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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONSIDERING that the Organization of the American States Charter establishes
as one of its essential purposes the eradication of extreme poverty, which
constitutes an obstacle to the full democratic development of the peoples of the
hemisphere;
BEARING IN MIND:
That representative democracy is indispensable for the stability, peace, and
development of the region;
That the Inter-American Democratic Charter states that poverty, illiteracy,
and low levels of human development are factors that adversely affect the
consolidation of democracy; and
That the promotion and observance of economic, social, and cultural rights
are inherently linked to integral development and to equitable economic growth;
RECALLING also the Declarations of the Americas Summits, as well as the
Declaration of Margarita on Poverty, Equity, and Social Inclusion; and the
Consensus of Monterrey; and
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that the elimination of extreme poverty is an essential
part of the promotion and consolidation of representative democracy and is the
common and shared responsibility of the American States,
RESOLVES:
To instruct to the Permanent Council and the Permanent Executive Committee of
the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CEPCIDI) to jointly prepare
a Social Charter of the Americas and a Plan of Action, /[23[ which includes the
principles of social development and establishes specific goals and targets that
reinforce the existing Organization of the American States instruments on
democracy, integral development and the fight against poverty, and to submit the
results for the consideration of the next General Assembly.
[23]. This is a reference to the “Inter-American Program to Combat Poverty
and Discrimination” and any other action-oriented initiative that may emerge
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