The Day of the Women
of the Americas was established in 1982 by Resolution CIM/RES.587
(XII-0/82) of the OAS
General Assembly to commemorate the creation of the Inter-American
Commission of Women (CIM) in 1928. In doing so, the Assembly recognized
the vital role that the women of the Americas have played as agents of
social change. The main objective of this day is to stimulate new
initiatives and establish programs of action dedicated to involving women
fully and permanently in the countries’ development. Twenty years later,
the CIM encourages the participation of all Member States to celebrate
women’s roles as fundamental actors and vital constituents to their
societies.
The CIM maintains a
constant dialogue with women of the Americas in order to exchange ideas
and experiences and to promote policies that will increase women’s
voices in the development process.
Messages from the
President of the
CIM and the
Acting Secretary General of the OAS on the occasion of the Day of the
Women of the Americas, 2005
CIM/RES.587 (XII-0/82)
DAY OF THE WOMEN OF THE
AMERICAS
(
Resolution adopted at the eighth plenary session, held on November 20,
1982)
WHEREAS:
The Inter-American
Commission of Women was established at the Sixth International Conference
of American States on February 18, 1928;
It was the first official
government agency of an intergovernmental nature created expressly to
achieve recognition of the civil and political rights of women;
In its fifty-four years of
productive effort it has been the champion of the rights and claims of the
women of America, and
In tribute to the
Inter-American Commission of Women and to the women of the hemisphere who
are gradually succeeding to their rightful position, alongside men and on
an equal footing with them, in all spheres of national activity,
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
RESOLVES:
To declare February 18 as
the "Day of the Women of the Americas."
