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.
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