Regional Assembly of Members
ILC member organisations are gathered in Regional Member Platforms, ensuring that priorities and actions are relevant to regional and sub-regional contexts, and enabling members to strengthen their sense of belonging to the ILC network.
The Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Members' Platform brings together 66 national and regional organisations of different profiles.
It holds an annual Regional Assembly of Members, either in person or virtually, which constitute key spaces for governance and accountability among member organisations.
As a regional decision-making body, the Assembly decides on the following key issues:
- Definition of regional strategies aligned with ILC's global strategy.
- Approval of the regional interim report, work plan and budget.
- Election of the Regional Committee.
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Regional Committee
The Regional Committee (RC), elected by and accountable to the Regional Assembly of Members, ensures that its decisions are properly planned and implemented.
Its functions include:
- Providing guidance on strategies, work plans, budgets and resource mobilisation in the region.
- Representing regional views in the global Council.
- Ensuring that institutional issues are reflected in the work at regional level.
- Advises and oversees the work of the Regional Coordination Unit.
The composition of the RC reflects the geographical and organisational diversity of the organisations that constitute the Regional Membership Platform, ensuring the representativeness of the different People's Organisations that make it up, as well as gender balance.
The ILC LAC Regional Committee is composed of representatives of two geographic sub-regions and four People's Organisations, as well as the regional coordinator, who is part of the RC in an ex officio capacity. Those representing the sub-regions in the RC are also members of the Global Council.
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Members of the Regional Committee
CODECA | Maricielo Quispe [ maricieloquispeccama@gmail.com ] - Youth People's Organisations Representative.
Nuevo Día | Omar Jerónimo [ cccnuevodia@gmail.com ] - Representative of the People's Organisations of Indigenous Peoples and Central America, Caribbean and Mexico. Participates as an Advisor in the ILC Global Council.
Luna Creciente | Diocelinda Iza [ diocelindaiza@gmail.com ] - Women People's Organisations Representative.
PLURALES | Verónica Natalia Luna [ verlun79@gmail.com ] - South America Representative. Participates as an Advisor in the ILC Global Council.
PDRR | Hero Pérez [ perezheroantonio86@gmail.com ] - Peasant People's Organisations Representative.
Zulema Burneo [z.burneo@landcoalition.info] - ILC LAC Regional Coordination Unit.
Support structures
Facilitators and Focal Points
Facilitators and focal points coordinate the work of National Land Coalitions (NLC) and thematic Regional Platforms, respectively.
Their functions include:
- Coordinating and facilitating the participation and networking of members and partners in the NLCs and Regional Platforms.
- Representing CNTs and Regional Platforms in different spaces, as well as managing operational and administrative tasks.
- Maintain close coordination with the Regional Coordination Unit.
Learn about Regional Platforms in LAC here.
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Regional Coordination Unit
The RCU is a support structure for the implementation of the regional strategy and plan. It is composed of a Regional Coordinator and a team that provides technical assistance for operations, communications, learning, knowledge management, and administrative issues.
Its functions include:
- Consolidating the work plan, budget and annual reports, and facilitating the effective functioning of the Regional Membership Platform.
- Ensuring synergies between ILC's global, regional, national and thematic activities
- Mobilise and manage resources in line with regional priorities.
- Represent the Regional Membership Platform when needed, and contribute to its positioning, advocacy processes and alliance building.