OEA/Ser.P
AG/RES. 1787 (XXXI-O/01)
5 June 2001
Original: Spanish

OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE ORGANS, AGENCIES, AND ENTITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION

(Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on June 5, 2001;
subject to review by the Style Committee)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN the observations and recommendations made by the Permanent Council on the annual reports presented by the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CP/doc.3410/01), the Inter-American Juridical Committee (CP/doc.3406/01), the Inter-American Commission of Women (CP/doc.3424/01), the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CP/doc.3427/01), the Administrative Tribunal (CP/doc.3423/01), the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (CP/doc.3425/01), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (CP/doc.3426/01), the Pan American Health Organization (CP/doc.3455/01), the Inter-American Indian Institute (CP/doc.3436/01), and the Inter American Children's Institute (CP/doc.3418/01);

CONSIDERING:

That the observations and recommendations made by the Permanent Council on the annual reports of the aforementioned organs, agencies, and entities appear in the minutes CP/ACTA 1267/01 and 1269/01; and

That the Permanent Council's recommendations and observations recognize the successful efforts of the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization to further the principles and objectives of the Organization and the inter-American system; and

BEARING IN MIND that these reports have been presented pursuant to Article 91.f of the OAS Charter and resolution AG/RES. 1452 (XXVII-O/97),

RESOLVES:

1. To note the observations and recommendations of the Permanent Council on the annual reports and to transmit them to the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization.

2. To thank the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization that complied with the statutory deadline for presentation of annual reports, and once again to urge all organs, agencies, and entities to present their reports in accordance with Article 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council.

3. To congratulate the Pan American Institute of Geography and History on its contribution to efforts to achieve a just and peaceful solution to the territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize.

4. To express appreciation for the major efforts being made by the Inter-American Commission of Women and its Executive Secretariat to promote women's rights in the Americas.

5. To encourage the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture to continue its constructive work in support of agricultural development in the region.

6. To congratulate the Inter-American Children's Institute for the work carried out within limited resources, and to recommend that the Institute concentrate its efforts on implementing mandates from the Summit of the Americas and expanding its programs and activities in the English-speaking Caribbean member states.

7. To place particular emphasis on the important activities carried out by the Pan American Health Organization in fulfillment of its aims and objectives.