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Peru informs OAS on initiative presented to UNSASUR
The Permanent Representative to the Organization, Ambassador María Zavala, delivered her country’s proposal to the Secretary General.
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Antidrug summit to revise strategy
Authorities responsible for drug policy meet in Miami to revamp consumption and trafficking approach. US elected to chair the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD).
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Progress in Ecuador-Colombia relations
Insulza congratulates the two governments for progress achieved in the normalization of their relations.
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Secretary General reports on Honduras situation (Spanish)
The OAS Permanent Council examined on Tuesday the recent events taking place in the Central American nation. (Available in Spanish only. Translate it with Google »)
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Venezuela-Colombia: Insulza calls for dialogue
"Common problems must be resolved together," Secretary General says.
OAS gives "identity" to Latin America and the Caribbean
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Belize and Guatemala: Youth for Peace
For a day, the spirit of the Adjacency Zone Belize-Guatemala was anything but what might be expected of a territory that has been under dispute for more than a century, as hundreds of Guatemalan and Belizean youth joined in a colorful parade, artistic presentations and other activities that were part of a cultural celebration of peace ... Read more »
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US Deputy Health Secretary to head Inter-American Commission of Women
Wanda K. Jones, Deputy Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services and Director of the Office of Women's Health, has assumed the Presidency of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM), a Specialized Organization of the Organization of American States (OAS) ... Read more »
50 years in defense of Human Rights
The OAS celebrated five decades of the work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, four of the American Convention, and three of the Inter-American Court.
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Meeting of the Permanent Council held on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
Special Meeting to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the fortieth anniversary of the American Convention on Human Rights, and the thirtieth anniversary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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Summits of the Americas
The Summits of the Americas bring together the Heads of State and Government of the Western Hemisphere to discuss common concerns, seek solutions and develop a shared vision for their future development of the region, be it economic, social or political in nature
XXth OAS Policy Roundtable: “Promoting Democracy and Interregional Cooperation"
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.
Hall of the Americas
