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Welcome to our new electronic magazine. On this issue the focus will be on the upcoming General Assembly in Costa Rica, where Democracy, Human Rights, Drug Control, Trade, and other issues of the Inter-American agenda are going to be discussed.  The preparation of a Inter-American Democratic Charter by the countries Foreign Ministers, in Costa Rica could be a historic moment on the building and strengthening of democratic values. 
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Summit of the Americas

"Threats to democracy today take many forms. To enhance our ability to respond to these threats, we instruct our Foreign Ministers to prepare, in the framework of the next General Assembly of the OAS, an Inter-American Democratic Charter to reinforce OAS instruments for the active defense of representative democracy."

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-Declaration of Quebec City

For more on the Summit, click on the

-Plan of Action
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"Championing social responsibility in investment and development strategies for Latin America and the Caribbean." Visit the page Trust for the Americas.

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The Department of Public Information of the Organization of American States (OAS) presents Americas Alive (América Viva), a series of documentaries that highlights OAS projects and offers a look at the political, social, and cultural landscape of the Americas.

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Overcoming Challenges is a television program produced at OAS headquarters and broadcast live over the Internet. Its goal is the integration of the Americas through informal discussions on various topics, such as gender equality, the Summit of the Americas, the strengthening of democracy, sustainable development, economic integration, free trade, quality of life, the environment, natural disasters, art, culture, etc.
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Costa Rican Foreign Minister:
"I should therefore like to suggest to all of you that we take advantage of the upcoming General Assembly to consolidate this process of strengthening not only the Inter-American System of Human Rights, …"

For complete text, please click Statement by Roberto Rojas L., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Costa Rica, to the OAS Permanent Council

Videos on Summit issues:

-After the Summit a Caribbean Perspective.

-Press Conference of Dr. Cesar Gaviria, Secretary General of the OAS.