AG/RES. 2207 (XXXVI-O/06)
REPORT OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2006)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN resolutions CIDI/CIP/RES. 71 (IV-05) and CEPCIDI/RES. 113 (CXI-O/05), “Fourth Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP)”; and CIDI/RES. 183 (XI-O/06), “Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports”;
CONSIDERING:
That the Fourth Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP), organized by the National Institute of Water and Island Areas (INEA) of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, with the technical support of the General Secretariat, was held from September 13 to 16, 2005, in the city of Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela; and
The Final Report of the Fourth Meeting of the CIP (CIDI/CIP/doc.163/05), which sets out the main issues that were considered: (i) the need for efficient, competitive, safe, and modern ports that contribute to the economic and social development of member countries and take into account sustainable development of the environment; (ii) the role of ports as transportation connection points at the service of hemispheric and international trade; (iii) strengthening of public-private partnerships for the development and management of port infrastructure and the efficient provision of services; (iv) adoption of a strategic framework for inter-American cooperation in the field of port protection; and (v) the holding of specialized hemispheric conferences on port security, in Venezuela in October 2006, and on environmental protection in ports, in Panama in April 2007; and
BEARING IN MIND that, at the Fourth Meeting of the CIP, a constructive dialogue was held on strengthening cooperation to facilitate the development of the Hemisphere’s ports,
RESOLVES:
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To take note of the Final Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIDI/CIP/doc.163/05).
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To entrust the General Secretariat with continuing, through the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports, to support the process of meetings in the port sector area and to follow up on them, and with periodically reporting to the Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CEPCIDI) on that process.
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To thank the Government of Brazil for its offer to host the Fifth Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Ports, in 2007.
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To request the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) to report on this resolution to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh regular session.
AG/RES. 2208 (XXXVI-O/06)
THIRD INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE AND HIGHEST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CIDI
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2006)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN resolution CIDI/RES. 184 (XI-O/06), “Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Culture within the Framework of CIDI”;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT:
The Final Report of the Second Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC), (CIDI/CIC/doc.9/05) and the Final Report of the Special Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIDI/CIC/doc.7/06);
That the Second and the Special Meeting of the CIC developed and approved the CIC Work Plan 2006-2007 and reached an agreement on Canada’s proposal for the ministerial meeting; and
That it is the responsibility of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) to stimulate regional dialogue and cooperation activities in favor of integral and sustainable development in the culture sector,
RESOLVES:
1. To thank the Government of Canada for its offer to host the Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities within the Framework of CIDI, to be held in Montreal, from October 11 to 13, 2006.
2. To stress the importance of continuing regional ministerial dialogue on culture within the framework of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI).
3. To instruct the General Secretariat to support, through the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI), the preparatory and organizational work for the Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities within the Framework of CIDI.
4. To take note of the final reports of the Second and the Special Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC) (CIDI/CIC/doc.9/05 and CIDI/CIC/doc.7/06, respectively); and to instruct the General Secretariat to support, through SEDI, the implementation of the CIC Work Plan 2006-2007.
5. To instruct CIDI to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh regular session on the results of the Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities within the Framework of CIDI.
AG/RES. 2209 (XXXVI-O/06)
FIRST MEETING OF MINISTERS and high authorities
oF social development WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CIDI
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2006)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN resolutions CIDI/RES. 160 (IX-O/04) and AG/RES. 1984 (XXXIV-O/04), “Inter-American Committee on Social Development”; and CIDI/RES. 172 (X-O/05) and AG/RES. 2085 (XXXV-O/05), “Report of the First Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Social Development”;
CONSIDERING that, at the First Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Social Development, held in April 2004 in Santiago, Chile, the Government of El Salvador officially offered to host the First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development; and
BEARING IN MIND that the Heads of State and Government gathered at the Fourth Summit of the Americas made the commitment to entrust the First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development within the Framework of CIDI with considering, among other subjects, progress with respect to the commitments made in the Plan of Action of the Fourth Summit of the Americas, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, that pertain to the scope of their competence,
RESOLVES:
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To thank the Government of El Salvador for its offer to host the First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development within the Framework of CIDI, from September 24 to 26, 2006, the main theme of which will be “Social Policies and the Fight against Poverty: Hemispheric Experiences.”
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To acknowledge the particular importance of holding this year of First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development within the Framework of CIDI, following up on the mandates received from the Fourth Summit of the Americas, held in November 2005, whose theme was “Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance.”
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To instruct the General Secretariat to continue, through the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development, supporting the process of preparation for and follow-up of meetings in the social development sector.
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To request the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) to report to the General Assembly on the implementation of this resolution at its thirty-seven regular session.
AG/RES. 2210 (XXXVI-O/06)
ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2006)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN resolutions CIDI/RES. 160 (IX-O/04) and AG/RES. 1984 (XXXIV-O/04), “Inter-American Committee on Social Development”; and CIDI/RES. 172 (X-O/05) and AG/RES. 2085 (XXXV-O/05), “Report of the First Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Social Development”;
CONSIDERING:
That the Declaration of Margarita of the High-Level Meeting on Poverty, Equity, and Social Inclusion, held on Isla Margarita, Venezuela, from October 8 to 10, 2003, underscored the importance of the Inter-American Committee on Social Development (CIDES);
That, in the Declaration of Nuevo León of the Special Summit of the Americas, the Heads of State and Government recognized the urgency of strengthening the mechanisms of the Organization of American States for fighting poverty, such as the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), CIDES, and the Inter-American Program to Combat Poverty and Discrimination; and
That the purpose of CIDI’s Inter-American Committee on Social Development is to strengthen inter-American dialogue in support of the formulation of policies and the implementation of cooperative activities in the social area, in particular to overcome poverty and discrimination in the Hemisphere; and
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT:
That CIDES held its first meeting in Santiago, Chile, on April 5 and 6, 2004, at which work areas were identified and set forth in the final report (CIDI/CIDES/doc.12/04);
That, as a follow-up to that meeting, in December 2004, the Committee adopted a work plan for the next two years; and
That, under that work plan, the “International Workshop: Learning Communities, the Experience of the Program Puente-Chile Solidario” was held in Viña del Mar, Chile, from July 18 to 22, 2005,
RESOLVES:
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To thank the Government of Chile for its contribution to holding the “International Workshop: Learning Communities, the Experience of the Program Puente-Chile Solidario.”
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To urge the Inter-American Committee on Social Development (CIDES) to prepare an updated work plan based on the deliberations and decisions adopted by the First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development within the Framework of CIDI, to be held in El Salvador from September 24 to 26, 2006, the main theme of which is “Social Policy and the Fight against Poverty: Hemispheric Experiences.”
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To instruct CIDES to work together with the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) to provide support for the First Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development within the Framework of CIDI.
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To instruct the General Secretariat to provide, through SEDI, appropriate follow-up to the first ministerial meeting on social development and to support the fulfillment and implementation of the updated CIDES work plan.
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To request the Inter-American Council for Integral Development to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh regular session on the implementation of this resolution.
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