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General Assembly of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the OAS to be held May 7-8 in Santo Domingo

  March 19, 2019

General Assembly of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the OAS to be held May 7-8 in Santo Domingo
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The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Dominican Republic today signed an agreement to hold the 38th General Assembly of the Inter-
American Commission of Women (CIM) of the hemispheric institution on May 7-8 in Santo Domingo.

The Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, said the event will be an opportunity to consolidate progress made and strengthen cooperation in the fight for gender equality. “In this Assembly the Ministers have decided to concentrate their work on women´s political autonomy. The access to the decision making levels is indispensable in moving forward on all rights,” said Secretary General Almagro.

For his part, the Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the OAS, Gedeón Santos, highlighted the pride of his country in organizing the most important annual event of the women of the Americas. “On behalf of the Minister for Women of the Dominican Republic, Janet Camilo, and the Dominican government, we want to tell you that we are going to receive you with all affection and we hope that this Assembly will bring out the best for the women of the Americas who so greatly need more equity, more equality and more rights," said Ambassador Santos.

During the Assembly, the delegates of the CIM will analyze the development of the three-year program and the 2016-2021 Strategic Plan, among other topics.

Reference: FNE-96073