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AG/RES. 1454 (XXVII-O/97)

CELEBRATION OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION OF WOMEN

(Resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session, held on June 4, 1997)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

RECALLING that the Inter-American Commission of Women was established in 1928 by the Sixth International Conference of American States, held in Havana, and is the first intergovernmental body entrusted with the study of civil and political equality for women in the Hemisphere; and

That, since then, the Commission has been working for the full integration of women in society and has achieved important objectives, such as promoting the adoption of international conventions of genuine significance; and

CONSIDERING:

That February 18, 1998, marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of this specialized organization of the Organization of American States; and

That this significant event in the history of the Inter-American Commission of Women deserves to be commemorated,

RESOLVES:

1. To urge the governments of the member states to adopt measures, insofar as they are able and through the national bodies they deem appropriate, to celebrate this event in their countries.

2. To request the Permanent Council to prepare, in coordination with the Inter-American Commission of Women, a special program for commemorating this important event, within allocated resources approved in the program-budget and other resources.

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