OEA/Ser.P
AG/RES. 1788 (XXXI-O/01)
5 June 2001
Original: Spanish
PROMOTION OF THE MODEL OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROGRAM FOR HIGH
SCHOOL AND YOUNG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
(Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on
June 5, 2001;
subject to review by the Style Committee)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONSIDERING that the Model OAS General Assembly Program (MOAS
Program) of the General Secretariat of the Organization of
American States is designed to promote greater awareness of the
OAS among high school and university students in OAS member
states;
RECOGNIZING the importance of having held the first pilot
program of the MOAS General Assembly for universities away from
OAS headquarters, in the Argentine Republic, in September, 1997;
WELCOMING the fact that the twentieth and twenty-first
regular sessions of the Model OAS General Assembly for
universities were held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton,
Canada, from March 26-31, 2000, and in the city of San Martín
de los Andes, in the Province of Neuquén, in the Argentine
Republic from April 29 to May 4, 2001;
EMPHASIZING the successful outcome of the MOAS General
Assembly in San Martín de los Andes, which consolidated
interest in conducting these regular sessions, like those of the
OAS General Assembly, in a different country each year;
WELCOMING further the initiative of the Edgar Maya Model OAS
General Assembly program in successfully holding regular
sessions of the Model OAS General Assembly in Washington, D.C.
with technical and logistical support from the General
Secretariat;
REITERATING that high school students throughout the
Hemisphere, as well as university students, should have access
to the MOAS Program to the broadest extent permitted by funding
availability;
BEARING IN MIND the interest also shown by high school
students in the countries of the Hemisphere in participating in
the Model OAS General Assembly;
NOTING that the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the
Americas recognizes that education is the key to strengthening
democratic institutions, promoting the development of human
potential, equality and understanding among the peoples of the
Americas and that it is necessary to encourage the participation
of young people by offering them opportunities to express their
views and contribute to discussions in local, national,
regional, and international foras and meetings.
ASSERTING the importance of education of citizens and of
strengthening a culture of democracy in the Hemisphere;
STRESSING the opportunity provided, in the context of
resolution AG/RES. 1733 (XXX-O/00), which declared the year 2001
"Inter-American Year of the Child and the Adolescent,"
to promote the education of high school students;
RECALLING, furthermore, resolution AG/RES. 1761 (XXX-O/00),
which encouraged member states to continue to support the Model
OAS General Assembly Program with respect to the MOAS General
Assembly for universities; and
HAVING SEEN CP/doc.3453/01 rev. 1 "Report of the General
Secretariat on fulfillment of the resolution 'The MODEL OAS
General Assembly Program'" [AG/RES. 1761 (XXX-O/00)],
RESOLVES:
1. To encourage member states once again to continue to
support the Model OAS General Assembly Program and to make
voluntary contributions to General Secretariat to assist in
financing the infrastructure and logistical support needed to
host regular sessions of the Model OAS General Assembly for
universities away from headquarters and in the official
languages of the OAS.
2. To recognize the outstanding work, tireless dedication and
enthusiasm of the Faculty Council that created the Edgar Maya
Model OAS General Assembly Program as a self-financing program
held in Washington, D.C. that has continually expanded the
participation of universities from the member states.
3. To urge member states also to extend that support to help
finance regular sessions of the Model OAS General Assembly for
high school students.
4. To encourage member states to offer to host regular
sessions of the Model General Assembly for university students
and high school students.
5. To request the Secretary General to reiterate his
invitation to permanent observers and interested organizations
and institutions to make donations to facilitate holding regular
sessions of the Model General Assembly for both university and
high school students.
6. To request the General Secretariat to present to the
Permanent Council an annual plan of activities of the Model OAS
program, accompanied by a financial plan for implementation, and
semi-annual reports on the activities, which will include
concise information on achievement of goals.
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