Original: Spanish BRAZIL PLAN OF ACTION “A Common Roadmap to Strengthen Protection and Promote Sustainable Solutions for Refugees, Displaced and Stateless Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean within a Framework of Cooperation and Solidarity” PREAMBLE The commemorative process for the thirtieth anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees of 1984 (the “Cartagena Declaration”), referred to as Cartagena +30, has been organized by the Government of Brazil in its capacity as host country, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). This dialogue process was conducted through four subregional consultations held in 2014 in Buenos Aires (18 and 19 March) for the countries of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), in Quito (9 and 10 June) for the Andean countries, in Managua (10 and 11 July) for the countries of Mesoamerica and in Grand Cayman (10 and 11 September) for the Caribbean region. These consultations have fostered a broad debate among Government representatives from more than 30 countries of the region, observer countries, more than 150 civil society organizations, ombudsmen and the main competent international organizations. Each of the consultations adopted a series of conclusions and recommendations that served as the elements for the preparation of the Brazil Declaration and of this Plan of Action. These were the subject of further consultations in the framework of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC‐UNHCR) based in Geneva. This inclusive and open consultation process has allowed for the identification of the programmes that constitute the core of this common road map for Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen the implementation of the Brazil Declaration in the region for the next 10 years. The Plan of Action, therefore, proposes programmes to be implemented by Governments that decide to do so, taking into account their legal systems and national legislation in this area, with the support of UNHCR and civil society. CHAPTER ONE The Situation of Refugees, Displaced and Stateless Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean Over the past thirty years, cooperation and regional solidarity in Latin America and the Caribbean have proven effective in dealing with situations of displacement. Despite the important political, social, economic and cultural advances in the region, as we commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration, challenges in this area still exist in Latin America and the Caribbean. 7