November
14,
2007
Washington DC
Venue:
Organization of American States
1889 F. St., N.W.,
Padilha
Vidal Room (Corner 19th
and F Street) Washington, D.C. 20006
10: 00 AM to 1:00 PM
The 2006
Santa Cruz Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Development
recognized that water is a limited natural resource
essential for life, and that access to clean water and to
sanitation services is indispensable to health and human
dignity, as well as to sustainable development.
The
Inter-American
Program for Sustainable Development 2006-2009 encourages
institutions to share best practices, disseminate
information, and facilitate discussions related to
strengthening policy, institutional and legal frameworks, to
address water and land resource degradation problems that
create the linkages between environmental degradation and
health issues.
The OAS General Assembly
resolution AVIAN INFLUENZA: INTER-AMERICAN COOPERATION TO
MEET A GLOBAL THREAT- 2006 recognized the potential risk a
pandemic due to novel influenza viruses, such as the highly
pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, would pose to our
societies and citizens with possible severe consequences for
animal and human health, the global economy, and stability.
The OAS then resolved to in concert with IICA and PAHO to, (i)
affirm member states' commitment to work together in
combating avian and pandemic influenza and to identify
priority areas for further action and (ii) develop national,
sub-regional, and regional avian and pandemic influenza
preparedness and response plans.
Background Paper
| Agenda