mandates and commitments for equality and an Ibero-American initiative for the prevention and elimination of violence against women. The region has also seen the digitization process of companies on both continents and economic, social and environmental progress driven by the collaborative work of the 22 member countries, thanks to a new form of business society: collective benefit companies. In this regard, it is important to note that of the 4,000 certified B companies in the world, 1,000 are located in Latin America (25% of the total).
The communique adds that Ibero-American cooperation is synonymous with social cohesion and a transversal and horizontal way of working in which civil society participates and focuses on the most vulnerable communities. The cooperation of the 22 also works in South-South and triangular cooperation modes, a fact that has made it an international reference point in this field. And in this policy of adding new actors in its direction, an example of its achievements are the eight civic innovation laboratories; more than 5800 initiatives registered and 83 solutions created.
