Hemispheric Security at the OAS General Assembly

OAS Secretary General, Cesar Gaviria and Ambassador Michael King, Permanent Representative of Barbados to the OAS

"The OAS' role in the national development of most member states has been an outstanding example of cooperation which is not often visible.

Countries are now being threatened by persons who are involved in nefarious activities including, for example, the trafficking of illegal drugs, arms trafficking,  and money laundering. Some persons have access to resources that are illegally gained and which far exceed the resources of some governments in our region.

The issue of the security of small states needs to be put on the broader regional and global agenda to allow our partners to understand and appreciate the difficulties that a small state has to confront.

The whole concept of democracy will be very relevant and evident when you come to Barbados for the General Assembly.

We must continue to promote the idea that the OAS has played and has a role to play in the national development, beyond the limited focus of security and democracy issues.

Not only shall we be looking at the hemispheric security, but we shall be looking at the Democratic Charter, the Role of the OAS in Free Trade and Democracy.

It (i.e. the dialogue of Ministers) will help strengthen the capacity of the Secretary General and the Secretariat to fulfill the converging mandates of our Heads of Government at the Summit of the Americas and of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the General Assembly." 

Ambassador Michael I. King, Permanent Representative of Barbados to the OAS

Roundtable: OAS General Assembly in Bridgetown, Barbados 
and the International Arena  


Today in the Americas

 
Committee on Hemispheric Security

Comisión de Seguridad Hemisférica

Ambassador Michael I. King,
Permanent Representative of Barbados
on Fulfilling Mandates 

"I do not believe that we can really fulfill all converging mandates (Plan of Action of Quebec) from the Summit of the Americas and the General Assembly with the type of financial resources that the Organization has at its disposal."

"We cannot suffer from the ostrich syndrome and think that the problems of financing the organization will go away. We have been confronted by a declining budget of the Regular Fund since 1982 even though the mandates have been increasing."

Visit the site of32nd. Regular Session of the  
OAS General Assembly in Bridgetown, Barbados
June 2-4

Visite la página del XXXII Período  Ordinario de Sesiones de la
Asamblea General de la OEA en Bridgetown, Barbados
Junio 2-4

Volúmen II Número 4 
Foro de las Américas es una publicación del Departamento de Información Pública de la OEA, con el apoyo de la Oficina de Relaciones Externas.

Volume II, Number 4
 Americas Forum is published by the Department of Public Information of the OAS with support from the Office of External Relations.

Key Issues of the OAS General Assembly

Terrorism
"Nuestro reto es mantener intacta la voluntad política de hacer de la lucha contra el terrorismo una prioridad hemisférica. El terrorismo busca inmovilizar de espanto nuestras sociedades en una macabra representación de muerte, inhabilitar la capacidad de movilizar nuestro estado de derecho. Por eso la respuesta debe ser vigorosa: robustecer nuestras instituciones, especializarlas, crear nuevas, si es necesario."
Palabras del Secretario General de la OEA, César Gaviria

Inter-American Committee on Terrorism

Comité Interamericano Contra el Terrorismo

Inter-American Community United Against Terrorism

Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs

 Draft Inter-American  Convention Against Terrorism

Anteproyecto de Convención Interamericana para la Prevención y Eliminación del Terrorismo

OAS Adopts Inter-American Democratic Charter in Lima Peru, September 10-11, 2001

Cancilleres de América aprueban por aclamación la Carta Democrática Interamericana en Lima, Perú

Inter-American Democratic Charter 

Charte Démocratique Interaméricaine

Carta Democrática Interamericana (port.)
   
Carta Democrática Interamericana (esp.)

On-line Forum on Cultural Diversity

The Unit for Social Development, Education and Culture at the OAS has launched an on-line forum to foster dialogue with the civil society on cultural diversity in the hemisphere. This represents a continuation of the Unit's initiative to promote a space for interactive dialogue and welcomes the participation of all those working in the cultural field or with issues related to cultural diversity in the hemisphere.

To participate, proceed to register and read the background documents (English and Spanish) at www.oas.org/consulta

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