CP/RES. 1028 (1960/14)

CONVOCATION AND VENUE OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

(Adopted by the Permanent Council at its regular meeting of March 28, 2014)

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

CONSIDERING that the Declaration of Antigua Guatemala “For a Comprehensive Policy against the World Drug Problem in the Americas” [AG/DEC. 73 (XLIII-O/13)], adopted on June 6, 2013, at the forty-third regular session of the OAS General Assembly, instructs the Permanent Council to convene a special session of the General Assembly, to be held no later than 2014,

RESOLVES:

1. To call a special session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem in the Americas in keeping with the provisions of the Declaration of Antigua Guatemala “For a Comprehensive Policy against the World Drug Problem in the Americas” [AG/DEC. 73 (XLIII-O/13)].

2. To accept with gratitude the offer of the Government of the Republic of Guatemala to host the aforesaid special session of the General Assembly in Guatemala City on September 19, 2014.

3. To instruct the General Secretariat to support, with the financial assistance of the Government of Guatemala, the preparations for and follow-up on the above special session of the General Assembly.