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OAS Inter-American Commission of Women Co-Hosts Second Hemispheric Forum in Santo Domingo

  July 17, 2012

The Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will co-host the Second Hemispheric Forum “Women's Full Citizenship for Democracy,” which will be held in Santo Domingo from July 18 to 21, and aims to promote equal participation of women in lives of the countries of the Americas.

This Forum seeks to identify and promote the political and state reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean needed to expedite the exercise of women’s full citizenship, through stimulating synergies that seek to achieve consensus and joint activities between the executive, legislative and judicial branches, networks of women’s organizations, human rights organizations, and ombudsmen.

The Forum will be co-hosted by the CIM, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA International) and UN Women, and has the support of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECI). The event's agenda is available here.

The meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Webcast.

WHAT: Second Hemispheric Forum "Women's Full Citizenship for Democracy"

WHEN: July 18-21, 2012

WHERE: Ministry of External Relations. Avenida Independencia No. 752. Santo Domingo. Tels. 809-987-7002; 809-987-7060

Reference: AVI-141/12