OEA/Ser.P AG/RES. 1836 (XXXI-O/01) 5 June 2001 Original: Spanish MODERNIZATION OF THE OAS AND RENEWAL OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM (Resolution adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 5, 2001;. subject to review by the Style Committee) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RECALLING that, in the Declaration of Santiago adopted at the Second Summit of the Americas, the Heads of State and Government of the member states issued a mandate to study ways to strengthen and modernize the institutions of the Hemisphere, particularly the Organization of American States; CONSIDERING statements made by the ministers of foreign affairs on the occasion of the Dialogue of Heads of Delegation on the topic, "Restructuring of the Inter-American System in the context of the Summit of the Americas: Strengthening and Modernization," at both the thirtieth regular session of the General Assembly, held in Windsor, Canada, and the thirty-first regular session of the General Assembly, held in San José, Costa Rica; TAKING NOTE that at the Summit in Quebec City, the Heads of State and Government recognized the work done by the OAS by showing concrete accomplishments in the fulfillment of the mandates assigned by previous Summits, and entrusted to it new mandates in both implementation and follow-up, and support to the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG); AWARE that the Declaration and the Plan of Action of Quebec City mandated the ministers of foreign affairs to further and deepen the process of reform in the OAS, with the support of appropriate resources, so as to enable the Organization to reinforce its capacity to implement and follow up on the mandates of the Summits; and BEARING IN MIND resolution AG/RES. 1738 (XXX-O/00), "Modernization of the OAS and Renewal of the Inter-American System," RESOLVES: 1. To congratulate and thank the Secretary General for the initiative to evaluate the budgetary implications of the activities that will have to be carried out in order to fulfill the mandates entrusted to the OAS by the Heads of State and Government at the Summit of Quebec City. 2. To instruct the General Secretariat to prepare, by October 31, 2001, a draft proposal for the restructuring and modernization of the OAS, based on a comprehensive study and analysis intended to compare the organizational structure with the mandates and available Regular Fund, Specific Fund, and External Fund resources to fulfill more effectively the mandates of the General Assembly; including those entrusted to it by the Summits of the Americas. 3. To entrust the Permanent Council, through the Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs and the Special Committee on Inter-American Summits Management, to make recommendations on the aforementioned proposal. 4. To hold a special session of the General Assembly to adopt decisions on the aforementioned recommendations and to report on their implementation to the General Assembly at its thirty-second regular session.