The Regional Conference on Migration is an intergovernmental gathering at the vice-ministerial level among 11 countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States. Five more countries participate as observers: Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica and Peru. Their goal is to exchange experiences and information on migration in the region of North and Central America.

	Virtual Secretariat of the Regional Conference on Migration. Starting with partir de la V Conferencia Regional, la Conferencia cuenta con un "Secretariado Virtual" por Internet que incluye un área pública en la que se puede consultar amplia información sobre las reuniones de la Conferencia, seminarios que organiza, etc.
	Plan of Action. The member countries of the Regional Conference on Migration agreed during their second Conference in Panama to set forth a Plan of Action in order to advance toward a better administration of the migratory phenomenon. During subsequent meetings of the Conference, the Vice Ministers have the updated the Plan. This link leads to the full contents of the Plan of Action updated to the Maarch 2000 Washington meeting. It is presented through a color coded system that allows the viewer to follow up on completed activities as well as those that are continuous and those that are yet to take place.
	Non-Governmental Organizations. Concurrent with the Regional Conference on Migration and the Regional Consultation Group on Migration, there is a meeting of NGO's. During each meeting, the NGO's have produced a communiqué that is presented to the Vice Ministers. Since the Ottawa meeting (february, 1998), the Vice Ministers reserve some time in their meetings for dialogue with NGO participants. This is a link to the documents presented by NGO's. Not all of the documents are available in English here. The full collection of documents presented by the NGOs to the Viceministers and to the Regional Consultation Group (Technical Branch of the RCM) can be found by visitng the Virtual Secretariat of the RCM.
	Joint Communique of the I Regional Conference on Migration. Puebla, 1996. March 13 and 14, 1996, delegates from the governments of Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States of America in Puebla to discuss the issue of regional migration. This document is the official communique with the conclusions of said meeting.
	Joint Communique of the II Regional Conference on Migration. Panama, 1997. On March 13 and 14, 1997, delegates from the governments of Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States of America gathered in Panama to discuss the issue of regional migration. This document is the official communique with the conclusions of said meeting. Momentarily available only in Spanish.
	Joint Communique of the III Regional Conference on Migration. Canada, 1998. On February 26 and 27, 1998, delegates from the governments of Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States of America gathered in Ottawa to discuss the issue of regional migration. This document is the official communique with the conclusions of said meeting.
	Joint Communique of the IV Regional Conference on Migration. San Salvador, 1999. On February 28 and 29, 1999, delegates of the governements of Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States of America gathered in San Salvador to dicuss the issue of regional migration. This document is the official communiqué with the conclusions of said meeting. Note that this year they agreed to include the Dominican Republic in the group.
	Joint Communique of the V Regional Conference on Migration. Washington, D.C., March, 2000. On March 23 and 24, 2000, delegates of the governements of Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, domincan Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States of America gathered in Washington to dicuss the issue of regional migration. This document is the official communiqué with the conclusions of said meeting.
	Declaration of the Viceministers on the Strengthening of the Regional Conference on Migration. During the V Regional Confference on MIgration, the Viceministers of the member countries issued a Declaration reiterating their commitment to the Puebla Process. This is the full text of the Declaration.
	Uncertainty, Chance, and Inequality. A report on the human rights of migrants in situations of arrest, detention, deportation, and deception in member countries of the Regional Network of Civil Organizations for Migration (RNCOM). This is a document presented by the RNCOM to the Regional Conference on Migration in March 2001. Aclick will allow you to download the document.
	Joint Communique of the VI Regional Conferenceon Migration. The VI Regional Conference on Migration took place in Costa Rica on March 22-23, 2001. This is a link to the Joint Communique issued by the viceministers of the eleven member countries at the end of the Conference.
	Joint Communique of the VII Regional Conference on Migration. The VII Regional conference on Migration toook place in Antigua, Guatemala on May 30-31, 2002. This is a link to the Joint Communique issued by the Viceministers of the eleven member countries at the end of the Conference.
	Declaration Against Terrorism. At the end of the VII Regional Conference on Migration, the Viceministers issued a Declaration Against Terrorism in view of the attacks in the US on September 11, 2001. This is alink to the text of the Declaration.