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The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
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Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
U.S.-VENEZUELA "BOSTON GROUP" DISCUSSES CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA
July 1, 2003
NANTUCKET, Massachusetts -- Congressional representatives from the United States and Venezuela, here for the second annual meeting of the inter-parliamentary "Boston Group," today discussed the relationship between Congress and the media.
Carlos Chamorro, a well-known Nicaraguan journalist, talked about the inevitable tensions between institutions that work at different and contradictory rhythms. "The media timeline is different than the political timeline," he said, adding that the immediacy demanded by the media can exert undue pressure on the political process, which requires greater deliberation.
Steven Schwadron, Chief of Staff of Rep. William Delahunt (Democrat-Massachusetts), talked about some of the practical challenges politicians face in today's complex and diversified information age. After the opening remarks, participants broke out into smaller groups to exchange ideas.
The Boston Group is a U.S.-Venezuela inter-parliamentary forum, coordinated in the United States by Delahunt and Rep. Cass Ballenger (Republican-North Carolina) and in Venezuela by Congressmen Pedro Diaz Blum, of the opposition Proyecto Venezuela party, and Calixto Ortega, of the official Movimiento V Republica party. The initiative is supported by the Organization of American States (OAS), through its Unit for the Promotion of Democracy.
The Venezuelan delegation to this year's meeting includes 29 members of Congress from 10 of the 15 political parties represented in the National Assembly. Those 10 parties represent more than 92% of the National Assembly members. Participants here include seven party leaders: Cilia Flores of the Movimiento V Republica; Alfonso Marquina, Accion Democratica; Rafael Octavio Rivero, COPEI; Angel Vera, Un Nuevo Tiempo; Leopoldo Martinez, Construyendo Pais; Julio Montoya, Movimiento al Socialismo; and Hector Vargas, Podemos. Besides Delahunt and Ballenger, three other members of the U.S. Congress are participating: Gregory Meeks (D-New York), James Moran (D-Virginia) and Loretta Sanchez (D-California).
The meeting began yesterday with a discussion of the issue of poverty in Venezuela. The legislators drafted recommendations for priority steps that can be taken at the congressional level, including the creation of a Parliamentary Forum as an ongoing venue to address the problem, the definition of a broad legislative agenda on poverty, and the establishment of a technical office to follow up on the issue. They also recommended seeking international assistance to carry out these activities.
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