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The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
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Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
The first hemispheric meeting on trafficking in persons, a phenomenon that includes human exploitation, smuggling and other human rights violations, will take place in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela next week, under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS).
During a brief ceremony today at OAS headquarters, Secretary General José Miguel Insulza signed an agreement with Ambassador Jorge Valero, the Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the OAS, to hold a Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons March 14-17 on Margarita Island, Venezuela.
“Trafficking in persons is among the most brutal criminal activities in our hemisphere,” the Secretary General said, adding that it generally implies the exploitation of victims for sexual commerce or forced labor.
Insulza explained that experts from all the OAS member states will exchange know-how and best practices in order to develop recommendations for the next meeting of ministers of justice and for the OAS General Assembly.
“This is a phenomenon that cannot be resolved unilaterally,” Insulza emphasized, adding that the issue “certainly requires national efforts, but also bilateral measures and multilateral cooperation.”
Ambassador Valero said that “this is a phenomenon that perverts inter-American relations. Therefore, we must coordinate our efforts among countries and authorities so that trafficking in persons, with all its criminal components, may be combated and eventually reduced.”
Valero said the Margarita meeting—organized by the OAS with the support of the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior of Justice— “will be a new opportunity to renew our commitments.” The Venezuelan diplomat underscored that by joining efforts, it will be possible to “achieve a region where justice, liberty and democracy prevail.”
At the OAS, the issue of combating trafficking in persons was initially part of the work of the Inter-American Commission of Women, but it has recently been incorporated under the Subsecretariat of Multidimensional Security. During the Venezuela meeting, the experts will examine issues such as legal international mechanisms; prevention and prosecution; and protection and assistance available for trafficking victims, with the goal of eventually implementing an integral, regional policy on the issue.
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