- 30 - 2. Our commitment to strengthen the policies and programs intended to facilitate processes of social inclusion that allow the creation of integrated societies; as well as our special obligation towards people, families - as the nucleus of society –, communities, groups that live in poverty and those that are in a situation of vulnerability, disadvantage and marginalization. 3. Our commitment to promote greater cooperation and coordination between or among national sectors which have a role in determining economic and social policies, which must be mutually complementary. 4. Our interest in advancing the development of an open and transparent international trade system through bilateral, regional and global negotiations, that promotes economic and social development that, contributes to the fight against poverty, improved living standards and enhanced trade opportunities for all. Accordingly, we call for a constructive dialogue within the appropriate fora on topics such as access to markets, subsidies and protectionism.1/ 5. That among other factors mentioned in the Monterrey Consensus, official development assistance and external debt relief as appropriate may help to improve the capacities of some countries to promote social and economic development, and that this should be accompanied by sound domestic macro-economic policies. Therefore, it is necessary to keep working towards new financial and economic domestic and international policies, taking into account the social dimension and the principle of shared responsibility. 6. Our commitment to strengthen our efforts at the national level, to work in conjunction with municipal and regional administrations, private sector and other actors of civil society, to achieve a more equitable distribution of income and increase economic opportunities of our people. Accordingly, we acknowledge the potential of local and regional economies as engines for growth. 7. Our readiness to promote and strengthen cooperation initiatives in areas relating to poverty, social exclusion, and inequity, in support of national efforts based on the principle of partnership for development. In this connection, we reiterate the importance of promoting the sharing of expertise and best practices that help to eliminate poverty and narrow social gaps in our countries, and improving the coordination of multilateral action, especially among organizations of the interAmerican system, as well as with international and regional development agencies. 8. That official development assistance plays an essential role as a complement to other sources of financing for development, especially in those low and middle income countries with the least capacity to attract private direct investment. 9. That good governance, transparency and accountability are some of the essential elements to make an efficient use of official development assistance and other available resources. 1. For some of the Member States the subregional trade negotiations should be considered included in this paragraph.