The Thirty-third Assembly of Delegates of the CIM was held in
San Salvador, El Salvador, November
13-15, 2006.
Delegates from 31 member states attended the meeting, as well as
representatives of agencies of the inter-American and United Nations systems and
of non
governmental organizations.
The
Assembly elected a new Executive Committee for the 2006-2008 term. Jacqui
Quinn-Leandro, CIM
Principal Delegate and Minister of Labour, Public Administration and
Empowerment of Antigua and Barbuda was elected President. Martha
Lucía Vazquéz Zadawsky, Principal Delegate and Head of the Presidential
Council on Women was elected Vice-President.
The other members of the Executive Committee are Brazil,
Guatemala, Haiti, Peru and Uruguay.
The Dialogue of Heads of
Delegation focused on the prevalence of HIV among women, and its
link to gender-based violence and to aspects of multi-dimensional
security. "Take the Test",
A PAHO campaign on HIV/AIDS, was also pre-launched during the
Dialogue.
Other topics addressed at
the Assembly included the prevention and eradication of violence against
women; implementation of the Follow-Up Mechanism to the Convention of
Belém do Pará; follow-up strategies for the Fourth Summit of the
Americas; parity and political participation by women in decision-making,
and the implementation of the Inter-American Program on the Promotion of
Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equity and Equality. The Biennial
Work Program of the CIM for 2006-2008 was also approved.
Resolutions
Documents
National Reports 2006
Best Practices in the Fight against HIV/AIDS
Speeches
