THIRTY-SECOND REGULAR SESSION                                                        OEA/Ser.P

June 2, 2002                                                                                                      AG/doc.4048/02

Bridgetown, Barbados                                                                                       2 May 2002

                                                                                                                        Original:  English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRAFT AGENDA

(Approved at the Preparatory Committee at its meeting of April 17, 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This document will be presented to the General Assembly
at its thirty-second regular session.

DRAFT AGENDA

 

(Approved by the Preparatory Committee at its meeting of April 17, 2002)

 

 

I.                    Adoption of the draft agenda of the General Assembly (Article 30 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly)

 

 

II.                 Adoption of the recommendations of the Preparatory Committee (Article 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly)

 

 

III.               The question of the Malvinas Islands [AG/DEC. 26 (XXXI-O/01)]

 

 

IV.              Report on the maritime problem of Bolivia (AG/CP/doc.639/02)

 

 

V.                 Draft Inter-American Convention against Terrorism (RC.23/RES. 1/01 rev. 1 corr. 1)

 

 

VI.              The socioeconomic impacts of climate change on the countries of the Hemisphere[1]/

 

 

VII.            Annual report of the Permanent Council (Article 40 of the Statutes of the Permanent Council)

 

 

VIII.         Follow-up and development of the Inter-American Democratic Charter [AG/RES. 1 (XXVIII-E/01)]

 

 

IX.               Report of the Secretary General on credentials (Article 26 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly)

 

 

X.                 Program-budget of the Organization (2003) [Articles 54.e and 60.b of the OAS Charter and Article 30 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly]

 

 

XI.               Annual report of the General Secretariat on the activities and financial condition of the Organization [Article 112.g of the OAS Charter and Articles 3.g and 106 of the General Standards to Govern the Operations of the General Secretariat].  Report of the Secretary General

 

 

XII.            Election of officers of the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization (Article 30 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly)

 

·                     Election of three members of the Inter-American Juridical Committee

·                     Election of one member of the Administrative Tribunal of the OAS

·                     Election of one member of the Board of External Auditors to Audit the Accounts and Financial Statements of the General Secretariat

·                     Election of two members of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas

 

 

XIII.     Topics under review by the councils of the Organization:

 

1.                   Evaluation of progress in drug control:  First round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission [AG/RES. 1779 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council[2]/

 

2.                   Free trade and investment in the Hemisphere [AG/RES. 1826 (XXXI-O/01)]. Report of the Permanent Council

 

3.                   Cooperation between the Organization of American States and the United Nations system, the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System, and the General Secretariat of the Caribbean Community [AG/RES. 1817 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Secretary General

 

4.                   Support for democracy in Haiti [AG/RES. 1831 (XXXI-O/01)]

 

5.                   The situation in Haiti [CP/RES. 806 (1303/02)]

 

6.                   Observations and recommendations of the Permanent Council on the annual reports of the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization [Article 91.f of the OAS Charter]:

 

a.                   Annual report of the Inter-American Juridical Committee (CJI)

b.                   Annual report and special reports of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)

c.                   Annual report of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

d.                   Annual report of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)[3]/

e.                   Annual report of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)

f.                    Annual report of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

g.                   Annual report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

h.                   Annual report of the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IACI)

i.                     Annual report of the Inter-American Indian Institute (III)

j.                     Annual report of the Administrative Tribunal (TRIBAD)

k.                   Annual report of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)

l.                     Annual report of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)

m.                 Annual report of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA)

n.                   Annual report of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) [AG/RES. 1789 (XXXI-O/01)]

 

7.                   Support for and follow-up to the Summits of the Americas process [AG/RES. 1824 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

8.                   Support for the mandates of the Summit of the Americas on strengthening municipal and regional administrations and on civil society [AG/RES. 1825 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

9.                   Modernization of the OAS and renewal of the inter-American system [AG/RES. 1836 (XXX1-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

10.               Sixth Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VI) [AG/RES. 1765 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

11.               Inter-American Program for the Development of International Law [AG/RES. 1766 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

12.               International Criminal Court [AG/RES. 1770 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

13.               Promotion of and respect for international humanitarian law [AG/RES. 1771 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

14.               Preparation of a Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance [AG/RES. 1774 (XXXI-O/01)]. Report of the Permanent Council

 

15.               The human rights of all migrant workers and their families [AG/RES. 1775 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council and of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

16.               Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [AG/RES. 1780 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

17.               Meeting of Ministers of Justice or of Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas [AG/RES. 1781 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

18.               Promotion of democracy [AG/RES. 1782 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

19.               Enhancement of probity in the Hemisphere and follow-up on the Inter-American Program for Cooperation in the Fight against Corruption [AG/RES. 1785 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

20.               Promotion of corporate social responsibility in the Hemisphere [AG/RES. 1786 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

21.               Interparliamentary Forum of the Americas [AG/RES. 1804 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Secretary General

 

22.               Study of the rights and the care of persons under any form of detention or imprisonment [AG/RES. 1816 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

23.               Human rights defenders in the Americas:  Support for the individuals, groups, and organizations of civil society working to promote and protect human rights in the Americas [AG/RES. 1818 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

24.               Human rights and the environment [AG/RES. 1819 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Secretary General

 

25.               OAS Special Program of Support for Strengthening Democratic Institutions in Guatemala [AG/RES. 1820 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the General Secretariat

 

26.               Evaluation of the workings of the inter-American system for the protection and promotion of human rights with a view to its improvement and strengthening [AG/RES. 1828 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

27.               Support for inter-American human rights instruments [AG/RES. 1829 (XXXI-O/01)]. Report of the Permanent Council

 

28.               Study on the access of persons to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights [AG/RES. 1833 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

29.               Inter-American Program of Cooperation to Prevent and Remedy Cases of International Abduction of Minors by One of Their Parents [AG/RES. 1835 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

30.               Protection of refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons in the Americas [AG/RES. 1832 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

31.               Reducing military spending and converting it into peace dividends (AG/CP/doc.648/02)

 

32.               Support for action against antipersonnel mines in Peru and Ecuador [AG/RES. 1792 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the General Secretariat

 

33.               Support for the Program of Integral Action against Antipersonnel Mines in Central America [AG/RES. 1793 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the General Secretariat

 

34.               The Western Hemisphere as an antipersonnel-land-mine-free zone [AG/RES. 1794 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

35.               Preparations for the Summit-mandated Special Conference on Security [AG/RES. 1795 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

36.               Support for the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects [AG/RES. 1796 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

37.               Proliferation of and illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons [AG/RES. 1797 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

38.               Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions [AG/RES. 1799 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the General Secretariat

 

39.               Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (CIFTA) [AG/RES. 1800 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

40.               Confidence-and security-building in the Americas [AG/RES. 1801 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

41.               Special security concerns of small island states [AG/RES. 1802 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

42.               OAS natural disaster reduction and response mechanisms [AG/RES. 1803 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Secretary General

 

43.               Inter-American support for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (AG/CP/doc.641/02)

 

44.               Consolidation of the regime established in the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (AG/CP/doc.641/02)

 

45.               The Organization of American States and civil society [AG/RES. 1834 (XXXI-O/01)]. Report of the Secretary General

 

46.               Implementation of the Inter-American Program on the Promotion of Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equity and Equality [AG/RES. 1777 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the General Secretariat

 

47.               Appointment of women to senior management positions at the OAS [AG/RES. 1790 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Secretary General

 

48.               Action plan [AG/RES. 2 (XXVIII-E/00)], [AG/DEC. 24 (XXX-O/00)], and [AG/RES. 1839 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council 

 

49.               Proposed scale of quotas to the Regular Fund [AG/RES. 1746 (XXX-O/00)] and [AG/RES. 1839 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

50.               Presentation of annual reports [AG/RES. 1839 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

51.               Career service [AG/RES. 1725 (XXX-O/00)] and [AG/RES. 1839 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council

 

52.               Annual report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), observations and recommendations of the Permanent Council [Article 91.f of the OAS Charter]

 

53.               Poverty, equity, and social inclusiveness (AG/CP/doc.638/02)

 

54.               Strategic Plan for Partnership for Development 2002-2005 [AG/RES. 1806 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

55.               First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities on Science and Technology within the Framework of CIDI [AG/RES. 1807 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

56.               Ministerial Meeting on Sustainable Development [AG/RES. 1808 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

57.               Twelfth Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor [AG/RES. 1809 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

58.               Second Meeting of Ministers of Education [AG/RES. 1810 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

59.               Sustainable development of tourism [AG/RES. 1811 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

60.               Trade and integration in the Americas [AG/RES. 1813 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Council and of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

61.               Responsibilities of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development in accordance with resolution AG/RES. 1727 (XXX-O/00) [AG/RES. 1814 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

62.               Continuing participation in the Inter-American Council for Integral Development by member states that have not ratified the Protocol of Managua [AG/RES. 1815 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

63.               The socioeconomic and environmental impacts of climate change on the countries of the Hemisphere [AG/RES. 1821 (XXXI-O/01)].  Report of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development

 

64.               Follow-up of the International Conference on Financing for Development (AG/CP/doc.641/02 add. 1)

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[1].             This item has been included in the draft agenda for the thirty-second regular session of the General Assembly, in keeping with the request made by the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda at the meeting of the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of March 18, 2002.

[2].             See the annual report of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CP/doc.3547/02).

[3].             See also “Evaluation of Progress in Drug Control:  First Round of the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission” [AG/RES. 1779 (XXXI-O/01)].