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This compilation is the final report that brings together tha papers presented in the Seminar on Migrant Women and Children, held in San Salvador, on February 24th and 25th from the year 2000. The Seminar was developed within the framework of migration and development under the Plan of Action of the Regional Conference on Migration or Puebla Process.

The main objective was to foster an interchange among the representatives of civil society, academic experts, and specialised international organisations so that they could share their best practices, experiences, and current research with government officials, and thus achieve a set to draft recommendations for concrete actions.

The regional consulting process carried out by the non-governmental organizations under the co-ordination of the Canadian Council for Refugees further enriched the event. This is reflected in the quality and appropiateness of their recommendations. The Seminar enjoyed a high degree of co-operation and collaboration among the agencies participating in the Puebla Process, and represented a multilateral organisational effort on the part of the Governments of Canada and El Salvador, together with the International Organization for Migrations (IOM).

INDEX

I. Preface......................................................................... 7

II. Executive summary.................................................... 11

III. Agenda......................................................................... 17

IV. Final recommendations.............................................. 21

V. Opening ceremonies................................................... 27

VI. Documents and presentations

MIGRANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN: CURRENT
SITUATION AND CHALLENGES FOR THE REGION
Ana Isabel García, Consultant
International Organization for Migration (IOM)......................... 35

THE SITUATION OF MIGRANT WOMEN AND
CHILDREN: A REGIONAL ALTERNATIVE FROM
THE PERSPECTIVE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Francisco Rico, President
Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) .................................. 95

PANEL DISCUSSION: "MIGRANT WOMEN AND
CHILDREN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE
FOLLOWING AGENCIES: UNIFEM, UNICEF,
FLACSO, COVENANT HOUSE, AND CEJIL"
Guadalupe Espinoza, Regional Director for Mexico,
Central America, and Caribbean United Nations
Women´s Development Fund (UNIFEM) .............................. 113

Eduardo Rodríguez, Project Officer
United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) ....... 125

Raquel Aldana Pindell, Lawyer
Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) ..... 129

Bruce Harris, Director Responsible for
Latin America
Convenant House................................................................... 135

Irene Palma, Co-ordinator of the Migration Project
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)... 143

VII. RESULTS OF THE WORKING GROUPS

Summary of conclusions by topic............................................ 151

Summary of recommendations by topic.................................. 161

VIII. APPENDIX

APPENDIX I:
Methodological guidelines for working in groups..................... 173

APPENDIX II:
Listing of the documents delivered by some
participating organizations ...................................................... 175

APPENDIX III:
List of participants ................................................................... 176

APPENDIX IV:
Photographs ........................................................................... 183