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Permanent Council Celebrates 90 years of the CIM with Panel of Women Leaders of the Americas

  February 16, 2018

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a special high-level meeting with women leaders of the Americas to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) on Tuesday, February 20 at 9:00 EST (14:00 GMT) at the headquarters of the hemispheric organization in Washington, DC.

The high-level panel will include the participation of the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Isabel de Saint Malo; the Vice President of Ecuador, Maria Alejandra Vicuña; the second Vice President of Costa Rica, Ana Helena Chacón; the Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; the Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Elizabeth Odio Benito; and the activist for the rights of the indigenous communities of Guatemala; Otilia Lux de Coti.

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page.

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT: Permanent Council celebrates 90 years of the CIM with panel of women leaders of the Americas

WHEN: Tuesday, February 20, at 9:00 EST (14:00 GMT)

WHERE: Hall of the Americas
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-010/18