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MAIN EVENTS
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Meeting of the
Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG)
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The XLV
Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group, the first held since
the Government of Trinidad & Tobago received the Chairmanship of the
Summit Process in its role as the host of the next Summit, was held on
March 29, 2007.
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Meeting of the
Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG) to
discuss work towards the Fifth Summit |
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On February 26, 2007, the Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG) met
in Washington D.C. with the goal of exploring collaboration
mechanisms in preparation for the upcoming Fifth Summit of the
Americas. The day’s events opened with a working breakfast for
the JSWG members with the Secretary General of the OAS, José
Miguel Insulza.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
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Ambassador Carmen Marina
Gutierrez, who previously served as Director of the Department
for Follow Up, Policies, and Programs of the Organization of
American States, was appointed as Director of the Summits of
the Americas Secretariat in January of 2007. |
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To
commemorate International Women’s Day, March 8, 2007 in
Washington, D.C., the Summits of the Americas Secretariat
participated in the celebration organized by the Pan-American
Health Organization (PAHO), during which it delivered a message
on how to construct an integral gender vision within the
framework of the Summits Process. Also, the”Women in the
Americas: Paths to Political Participation” event took place at
the Library of Congress, during which the Secretariat
highlighted the need to create an architecture of inclusion in
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The OAS Secretary General,
Jose Miguel Insulza, participated in the opening ceremony of
the XLV Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG),
which was held on March 29, 2007 in Washington DC. The
Secretary General Insulza
explained that “the Summits of the Americas, of
Heads of State and Government, constitute the most important
regional forum and the principal guide of our hemispheric
cooperation policy.” At the same time, he added that the next
Summit will be fundamentally important because it will provide
an overview of the regional agenda and show “how we can move
forward into the future in carrying out our tasks.
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE JOINT SUMMIT WORKING GROUP
TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANDATES OF THE
IV SUMMIT OF
THE AMERICAS, MAR DEL PLATA |
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Meeting of Consultation with Civil Society on the Social Determinants
of Health
April 12-14,
2007
Brasilia, Brazil
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IV Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Life
July 25-26, 2007
Antigua, Guatemala
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