STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING ALBA-TCP
ALBA-TCP PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL
It is the Heads of State and / or Government's body and the highest instance of deliberation, decision and political orientation of the Alliance.
ALBA-TCP SOCIAL COUNCIL
It will be composed of the Ministers of the social areas in the different member countries of the Alliance. It shall implement, deepen and follow-up the carrying out of the ALBA-TCP Social Programs. They form part of the Working Groups Council in the field of education, health, employment, housing, culture, sports and others. In addition, the Woman and equal opportunity Committee reports to it.
It will be composed of the Ministers of the social areas in the different member countries of the Alliance. It shall implement, deepen and follow-up the carrying out of the ALBA-TCP Social Programs. They form part of the Working Groups Council in the field of education, health, employment, housing, culture, sports and others. In addition, the Woman and equal opportunity Committee reports to it.
WOMEN AND EQUAL OPORTUNITIES COMMITTE
It intends to become an improved and proactive space for the women of our peoples, ensuring the gender mainstreaming, transversal approach in all the initiatives and instruments of integration that emerge from the ALBA-TCP.
ALBA-TCP ECONOMIC COUNCIL
It is composed of The Ministers designated by each member country in the fields of industries, economy, finance, trade, planning and development. The Council will serve as an instance of coordination of strategies, policies and projects for the productive, agro-food, industrial, energy, commercial, financial, and technological complementarity, in order to structure an Economic Area of Shared Development of ALBA, which will be governed by the Peoples' Trade Treaty (TCP). It relies on 10 subordinate Working Groups:
It is composed of The Ministers designated by each member country in the fields of industries, economy, finance, trade, planning and development. The Council will serve as an instance of coordination of strategies, policies and projects for the productive, agro-food, industrial, energy, commercial, financial, and technological complementarity, in order to structure an Economic Area of Shared Development of ALBA, which will be governed by the Peoples' Trade Treaty (TCP). It relies on 10 subordinate Working Groups:
- Energy Integration
- Food Safety and Sovereignty
- Commercial Complementarity
- technological Sovereignty
- Industrial and Productive Complementarity
- New Regional Financial Architecture
- Tourism
- Infrastructure and Transport
- Doctrine of Industrial Property
- Dispute Resolution
- Food Safety and Sovereignty
- Commercial Complementarity
- technological Sovereignty
- Industrial and Productive Complementarity
- New Regional Financial Architecture
- Tourism
- Infrastructure and Transport
- Doctrine of Industrial Property
- Dispute Resolution
ALBA-TCP POLITICAL COUNCIL
The ALBA-TCP Political Council consists of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of each member country. Its function is to advise the ALBA-TCP Presidential Council regarding the strategic and political topics, and present proposed topics touching on international policy for discussion within this instance. It plays a role in the coordination and strategic guidance for the functioning of the Alliance.
The ALBA-TCP Political Council consists of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of each member country. Its function is to advise the ALBA-TCP Presidential Council regarding the strategic and political topics, and present proposed topics touching on international policy for discussion within this instance. It plays a role in the coordination and strategic guidance for the functioning of the Alliance.
ALBA-TCP SOCIAL MOVEMENTS COUNCIL
The Social Movements Council (CMS) is the principal mechanism that facilitates integration and direct social participation in the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America / Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). It is an anti-imperialist space, anti-neoliberal and committed to working in order to achieve, the greatest extent of social security and happiness possible, in harmony with nature, social justice and the real sovereignty of our peoples. Its mission is to articulate the Social Movements of the member countries of the ALBA-TCP and the non-member countries, which identify with this effort, and has the responsibility to contribute to the development and extension of the ALBA-TCP process.
The Social Movements Council (CMS) is the principal mechanism that facilitates integration and direct social participation in the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America / Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP). It is an anti-imperialist space, anti-neoliberal and committed to working in order to achieve, the greatest extent of social security and happiness possible, in harmony with nature, social justice and the real sovereignty of our peoples. Its mission is to articulate the Social Movements of the member countries of the ALBA-TCP and the non-member countries, which identify with this effort, and has the responsibility to contribute to the development and extension of the ALBA-TCP process.
POLITICAL COMMISSION
This Commission is composed of senior officials of Foreign Affairs, reporting directly to the Political Council of the Alliance, which is the principal instance of coordination and operational political agreement.
This Commission is composed of senior officials of Foreign Affairs, reporting directly to the Political Council of the Alliance, which is the principal instance of coordination and operational political agreement.
INTERNATIONAL LAW, SELF-DETERMINATION, RESPECT FOR SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP
The Working Group, as an instance subordinated to the Political Commission, will have the mission to develop a proposed guideline for the creation of a respective instance, which permits to strengthen the ALBA-TCP and contribute to the debate and international positioning from the reconsideration and reassessment of these topics based on the integrating and intercultural vision of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean within the principles of the ALBA-TCP.
ALBA PERMANENT COORDINATION (EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT)
It consists of the National Coordinators designated by each member country. It relies on a Permanent Coordinator who will coordinate its management with other member countries for a period of 2 years on a rotational basis.
The headquarters of the ALBA Permanent Coordination is located in Caracas.
Its functions include:
Being the support body with the primary responsibility for the cooperation and integration activities of the Alliance.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT: It is the support body reporting to the Permanent Coordination that serves as operational body for the implementation and follow-up of the decisions and mandates. It is composed of an executive secretary, who chairs it, an assistant secretary, and the directors of each working group. It carries out its activities through the following teams.
- Control and Monitoring Team.
- Statistics y Data Team.
- Communication and Information Team.
- Support and Management Team.
- Statistics y Data Team.
- Communication and Information Team.
- Support and Management Team.
COMMITEEE FOR NATURE PROTECTION
Composed of the Ministers of Environment of the member countries. This Committee is supposed to be the avant-garde and reference body that promotes the well-being of the peoples of the ALBA-TCP, guided by a vision of defense of the Mother Earth Rights, helping to restore harmony of nature, assuming just, equitable and sustainable enjoyment of nature as a right of the present and future generations.
To this end, the Committee for Nature Protection has the responsibility to elaborate an ALBA-TCP environmental agenda and move forward in the development and the implementation of the Rights of Mother Earth.
PERMANENT DEFENSE AND SOVEREIGNTY COMMITTEE (is yet to be implemented)
It must consist of the Defense Ministers of the member countries in order to define a joint integral popular defense strategy and implement a school of dignity and sovereignty for the armed forces.