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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONSIDERING:
That the Special Summit of the Americas was held in Monterrey, Nuevo
León, Mexico, on January 12 and 13, 2004;
That the Heads of State and Government adopted the Declaration of
Nuevo León with the fundamental purpose of “[advancing] implementation of
measures to combat poverty, to promote social development, to achieve
economic growth with equity, and to strengthen governance in our
democracies”;
That the Summits of the Americas process and the Declaration and Plan
of Action adopted in Quebec City have established political priorities at
the hemispheric level that define the inter-American agenda and are
consistent with the principles and priorities of the Organization;
That in the Declaration of Nuevo León the Heads of State and
Government recognized the important work of the Organization of American
States and, in particular, of the Secretariat for the Summit Process in
following up on the Summits of the Americas; and
That the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas recognized
the function performed by the Committee on Inter-American Summits
Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC) in
coordinating OAS efforts in fulfillment of and follow-up to the
commitments undertaken in the Summits of the Americas process,
RESOLVES:
1. To reaffirm the commitments undertaken in the Declaration of Nuevo
León and to urge member states to implement, promote, and increase
awareness of them.
2. To invite member states to present information on the progress made
by their countries in meeting the commitments set out in the Declaration
of Nuevo León, to be reported on to the Fourth Summit of the Americas,
and to request the Secretariat for the Summit Process to prepare a
consolidated report, for presentation to the Summits process.
3. To instruct the General Secretariat, in the context of resolutions
AG/RES. (XXXIV-O/04), AG/RES. 1965 (XXXIII-O/03), AG/RES. 1847
(XXXII-O/02), AG/RES. 1824 (XXXI-O/01), and AG/RES. 1752 (XXX-O/00), to:
a. Implement, promote, and increase awareness of the commitments
undertaken at the Special Summit of the Americas; and
b. Coordinate, through the Secretariat for the Summit Process, the
activities and programs of its various units and offices involved in
implementation of the commitments set out in the Declaration of Nuevo
León.
4. To instruct the Permanent Council to coordinate, with the support
of the Secretariat for the Summit Process and in the context of
resolutions AG/RES. (XXXIV-O/04), AG/RES. 1965 (XXXIII-O/03), AG/RES.
1847 (XXXII-O/02), AG/RES. 1824 (XXXI-O/01), and AG/RES. 1752 (XXX-O/00),
with the other OAS bodies and the institutions of the Joint Summit
Working Group in following up on the commitments established in the
Declaration of Nuevo León and present a follow-up report to the General
Assembly at its next regular session. |
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