Chairs
Chair: Ambassador Virgilio Alcántara,
Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic
Vice Chairs: Canada, United States, Uruguay, Grenada
Documents
Note from the Chair of the
Working Group accompanying the notice of convocation and draft agenda
for the first meeting
GTC/CASA/doc.1.05
Note from the Chair of the
Working Group regarding the document to be prepared by the General
Secretariat pursuant to the agreement reached at the joint meeting of
the Permanent Council and CEPCIDI of May 27, 2005
GTC/CASA/doc.2/05
Draft Social Charter of the
Americas (Presented by the Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela and cosponsored by Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay)
GTC/CASA/doc.3/05 rev. 2
Mesoamerican contribution to
the drafting of the social charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.4/05
rev. 1
Background and proposals for drafting the Social Charter of the
Americas (Presented by the General Secretariat)
GTC/CASA/doc.9/05
Democracy and social development: Principles and priorities
(Presented by the Permanent Mission of the United States)
GTC/CASA/doc.10/05
Contribution to the drafting of the Social Charter of the Americas
(Presented by the Permanent Mission of Canada)
GTC/CASA/doc.11/05
The Social Charter of the Americas A Contribution Based on Chile’s
Social Policies (Presented by the Permanent Mission of Chile)
GTC/CASA/doc.12/05
Remarks by Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General at
the meeting of October 13, 2005
GTC/CASA/doc.13/05
Bolivia’s contribution to the drafting of the Social Charter of the
Americas (Presented by the Permanent Mission of Bolivia)
GTC/CASA/doc.14/05
Peru’s contribution to the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
(Presented by the Permanent Mission of Peru)
GTC/CASA/doc.15/05
CARICOM Charter of Civil Society
GTC/CASA/doc.16/05
CARICOM States contribution to the Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.17/05
Meeting of the Joint Working Group with the participation of
representatives of international organizations (Special Meeting held of
October 13, 2005)
GTC/CASA/doc.18/05
Working document for the discussions of the Working Group (Document
prepared by the General Secretariat pursuant to the mandate contained in
document CP/SA.1489/05)
GTC/CASA/doc.20/05 corr. 1
Draft preamble to the Social Charter of the Americas (Working
document prepared by the OAS General Secretariat for the Working Group
to Prepare the Social Charter of the Americas and its Plan of Action)
GTC/CASA/doc.23/06
Draft preamble to the Social Charter of the Americas (Version May 4, 2006)
GTC/CASA/doc.24/06 rev.
11 corr. 2
Outline for the operative section of the Social Charter of the
Americas: Option A
GTC/CASA/doc.26/06
Outline for the operative section of the Social Charter of the
Americas: Option B
GTC/CASA/doc.27/06
Report of the Joint Working Group of the Permanent Council and the
Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral
Development on the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.29/06
rev. 1
Draft resolution: Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal
of the hemispheric commitment to fight extreme poverty in the region
GTC/CASA/doc.30/06
corr. 1
Draft resolution: Draft Social Charter of the Americas:
Renewal of the hemispheric commitment to fight extreme poverty in the
region
GTC/CASA/doc.32/06
rev. 1
Status of the negotiation of the paragraphs in the preamble of the
Social Charter of the Americas (GTC/CASA/doc.24/06 rev. 11)
GTC/CASA/doc.34/06
corr. 1
Proposed procedure for drafting the Social Charter of the Americas
(Presentation by the Chair of the Working Group, Ambassador Abigail
Castro de Pérez)
GTC/CASA/doc.36/06
Brief summaries of the Curricula Vitae of the Panelists for the meeting
of Experts of the Joint Working Group of The Permanent Council and
CEPCIDI on the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/INF.1/06 rev. 1
Work Calendar for the drafting of the Social Charter of the Americas
(Consolidation of the Chair’s proposal and the comments by delegations)
GTC/CASA/doc.37/06
rev. 1
Draft operative paragraphs to the Social Charter of the Americas
(Working document prepared by the OAS General Secretariat for the
Working Group to Prepare the Social Charter of the Americas and its Plan
of Action)
GTC/CASA/doc.38/06
rev. 1
Topics addressed in the draft operative section of the Social Charter of
the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.40/06
Current Status on the Negotiations for the Drafting of the Social
Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.42/06
Contributions of the Member States of the ALADI Group for the Operative
Section of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas: Thematic
Reorganization and Proposal of Introductory Articles (Adopted at the
meeting held December 18, 206)
GTC/CASA/doc.43/06
corr. 1
Draft resolution Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal of the
Hemispheric Commitment to Fight Extreme Poverty in the Region (Presented
by the Delegation of the United States of America)
GTC/CASA/doc.46/07
Draft resolution Social Charter of the Americas:
Renewal of the Hemispheric
Commitment to Fight Extreme Poverty in the Region (Presented by the
delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and cosponsored by
the delegations of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua,
Paraguay, and Uruguay)
GTC/CASA/doc.47/07
rev. 1 corr. 1
Report of the Chair of the Joint Working Group of the
Permanent Council and CEPCIDI on the Draft Social Charter of the
Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.48/07
rev. 2
Resolutions on informal work by the Inter-American
Conference of Ministers of Labour (IACML), the Fourth Summit of the
Americas and the International Labour Organization (ILO)
(Informative document presented by the Secretariat)
GTC/CASA/INF. 4/07
Report of Ambassador María del Luján Flores,
Permanent Representative of Uruguay, in her capacity as Chair of the
Joint Working Group of the Permanent Council and CEPCIDI on the Draft
Social Charter of the Americas, for the period from march 1 to august
30, 2007
GTC/CASA/doc.49/07
Proposed methodology presented by Ambassador Denis G.
Antoine Chairman of the Joint Working Group of the Permanent Council and
CEPCIDI on the Drafting of the Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.50/07
Draft of the Operative Section of the
Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.51/07
rev. 34
Proposals by the Delegations of Argentina, Brazil,
Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela for Chapter II of
the operative section of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.52/07
Alternative Proposal for paragraph 4 (Old 3) of
Article 2, Chapter II of the operative section of the Draft Social
Charter of the Americas presented by the Delegation of the United States
GTC/CASA/doc.53/07
Proposal for Chapter III of the Operative Section of the Draft Social
Charter of the Americas (Proposal prepared by the Secretariat)
GTC/CASA/doc.54/07
Explanatory note from the Secretariat on the drafting of the reordering
of the working document GTC/CASA/doc.20/05 corr 1
GTC/CASA/doc.55/07
Proposal by the Delegations of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador,
Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela for Chapter III of the operative
section of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.56/07
Proposal for the Chapter III, of the Operative Section of the Draft
Social Charter of the Americas (Proposal prepared by the Delegation of
the United States)
GTC/CASA/doc.57/07
Canadian proposals for consideration in the context of Chapter III of
the Operative Section of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
-Social development, equal opportunity, and non-discrimination-
GTC/CASA/doc.58/08
Note from the Permanent Mission of the United States of America
Submitting a Candidate for the Chair of the Joint working Group´of the
Permanent Counjcil and CEPCIDI on the Draft Social Charter of the
Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.61/08
Draft resolution Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal of Hemisferic
Commitment to fight Poverty in the Region (Presented by teh Delagartion
of the United States)
GTC/CASA/doc.62/08
Draft resolution Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal of Hemispheric
Commitment to fight Poverty in the Region (Presented by the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela)
GTC/CASA/doc.63/08
corr. 1
Draft resolution Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal of the
Hemispheric Commitment to Fight Poverty in the Region (Approved at the
meeting of the Joint Working Group of the Permanent Council and CEPCIDI
on the Draft Social Charter of the Americas, celebrated on May 13, 2008)
GTC/CASA/doc.65/08
Proposed Methodology presented by Edmund Atkins chairman of the Joint
Working Group of the Permanent Council and CEPCIDI on the drafting of
the Social Charter of the Americas.
GTC/CASA/doc.66/08
rev. 3
Proposal presented by the chair for article 5 of Chapter III of the
operative section of the draft Social charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.69/08
Proposals for Article 5 of Chapter III – social development, equal
opportunity, and nondiscrimination – of the Draft Social Charter
of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.72/08
Proposals for Article 6 (Article on Nourishment) and Articles 7-11
(Articles on Education) for Chapter III of the operative section of the
draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.76/08
rev. 1
Proposals for Articles 6 and 7 for Chapter III of the operative section
of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas (Includes results of the
informal meeting of October 21, 2008)
GTC/CASA/doc.83/08
Proposed Methodology presented by the Chair of the Joint Working Group
of the Permanent Council and CEPCIDI on the Draft Social charter of the
Americas (For the period of November 2008 through April 2009)
GTC/CASA/doc.85/08
rev. 2
Proposal presented by the Delegation of Guatelmala for a new article on
access to water
GTC/CASA/doc.87/08
Proposals for Articles 13 (Natural Disasters) and 14 (Sustainable
Development) of Chapter III of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.91/08
Proposal for Chapters IV (Cultural development, diversity and pluralism)
and Chapter V (Solidarity and Collective Effort of the Americas) of the
Draft Social Charter of the Americas (Document presented by the
Secretariat)
GTC/CASA/doc.92/09
Proposal for chapter IV - Cultural development, diversity and pluralism
- of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas (Presented by the
Delegation of the United States)
GTC/CASA/doc.93/09
Proposal for chapter V (Solidarity and Collective Effort of the
Americas) of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas (Presented
by the Delegation of the United States)
GTC/CASA/doc.98/09
Consolidated document of proposals for Chapters IV and V of the Draft
Social Charter of the Americas (Proposals by the Secretariat and Member
States)
GTC/CASA/doc.99/09 rev. 1
Proposal for Chapter iv (Cultural Development) of the Draft Social
Charter of the Americas (Presented by the delegation of Argentina)
GTC/CASA/doc.100/09
Proposals by the Chair for Articles 16 and 17 of Chapter III of the
Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.101/09
Draft resolution Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal of the
Hemispheric Commitment to Fight Poverty in the Region (Approved at the
meeting of the Joint Working Group of April 27, 2009)
GTC/CASA/doc.103/09 rev. 3
Proposal for Chapters IV (Cultural development, diversity, and
pluralism) and V (Solidarity and collective effort of the Americas) of
the Draft Social Charter of the Americas (Proposed by the delegation of
Guatemala)
GTC/CASA/doc.104/09
Communiqué of the First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of
Social Development within the Framework of the Inter-American Council
for Integral Development of the Organization of American States “Social
Protection and Democratic Governance in the Americas” (Approved during
the Fourth Plenary Session held on July 10, 2008 – Provisional version
pending to be revised by the Style Committee)
GTC/CASA/INF.5/09
Proposed Methodology presented by the Chair of the Joint Working Group
of the Permanent Council and CEPCIDI on the Draft Social Charter of the
Americas
GTC/CASA/doc.106/09 rev. 2
Draft Social Charter of the Americas Chapter IV Cultural Development,
Diversity, and Pluralism Comparative table of proposals by topic
GTC/CASA/doc.111/09
rev. 1
Draft social charter of the Americas Proposals for chapter IV: Cultural
Development, Diversity, and Pluralism (Document based on the Comparative
Table of Proposals by Topic, document GTC/CASA/doc.111/09 rev.1 and on
the Draft Operative Section of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas,
document GTC/CASA/doc.51/07 rev. 34)
GTC/CASA/doc.112/09 rev. 3
Draft Social Charter of the Americas Proposal by the delegation of Costa
Rica for Chapter IV Cultural Development, Diversity, and Pluralism
GTC/CASA/doc.114/09
Background on the topic for the OAS
- General Assembly
Draft Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal of the
hemispheric commitment to fight extreme poverty in the region
AG/RES. 2056 (XXXIV-O/04)
Draft Social Charter of the Americas: Renewal of the
hemispheric commitment to fight extreme poverty in the region
AG/RES. 2139 (XXXV-O/05)
- Permanent Council
Recommendations of the ALADI Group in relation to resolution AG/RES.
2056 (XXXIV-O/04), “Draft social charter of the Americas: renewal of the
hemispheric commitment to fight extreme poverty in the region”
CP/doc.3925/04
Background on the topic of the Social Charter of the Americas
CP/INF.5086/04
Note from the Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, forwarding the draft “Social Charter of the Americas”
CP/doc.3959/04 rev. 2
Note from the Permanent Mission of El Salvador transmitting a
proposal by the Central American Group (GRUCA) on the preparation of the
draft social Charter of the Americas and a plan of action
CP/doc.3967/04
Note from the Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela forwarding a draft resolution entitled “Social Charter of the
Americas: Renewal of the hemispheric commitment to fight extreme poverty
in the region”
CP/doc.4043/05
Order of business
2006
6
December 2006
5
December 2006
21 November 2006
7
November 2006
30 October 2006
19 October 2006
22 September 2006
24 August 2006
30 May 2006
11 May 2006
26 April 2006
18 April 2006
4
April 2006
28 March 2006
21 March 2006
14 March 2006
8
March 2006
28 February 2006
21 February 2006
15 February 2006
9
February 2006
23 January 2006
20 January 2006
12 December 2005
17 November 2005
13 October 2005
1
September 2005
2007
14 December 2007
14 November 2007
5
November 2007
4
October 2007
26 February 2007
2008
16 December 2008
2 December 2008
11 November 2008
23 October 2008
15 October 2008
6 October 2008
9 September 2008
26 August 2008
31 July 2008
17 July 2008
26 June 2008
17 June 2008
13 May 2008
31 March 2008
25
March 2008
14
March 2008
11
March 2008
6
March 2008
21 February 2008
6
February 2008
16 January 2008
2009
23 November 2009
30 October 2009
21 October 2009
28 September 2009
8 September 2009
17 August 2009
3 August 2009
21 July 2009
27 April 2009
19 March 2009
3 March 2009
4 February 2009
26
January 2009
13
January 2009
Notices
2006
4
December 2006
22 November 2006
27 September 2006
26 May 2006
9
May 2006
3
March 2006
3
February 2006
18 January 2006
21 October 2005
12 October 2005
12 October 2005
7
October 2005
29 September 2005
2007
9
March 2007
23 February 2007
2008
8 December 2008
24 November 2008
21 November 2008
12 November 2008
6 November 2008
15 October 2008
8 October 2008
25 September 2008
22 September 2008
17 September 2008
17 September 2008
10 September 2008
2 September 2008
7 August 2008
17 July 2008
1 July 2008
24 June 2008
12 June 2008
9 May 2008
18 April 2008
10 April 2008
2009
20 November 2009
21 October 2009
21 October 2009
19 October 2009
6 October 2009
28 September 2009
28 September 2009
16 September 2009
22 July 2009
21 July 2009
17 July 2009
15 July 2009
20 April 2009
2 April 2009
2 March 2009
10 February 2009
15 January 2009
Summaries
2006
18 December 2006
21 November 2006
19 October 2006
22 September 2006
23 January 2006
12 December 2005
2007
Drafting Group
Documents
Draft of the Operative Section of the Draft Social
Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.1/07
rev. 26
OAS Summit Declarations and Plans of Action Passages
related to Social Charter Topics (Presented by the Permanent Mission of
the United States)
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.2/07
Proposal of the Delegation of the United States for the Preliminary
Draft ofthe Operative Section of the Draft Social Charter of the
Americas
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.3/07
ALADI proposal for Chapter I of the Preliminary Draft of the Operative
Section of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.4/07
Chair’s suggestion to Consolidate Proposals for the Operative Section of
the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.6/07
Proposal of the Delegation of the United States for the Preliminary
Draft of Chapter Two of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
(Submitted on March 16, 2007)
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.13/07
rev. 1
Reorganization of the Working Document for the Discussions of the
Working Group (Document prepared by the General Secretariat pursuant to
the mandate received at the meeting of the Drafting group celebrated on
March 6, 2007)
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.18/07
Proposal for Chapter II of the Draft Social Charter of the Americas
Presented by the Delegations of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay and
Venezuela (Submitted on April 25, 2007)
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.21/07
Presentation by the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development on
factors to take into consideration in drafting a proposed plan of action
for chapter one of the Social Charter of the Americas
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.30/07
United States Delegation's Response to the Executive Secretariat for
Integral Development -Presentation on Factors to take into consideration
in drafting a Proposed Plan of Action for Chapter One on the Social
Charter of the Americas-
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.34/07
Preliminary Draft Plan of Action of the Social Charter of the Americas
(Presented by the General Secretariat)
GTC/CASA/GR/doc.36/07
corr. 1
Order of business
30 August 2007
31 July 2007
26 July 2007
19 July 2007
13 July 2007
6
July 2007
18 May 2007
14 May 2007
10 May 2007
4
May 2007
27 April 2007
13 April 2007
11
April 2007
29 March 2007
16 March 2007
13 March 2007
6
March 2007
26 February 2007
15 February 2007
5
February 2007
29 January 2007
Notices
28 March 2007
15 March 2007
Summaries
23 April 2007
18 April 2007
13 April 2007
11 April 2007
29 March 2007
16 March 2007
6
March 2007
13 March 2007
26 February 2007
15 February 2007
5
February 2007
19 January 2007
11/22/2009