This Second Meeting is a
response by our region to an unquestionable
fact: public insecurity today poses one of the
principal threats to stability, the
strengthening of democracy, and the development
potential of the Americas.
(OAS General Secretary Speech, Jose Miguel
Insulza in the MISPA II,
Dominican Republic, November 4, 2009)
Governments of the Americas Institutionalize Meeting
of Ministers of Public Security
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) agreed Thursday in Santo Domingo to institutionalize the Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA) to strengthen the cooperation against delinquency, violence and insecurity.
The Meeting, following the agreement reached by Ministers, Vice Ministers and representatives from Member States, will be held every two years in odd-numbered years, alternating with the Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Americas (REMJA), which takes place in even-numbered years, and thus creating an integrated process in the fight against crime.
Governments also agreed that each MISPA will be preceded by a preparatory meeting of experts, with the next one taking place in Chile. MISPA I was held in Mexico City, Mexico, in October 2008, and MISPA II concluded Thursday in Santo Domingo after two days of meetings. More information >>
Commitment to
Public Security in the Americas
We, the Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the
Americas, should foster and strengthen comprehensive long-term
governmental public security policies. (OAS,
“Commitment
to Public Security in the Americas”, adopted in Mexico
City, 8 October 2008).
Speech of the OAS General Secretary, José Miguel Insulza,
in the opening ceremony.
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