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OEA/Ser.G
CP/RES. 967/10 (1738/10)
3 February2010
Original: Spanish
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CP/RES. 967
(1738/10)
CONVOCATION OF THE THIRTY-NINTH SPECIAL SESSION OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ELECT THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
(Adopted at the meeting of February 3, 2010)
THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that the current Secretary General’s term in office
expires on May 25, 2010;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALSO that the current Assistant Secretary General’s
term in office expires on July 19, 2010;
CONSIDERING that, although the two dates do not coincide, it would be
prudent to hold elections for a new term in both positions on the same
date;
CONSIDERING ALSO that the candidates elected should have reasonable time
after their election to prepare for taking office and that such a period
should not be less than two months;
RECALLING that, through resolution AG/RES. 2103 (XXXV-O/05), adopted on
June 7, 2005, the General Assembly instructed the Permanent Council to
invite the candidates put forward by member states for those positions
to give a public presentation to the Permanent Council prior to the
elections, in order to describe in greater detail their proposals and
the initiatives they would undertake should they be elected;
RECALLING ALSO that article 26 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter
stipulates that in its programs and activities aimed at promoting a
democratic culture the OAS shall “take into account the contributions of
civil society organizations working in those fields,” that this process
is a democratic exercise within the inter-American system , and that
accordingly the General Assembly resolution instructed the Permanent
Council to provide “an opportunity for a separate dialogue between the
candidates and representatives of civil society organizations duly
accredited to the Organization … [to] be governed by the Guidelines for
the Participation of Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities,”
adopted by the Permanent Council in 1999 in resolution CP/RES. 759
(1217/99); and
ACTING under Article 58 of the OAS Charter, which empowers the Permanent
Council to convoke a special session of the General Assembly of the
Organization,
RESOLVES:
1. To convene the thirty-ninth special session of the General Assembly
on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at the headquarters of the
Organization, to elect the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary
General.
2. To encourage the member states to formally propose their candidates.
3. To convene a special meeting of the Permanent Council on Wednesday,
March 3, 2010 at OAS headquarters, to enable the candidates put forward
by the member states to present their proposals and initiatives.
4. To charge the General Secretariat with the organization of actual or
virtual meetings between the candidates and representatives of civil
society organizations duly accredited to the Organization for the
purpose of achieving a broad coverage between the period of 4 to 19
March.
5. This resolution shall not affect the right of the member states, set
forth in articles 73 and 74 of the Rules of Procedure of the General
Assembly, to submit candidates for the positions of Secretary General
and Assistant Secretary General up to the day of their election.
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