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OAS Permanent Council to Commemorate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the Fourth Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples

  August 9, 2021

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold two virtual meetings on Wednesday, August 11.

At 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT), the Council will hold a virtual special meeting to commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the fourth Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples. The meeting will feature high level authorities from the sub-regions of the hemisphere.

Then, at 14:30 EDT (18:30 GMT) the Permanent Council will hold a regular meeting.

Please consult the agenda of the meetings here. Note that changes to the agendas may yet be made before the meetings.

The meetings will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website, Facebook and YouTube

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected]).

WHAT: Meetings of the OAS Permanent Council

WHEN: Wednesday, August 11 at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) and 14:30 EDT (18:30 GMT)

WHERE: OAS website, Facebook and YouTube

Reference: AVI-079/21