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Social Actors at OAS Agree on Poverty and Natural Disasters Recommendations for 2012 Summit of the Americas
Twenty-nine organizations from different social sectors from the Hemisphere today agreed in the framework of the Organization of American States (OAS) on a series of concrete recommendations on facing natural disasters and on poverty and inequality to be transmitted to the Heads of State and Government of the continent when they meet in April 2012 in Colombia for the Sixth Summit of the Americas... Read More
OAS Member States begin negotiations towards the Sixth Summit of the Americas 2012
The Organization of American States (OAS) and Colombia, the host country of the Sixth Summit of the Americas, today started the formal negotiation process of the main themes of the event that will bring together the leaders of the continent in Cartagena in April of 2012. At a meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG), held at the headquarters of the hemispheric institution in... Read More
Colombia Announces Theme of Sixth Summit of the Americas: “Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity”
Colombia’s Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin today announced that the central theme for the sixth Summit of the Americas will be “Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity.” The Summit of Heads of State and Government is scheduled to take place in Cartagena, Colombia, April 14-15, 2012. Minister Holguin, who in the framework of the 41st OAS General Assembly in... Read More
OAS Private Sector Forum Begins with Debate on “Competitiveness and Security for Development”
The OAS Seventh Private Sector Forum began today a day and a half of debates in San Salvador on the issue of “Competitiveness and Security for Development” with the goal of presenting recommendations to the Foreign Ministers of the Hemisphere, who will meet starting Sunday at the 41st General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in the Salvadorean capital. The opening... Read More
TIC Americas 2011 Opens in San Salvador with the Participation of OAS Secretary General
The Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas) 2011 celebrated today its opening ceremony in San Salvador with the participation of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, who asserted that "our commitment with youth has to continue growing more and more" since it is "a bet on the future of our region.... Read More
TIC Americas Once Again Recognizes Young Entrepreneurs
The competition program for youth in the Americas - Talent and Innovation Competition (TIC)- organized by el Young Americas Business Trust will celebrate the final stage of its 2011 edition on June 2 and 3 in Hotel Princess of El Salvador, in the framework of the XLI General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). On Thursday, June 2, at 18:00 local time (Friday at 00:00 GMT), the... Read More
At OAS, Civil Society Organizations Present their Recommendations and Perspectives on Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
More than sixty representatives of civil society organizations today presented their recommendations on security for the XLI OAS General Assembly to the Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) during a meeting of the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC), which closed the Eighth Civil Society Hemispheric Forum... Read More
Civil Society to Debate and Present Recommendations on OAS General Assembly
Nearly 100 representatives from civil society of the Americas, OAS authorities and its Member States will meet Monday the 25th and Tuesday the 26th of April at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) to debate and present recommendations on the theme of the organization's next General Assembly, "Citizen Security in the Americas." The event will be divided in two... Read More
Summits Preparatory Meeting Analyzes Hemispheric Association for Prosperity and Lines of Dialogue for 2012 Meeting
The Summits Implementation Review Group (SIRG) held its first Regular Meeting of 2011 during which Colombia, host country to the Summit of the Americas 2012, highlighted its government’s commitment with the establishment of an association of the highest level to improve the quality of life in the continent, and shared some of the thematic lines that could be considered for the meeting of... Read More
OAS Calls for an Active Private Sector Role to Tackle Insecurity
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, called on the business community to play an active role in the development of a citizen security framework to address the problem of violence and crime that threaten democracy, peace and prosperity in the region. Speaking at the Annual Conference of Business Executives (CADE), the OAS Assistant Secretary... Read More
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