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Concepts of security in the Hemisphere
Introduction
At the
Second Summit of the
Americas, held in Santiago, Chile, in 1998, in the Plan of Action agreed at
that meeting, the Heads of State and Government of the Hemisphere decided to
promote "regional dialogue with a view to revitalizing and strengthening the
institutions of the Inter-American system, taking into account the new
political, economic, social, and strategic-military factors in the Hemisphere
and in its subregions."
To that end, the Organization of American States, through the
Committee on Hemispheric Security (CHS), was instructed to:
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Analyze the meaning, scope, and implications of international security
concepts in the Hemisphere, with a view to developing the most appropriate
common approaches by which to manage their various aspects, including
disarmament and arms control; and
This mandate was reiterated by the Heads of State and
Government gathered at the Third
Summit of the Americas, held on Quebec City, Canada on 2001.
The Plan
of Action adopted in Quebec decided that States would "hold a
Special
Conference on Security in 2004, for which the OAS Committee on Hemispheric
Security will conclude the review of all issues related to approaches to
international security in the Hemisphere, as defined at the Santiago
Summit".
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4/20/2024