This Conference will feature César Gaviria, Former President of Colombia and Former Secretary General of the OAS; Carlos Fuentes, Mexican writer; Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile; Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs, US Department of Homeland Security; and Genaro Garcia Luna, Secretary of Public Security in Mexico.
The Summits of the Americas are institutionalized gatherings of the heads of state and government of the Western Hemisphere where leaders discuss common policy issues, affirm shared values and commit to concerted actions at the national and regional level to address continuing and new challenges faced in the Americas.
The 2012 National Drugs Conference at City Hall, Cardiff will aim to examine the changing nature of the European drugs market, adapting services to meet the needs of all drugs users, evidence based guidance to improve services and new initiatives.
The twenty-first session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, will be on the theme "Violence against migrants, migrant workers and their families".