
SI met in Paraguay ahead of presidential elections
The Socialist International met in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, on 12 and 13 December in advance of presidential elections next year, when its Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean convened to lend its support to the efforts led by the coalition of democratic and progressive forces, the Patriotic Alliance for Change.
The meeting was opened by the Alliance’s presidential candidate, Fernando Lugo, who shared with the participants the coalition’s...
The Socialist International Mediterranean Committee met in Beirut on 25-26 April hosted by Lebanese SI-member, the Progressive Socialist Party, PSP. Addressing the Committee in the opening session were...
A delegation of the Socialist International was present in Nepal from 7 to 12 April to observe the elections for a Constituent Assembly which took place on April 10...
Economy, Social Cohesion and the EnvironmentSI Economic Committee meeting in Buenos Aires09 November 2007The SI Committee on the Economy, Social Cohesion and the Environment met in Buenos Aires on 9 November, continuing with its programme of... |
Middle EastSI discusses PROSPECTS FOR PEACE in the Middle East29-30 October 2007Socialist International leaders and members of the SI Middle East Committee, including the... |
A Socialist International Conference held on 17-18 April in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, commemorated the contribution to the social democratic movement and legacy of the prominent Dominican and Latin American political leader, José Francisco Peña Gómez, who passed away a decade ago this year, and discussed proposals and experiences of democratic socialism in Latin America and the Caribbean at a time when significant advances are being made throughout the region.
Attended by close to 300 participants, the Conference began with the presentation of a video showing a collection of memories of Peña Gómez’s life and work by a number of leaders from the global family of the Socialist International. In a special opening session, the gathering was addressed by Ramón Alburquerque, President of the host party, PRD, and a Vice-President of the Socialist International; by Peggy Cabral, widow of Peña Gómez, a Vice-President and International Secretary of the PRD; Miguel Vargas Maldonado, candidate...