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THE THIRTEENTH OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE WILL COMMEMORATE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION ON SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS

  February 17, 2009

On the occasion of the Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on Security in the Americas, the Organization of American States (OAS) is organizing the Thirteenth OAS Policy Roundtable on Thursday, February 19th, 2009 which will discuss current perspectives and new challenges related to the commitments acquired with that Declaration.

The thirteenth OAS Policy Roundtable will be moderated by the Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza. Experts on hemispheric security, as well as representatives from the academia will be part of the panel discussion, among them are Professor Guadalupe González from the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas in Mexico; Arq. Guillermo A. Pacheco Gaitán, Associate Professor in National Security at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies of Guatemala; Marcela Donadio, Executive Director of the Red de Seguridad y Defensa de las Américas (RESDAL) of Argentina; and Margaret Daly, Vice President and Principal of EBR Associates Hayes of the United States.

The Special Conference on Security, held in Mexico City in October 2003, adopted the Declaration on Security in the Americas. This Declaration introduced a new concept of security in the Hemisphere which considers “its multidimensional scope, includes traditional and new threats, concerns, and other challenges to the security of the states of the Hemisphere, incorporates the priorities of each state, contributes to the consolidation of peace, integral development, and social justice, and is based on democratic values, respect for and promotion and defense of human rights, solidarity, cooperation, and respect for national sovereignty.”

The Thirteenth OAS Policy Roundtable will be webcast live (www.oas.org).

WHAT: Thirteenth OAS Policy Roundtable “Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on Security in the Americas: Current Perspectives and New Challenges”

WHEN: Thursday, February 19th, 2009

TIME: 3:00 pm (EST)

WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-009/09