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OAS Assistant Secretary General Visits Guatemala
Ambassador Ramdin held conversations with President Otto Pérez Molina, high-level authorities of the new government and private sector representatives.
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Combating Arms Trafficking Key for Hemispheric Security
During a seminar held at the OAS, the Secretary General recalled that all manifestations of organized crime are linked to the illegal supply of weapons.
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A Call to Coordinate the Fight against Cybercrime
The Secretary General highlighted the transnational nature of this scourge, which "poses legal, specialization, training-related challenges as well as assistance and cooperation among the States."
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Secretary General Condemns Attacks by the FARC
"These events represent an attack against the Colombian State and a despicable crime against the population, meriting a categorical rejection by the entire international community," he said.
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Report of the Electoral Observation Mission to Saint Lucia
The Chief of the EOM presented the document before the Permanent Council with recommendations to improve the voters' registry and transparency in campaign financing.
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Secretary General Presents a New Strategic Vision of the OAS
The document, submitted to the Permanent Council, contains proposals and perspectives about the Organization's core tasks and the best way of using its resources.
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OAS to Execute Firearms Marking Project in Four New Countries
The program will be implemented in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Panama and Peru.
The 34 Heads of State and Government of the Hemisphere will meet during the VI Summit of the Americas to be held from April 14 to 15, 2012 in Cartagena, Colombia.
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OAS Policy Roundtable in preparation for the VI Summit of the Americas
The Road to Cartagena: Hemispheric Cooperation to Advance Public Security
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. (EST)
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