AG/RES. 2189 (XXXVI-O/06)
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2006)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONCERNED that the security of the states of the Hemisphere is affected, in various ways, by traditional threats and by new threats, concerns, and other challenges of diverse types, such as transnational organized crime, as well as by the growing complexity and diversity of the activities of organized criminal groups;
RECALLING that in the Declaration on Security in the Americas, adopted at the Special Conference on Security, held in Mexico in October 2003, the member states condemned transnational organized crime, since it constitutes an assault on institutions in our countries and negatively affects our societies, and renewed the commitment to fighting it by strengthening the domestic legal framework, the rule of law, and multilateral cooperation, respectful of the sovereignty of each state;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the three supplementary Protocols theretothe Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunitionconstitute the legal framework which the Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational Organized Crime should follow and on which it should be based;
BEARING IN MIND:
Resolution AG/RES. 2116 (XXXV-O/05), “Fighting Transnational Organized Crime in the Hemisphere,” which called for the establishment of the Special Committee on Transnational Organized Crime to prepare a draft hemispheric plan of action against transnational organized crime and to follow up on the related activities of the Organization and its organs, agencies, and entities;
The establishment, by Executive Order 05-13 Rev. 1, of the Department for the Prevention of Threats against Public Security, which is responsible for coordinating, inter alia, the efforts of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) in areas related to the prevention of and the fight against transnational organized crime; and
The report of the Chair of the Special Committee on Transnational Organized Crime, presented to the OAS Permanent Council on March 1, 2006 (CE/DOT-32/06 rev. 1); and the report on the status of the Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational Organized Crime (REMJA-VI/doc.18/06), presented to the Sixth Meeting of Ministers of Justice or of Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA-VI) by the Chair of the Special Committee;
NOTING WITH SATISFACTION the conclusions and recommendations of REMJA-VI in relation to this matter, contained in document REMJA-VI/doc.21/06 rev. 1, in which, among other things the Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas expressed their satisfaction with the progress made in drafting the Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational Organized Crime and urged states to continue making headway so that the negotiations can be concluded as soon as possible; and
HAVING SEEN the Annual Report of the Permanent Council to the General Assembly, in particular the section on the topics assigned to the Special Committee on Transnational Organized Crime (AG/doc.4548/06 add. 4), among them the implementation of resolutions AG/RES. 2026 (XXXIV-O/04) and AG/RES. 2116 (XXXV-O/05), “Fighting Transnational Organized Crime in the Hemisphere,”
RESOLVES:
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To invite those member states that have not yet done so to consider ratifying, acceding to, accepting, or adopting, as the case may be, and implementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the three supplementary Protocols thereto–the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition.6/
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To urge member states to adopt and strengthen their legislation and measures for cooperation in order to combat the various manifestations of transnational organized crime in the Hemisphere.
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To instruct the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States to conclude, through its Special Committee on Transnational Organized Crime, its efforts to draw up the Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational Organized Crime, by October 31, 2006.
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To authorize the Permanent Council to adopt the Hemispheric Plan of Action against Transnational Organized Crime.
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To request the General Secretariat to take the necessary measures, once the Plan of Action has been adopted, to implement those aspects of the Plan entrusted to it.
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To instruct the Permanent Council to present a report on the implementation of this resolution to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh regular session.
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To instruct the Permanent Council and the General Secretariat to carry out, as appropriate, the activities mentioned in this resolution, within the resources allocated in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources, such as voluntary contributions.
AG/RES. 2190 (XXXVI-O/06)
SUPPORT FOR AND FOLLOW-UP TO THE
SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2006)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN the Annual Report of the Permanent Council to the General Assembly on the activities of the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (AG/doc.4548/06 add. 3);
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the initiatives emanating from the First Summit of the Americas (Miami, 1994); the Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 1996); the Second Summit of the Americas (Santiago, 1998); the Third Summit of the Americas (Quebec City, 2001); and the Special Summit of the Americas (Monterrey, 2004);
BEARING IN MIND the Declaration of Mar del Plata and the Plan of Action of the Fourth Summit of the Americas, held in Argentina, on November 4 and 5, 2005;
RECALLING that, through resolution AG/RES. 1349 (XXV-O/95), the General Assembly established a special committee of the Permanent Council on inter-American summits management, and that, at its meeting of July 31, 2002, the Permanent Council decided to merge it with the Committee on Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities, thereby creating the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC), in order to ensure effective, timely, and appropriate follow-up of the activities assigned to the Organization by the Summit of the Americas and to coordinate the Organization’s preparation, participation, and follow-up with regard to future Summits;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the mandates arising from the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas and, in particular, those contained in the section “Follow Up to the Plan of Action,” which also contains an acknowledgment of the function that the CISC fulfills in coordinating OAS activities in this regard and in serving as a forum for civil society to contribute to the Summits of the Americas process; as well as the establishment of the Summits Secretariat;
RECALLING that the Summits of the Americas recognize the central role of the OAS as technical secretariat, the significant results of the ministerial meetings held in support of the Summit mandates, and the importance of full participation by civil society, the academic sector, and the private sector in the Summits of the Americas process;
RECOGNIZING the work of the Joint Summit Working Group, comprising the Organization of American States, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Bank, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), the Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the International Labour Organization (ILO); and
RECOGNIZING ALSO the importance of coordinated, timely, and effective follow-up of the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas (Quebec City), the Declaration of Nuevo León, the Declaration and Plan of Action of the Fourth Summit of the Americas (Mar del Plata, Argentina), and prior Plans of Action, and the central role of the inter-American system, and of the OAS in particular, in this effort,
RESOLVES:
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To urge member states to continue to implement the commitments of the Summits of the Americas and to promote and disseminate them within their respective national administrations.
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To renew the mandate to the Permanent Council to coordinate the activities assigned to the Organization of American States (OAS) by the Summits of the Americas.
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To instruct the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization to continue to give the highest priority to carrying out the initiatives assigned to them by the General Assembly, in accordance with the mandates of the Summits of the Americas, and to report regularly on these activities, as appropriate, to the Permanent Council, the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), and the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC).
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To request that the General Secretariat, through the Summits Secretariat, continue to serve as the institutional memory and secretariat of the Summits of the Americas process, in accordance with the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas (Quebec City), the Declaration of Nuevo León, and the Declaration and Plan of Action of the Fourth Summit of the Americas (Mar del Plata, Argentina), continue to support the follow-up and dissemination of mandates, and continue to offer support to member states in implementing the mandates of the Declaration of Mar del Plata, its Plan of Action, and future summits, as well as support the preparatory efforts and technical coordination for the next Summit of the Americas.
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To instruct the Permanent Council to continue to promote and facilitate civil society participation in the Summits of the Americas process and in activities related to topics assigned to the OAS by that process, as well as the efforts of member states to foster such participation.
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To request the General Secretariat to report to the CISC and to the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) on the implementation and follow-up of the commitments undertaken in the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas, the Declaration of Nuevo León, and the Declaration and Plan of Action of the Fourth Summit of the Americas.
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To instruct the General Secretariat to continue, through the Joint Summit Working Group, chaired by the OAS Summits Secretariat, to coordinate and promote the implementation and follow-up, in all agencies, of the Plans of Action of the Summits of the Americas, the Declaration of Nuevo León, and the Declaration of Mar del Plata. To request, further, that it hold at least one meeting of agency heads each year to review progress made and plan joint activities, as a complement to the regular interagency meetings and provide assistance in the preparatory activities for the next Summit of the Americas.
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To request the General Secretariat to continue providing the necessary support for ministerial and sectoral meetings related to the implementation of Summit mandates and commitments on topics of interest to the OAS.
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To request the General Secretariat to make efforts, through the Summits Secretariat, to promote and disseminate among the various social actors the mandates and commitments emanating from the Summits of the Americas so that these actors may contribute to their implementation.
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To urge member states to continue contributing to the Specific Fund for the Summit Implementation Review Group in order to provide financial support for the Group’s activities.
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To request the General Secretariat to submit to the Permanent Council, through the Summits Secretariat, systematic and detailed information on the budgetary and financial management of said Specific Fund.
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To request the General Secretariat to strengthen the Summits Secretariat by providing it with the human and financial resources it needs to support follow-up and dissemination of the mandates of the Summits of the Americas.
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To instruct the General Secretariat to carry out the activities mentioned in this resolution within the resources allocated in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources; and to instruct the Secretary General to seek additional voluntary funds to carry out the activities mentioned in this resolution.
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To instruct the General Secretariat to report to the Permanent Council before the thirty-seventh regular session of the General Assembly on the implementation of this resolution.
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