AG/RES. 1255 (XXIV-O/94)

INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

(Resolution adopted at the seventh plenary session, held on June 9, 1994)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN:

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 48/163 of December 21, 1993 establishing the "International Decade of the World's Indigenous People," beginning on December 10, 1994;

The initiative of the Government of Bolivia to hold the Regional Preparatory Meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, from May 30 to June 1, 1994, with government and Indian organization representatives attending; and

CONSIDERING:

That cooperation between the OAS and the United Nations system is being consolidated and expanded into various areas of mutual interest;

That the United Nations Secretary-General has designated the Under Secretary-General of the Commission on Human Rights to coordinate Decade-related activities; and

That the member states of the Organization of American States, mindful of the existing need to protect the identity and cultural values of indigenous peoples and to improve their living conditions, deem it advisable to establish regional coordination, within the framework of the OAS, to successfully accomplish the purposes of the Decade,

RESOLVES:

  1. To reaffirm the support of the member states for United Nations Resolution 48/163, particularly those aspects most vital to regional interests.

  2. To instruct the Secretary General of the Organization of American States to coordinate the Organization's activities in order to promote and implement the "International Decade of the World's Indigenous People" in the Hemisphere, within the framework of cooperation with the United Nations.

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