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Haiti Assumes Chair of Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) of the OAS

  July 1, 2020

Haiti Assumes Chair of Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) of the OAS
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Haiti assumed the Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDl) of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the second half of 2020, in a virtual ceremony.

The Permanent Representative of Haiti, Leon Charles, highlighted that the work of CIDI is central to the mission of the OAS, and emphasized that, in the current context, “Our term as Chair will work to reduce the impacts of COVID 19 on the most vulnerable populations, the reduction of poverty and the guarantee of food security in the region.”

For his part, the outgoing Chair of CIDI and Permanent Representative of Guyana, Riyad Insanally, thanked delegations for their flexibility in reacting to the demands imposed by the COVID 19 pandemic. “I wish to commend all delegations for their readiness to adjust to the new format of virtual meetings and their commitment to working together to realign the priorities of CIDI to meet the urgent needs and demands of the crisis,” said Ambassador Insanally.

Honduras will serve as the Vice Chair of CIDI.

Reference: FNE-99389