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	General assembly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, representing Unitarian churches in the United Kingdom.
		The General Assembly of the New Zealand Parliament - the former name for the combined upper and lower houses of parliament and the Governor-General of New Zealand.
		Generally, an official session of the members, or representative members, of a union, church, association, or similar organization.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/General_Assembly (236 words)

	Learn more about Organization of American States in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The notion of closer hemispheric union in the American continent was first put forward by the Liberator Simón Bolívar who, at the 1826 Congress of Panama, proposed creating a league of Latin American republics, with a common military, a mutual defense pact, and a supranational parliamentary assembly.
		At the Fourth International Conference of American States (Buenos Aires, 1910), the name of the organization was changed to the "Union of American Republics" and the Bureau became the "Pan American Union".
		This was the event that saw the birth of the OAS as it stands today, with the signature by 21 American countries of the Charter of the Organization of American States on 30 April 1948 (in effect since December 1951).
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /o/or/organization_of_american_states.html (1238 words)

	Remarks to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States
		Remarks to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States
		Florida is one of the Americas most vibrant states, because it reflects the diversity of every state in the Americas.
		The General Assembly of 1974 was long on talk and short on action.
	www.state.gov /secretary/rm/2005/47228.htm (1251 words)

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		The state to which the person is transferred shall have the authority and obligation to keep the person transferred in custody, unless otherwise requested or authorized by the state from which the person was transferred.
		The state to which the person is transferred shall without delay implement its obligation to return the person to the custody of the state from which the person was transferred as agreed beforehand, or as otherwise agreed, by the competent authorities of both states.
		We mandate the XXXI General Assembly of the OAS to consider an adequate increase in resources for the activities of the Commission and the Court in order to improve human rights mechanisms and to promote the observance of the recommendations of the Commission and compliance with the judgments of the Court”; and b.
	scm.oas.org /AGRES_02_E.doc (10658 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Organization of American States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES [Organization of American States] (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
		The OAS is a regional agency designed to work with the United Nations to promote peace, justice, and hemispheric solidarity; to foster economic development (especially during the 1960s; see Alliance for Progress); and to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the signatory nations.
		According to a survey of government and private conservation organizations conducted by American Rivers, 57 dams in 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia are scheduled for removal in 2003.(In Brief...)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/O/OrgAmSt.asp (534 words)

	Basic Documents - American Convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Any State Party availing itself of the right of suspension shall immediately inform the other States Parties, through the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, of the provisions the application of which it has suspended, the reasons that gave rise to the suspension, and the date set for the termination of such suspension.
		The General Assembly may, only at the request of the Commission or the Court, as the case may be, determine sanctions to be applied against members of the Commission or judges of the Court when there are justifiable grounds for such action as set forth in the respective statutes.
		A vote of a two-thirds majority of the member states of the Organization shall be required for a decision in the case of members of the Commission and, in the case of judges of the Court, a two-thirds majority vote of the States Parties to the Convention shall also be required.
	www.cidh.oas.org /Basicos/basic3.htm (7339 words)

	NOTICIAS - VEN GLOBAL NEWS
		During the 35th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which introduced a theme entitled “Delivering the Benefits of Democracy,” the Venezuelan delegation was successful after eight of its resolutions were approved.
		At the conclusion of the Assembly, a Venezuelan proposal entitled “It is the duty of all OAS members to respect the regulations and principles of international law to preserve and strengthen peace across the continent” was also approved.
		The main theme of the 60th UN General Assembly was focused on evaluating the execution of the “UN Millennium Goals” in every one of the 191 UN member countries.
	www.mci.gob.ve /noticiaingles.asp?num=260 (1427 words)

	UNODC - Bulletin on Narcotics - 1987 Issue 1 - 005
		The Organization of American States (OAS) is an intergovernmental organization of 31 member States, 25 of which are parties to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961.
		He added that "These Chiefs of State and high officials approved and signed the Declaration of Quito,* in which they established guidelines for inter-American co-operation and called for international legislative action capable of carrying out an effective campaign across national borders and imposing sanctions on drug traffickers wherever they might be".
		The OAS General Assembly, at its Sixteenth Regular Meeting, held in Guatemala from 10 to 16 November 1986, authorized the implementation of the programme beginning in 1987 and established the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission.
	www.unodc.org /unodc/bulletin/bulletin_1987-01-01_1_page006.html (1283 words)

	..:: Inter-American Court of Human Rights::..
		Should the interested States fail to exercise their right within the time limits established in the preceding paragraphs, they shall be deemed to have waived that right.
		The States Parties to a case have the obligation to cooperate so as to ensure that all notices, communications or summonses addressed to persons subject to their jurisdiction are duly executed.
		States may neither institute proceedings against witnesses or expert witnesses nor bring illicit pressure to bear on them or on their families on account of declarations or opinions they have delivered before the Court.
	wcl.american.edu /humright/hracademy/corteidh/general_ing/rules.html (5355 words)

	University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
		The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) held its XXVII period of regular sessions from June 1st through the 4th, 1997, in Lima, Perú.
		During this session the General Assembly elected four judges to occupy the seats that will be left vacant at the end of the present year.
		The States promise to adopt legislation to declare forced disappearances as a crime and to cooperate among states to contribute to the prevention, sanction and erradication of such disappearances, taking all the necessary measures to fulfill the obligations established within the Convention.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/iachr/pr5-97.htm (859 words)

	Category:Organization of American States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General Assembly of the Organization of American States
		Secretary General of the Organization of American States
		United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Organization_of_American_States (76 words)

	Remarks at the Organization of American States General Assembly
		While negotiating, we should give special consideration to the capacity and well-being of small and less-developed states in the region, to ensure that they have the capabilities to negotiate for the best interests of their peoples.
		The OAS was the first organization to condemn the September 11 attacks.
		The OAS, particularly through the efforts of the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General, has taken on the tough assignment of facilitating negotiations between Haiti’s government and the democratic opposition.
	www.state.gov /secretary/former/powell/remarks/2002/10646.htm (1175 words)

	Armedcon: OAS - Joint NGO Statement before the 30th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		At the start of the 21st Century the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) should take stock of the protection, promotion and effective recognition of human rights in the Americas, in order to take the necessary steps and solutions to guarantee the rights and freedoms of the American peoples.
		Equally worrying are the attempts of some States in recent years to undermine the inter-American system for the protection and promotion of human rights and its effectivenss.
		Since the OAS held its last General Assembly human rights defenders have been killed, threatened with death, harassed or forced into exile in several countries in the region.
	www.essex.ac.uk /armedcon/international/regional/OASdoc/Text/oas002.htm (998 words)

	Powell Outlines Issues Confronting Western Hemisphere
		The Organization of American States was the first organization to condemn the September 11 attacks.
		It would be absolutely horrible in the year 2002 for any nation to use nuclear weapons in a situation such as this, and I'm glad that both nations have responded in a responsible manner to that concern on the part of the international community.
		In all of the interventions that I heard in the General Assembly this morning, even though we focused on terrorism and we talked about this convention with respect to prevention of terrorism, we also talked about economic development, we also talked about infrastructure development.
	usembassy-israel.org.il /publish/peace/archives/2002/june/060501.html (2422 words)

	A/RES/45/10. Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States
		Recognizes the effectiveness of the co-operation between the two organizations with respect to the procedures established by the Central American Presidents within the context of the subregional peace process; 4.
		Welcomes the participation of the Organization of American States in the Support Committee and the Policies and Projects Committee of the Special Plan of Economic Co-operation for Central America, established by General Assembly resolution 42/231 of 12 May 1988; 7.
		Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution; 10.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/45/a45r010.htm (221 words)

	Priorities for the XXXV General Assembly of the Organization of American States- Part 1
		New OAS Secretary General: Earlier this month, Chilean Minister of Interior José Miguel Insulza was elected the new Secretary General of the OAS, defeating Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Ernesto Derbez.
		It should be noted that OAS Secretary General isn’t elected by a majority, but rather by a consensus of member states.
		Moreover, 26 member-states of the OAS wrote letters to Secretary General Annan in support of a UN Special Session (excluding the United States and Canada in 26 seeing as they—along with the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Russia—were the original proponents of the Special Session).
	bnaibrith.org /ppolicy/oas/050603_STprioritiesPT2.cfm (735 words)

	A/RES/51/5. Universal Congress on the Panama Canal
		Reiterates its firm support for the initiative of the Government of Panama, and urges it to continue to intensify its efforts to organize the Universal Congress on the Panama Canal at Panama City from 7 to 10 September 1997; 3.
		Renews its appeal to Member States generously to assist the Government of Panama, and calls upon intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to do likewise; 4.
		Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution; 6.
	www1.umn.edu /humanrts/resolutions/51/5GA1996.html (184 words)

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		This was the optimistic general conclusion of the 34 member-state delegations and nongovernmental groups that participated in this week’s summit in the Hotel Herradura, west of San José.
		Although the Assembly failed to ratify the Inter-American Democratic Charter and voted against Costa Rica’s proposal to double current levels of funding for the protection of hemispheric human rights, the meeting was hailed as an important first step in opening democratic space in the General Assembly for the participation of nongovernmental rights groups.
		A third concern raised by civil society was the lack of a provision in the current draft to exclude states deemed undemocratic from economic integration, despite the original understanding that the Charter would have a provision for economic sanctions.
	www.infocostarica.com /news/11-jun-01.html (1505 words)

	Priorities for the XXXV General Assembly of the Organization of American States- Part 2
		The Arab League succeeded in mentioning not only the adoption of Resolution 242 and 338, which is classic UN language, but it also the need for both sides to accept the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) about the Israeli security fence.
		The declaration condemns terrorism by all means; and the speeches of some of the South American countries have been fair to Israel as they committed to us in the last year talks.
		Inequity, bad administration, corruption, lack of prestige of democratic institutions and political parties feed the unhappiness whose roots can be found in the expectations that came out after the transition period between dictatorships and democracy.
	bnaibrith.org /ppolicy/oas/050603_STpriorities.cfm (687 words)

	Santiago 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Within the framework of the 34th General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Quito(Ecuador), the Informal Dialogue between Delegation Heads, the OAS Secretary General and civil society representatives was held yesterday.
		(INFORID, June 7, 2004).- Within the framework of the 34th General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Quito (Ecuador), the Informal Dialogue between Delegation Heads, the OAS Secretary General and civil society representatives was held yesterday.
		First, the outgoing OAS Secretary General, Cesar Gaviera, acknowledged the importance of the participation of CSOs in the hemispheric organization activities, with almost 100 registered civil society organizations and more than 1500 involved in technical assistance activities.
	www.santiago2005.org /news/news_05.htm (603 words)

	news - Promoting Freedom And Democracy In This Hemisphere
		In 1974, the last time the United States hosted OAS (Organization of American States), 10 of 23 member states had democratically elected governments.
		The United States has launched a number of initiatives including the Millennium Challenge Account, which ties development aid to political and economic reform, as well as measures that offer more credit to small businesses, support additional medical treatment for people with HIV, and deny safe-haven to corrupt officials.
		By supporting CAFTA, the United States can forge stronger bonds with those countries in the region who stand for democracy and freedom, who are fighting corruption and crime, and who believe in the rule of law.
	www.noticias.info /asp/PrintingVersionNot.asp?NOT=72628 (579 words)

	XXXIII Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly - Haiti-Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Twelve years ago, at the last general assembly in Santiago, our heads of delegation approved the "Santiago Commitment to Democracy and the Renewal of the Inter-American System." The meeting set an ambitious agenda to promote and defend representative democracy and human rights.
		As a further sign of the commitment of the United States to this effort, I am pleased to announce that the United States will provide an additional $1 million to the OAS Special Mission to help improve the security climate for what we hope will be free and fair elections in Haiti.
		Member states raised their voices in unison to denounce the appalling terrorist bombing of a club in Colombia last February.
	www.haiti-info.com /article.php3?id_article=256 (1637 words)

	..:: Inter-American Court of Human Rights::..
		Costa Rica deposited its instrument of ratification of the Pact of San José on April 8, 1970 with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States,
		The General Assembly of the Organization of American States, at its Eighth Regular Session, held in June 1978, in adopting Resolution AG/RES.
		The representatives of the States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights, at the Sixth Special Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, in a meeting held on November 20, 1978 in accordance with Article 58 of the Convention, chose San Jose, Costa Rica as the seat of the Court,
	wcl.american.edu /humright/hracademy/corteidh/afines_ing/convenio.html (1852 words)

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		Last year’s General Assembly was held in Windsor, Canada, and focused on the creation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which is currently slated to enter into force in 2005.
		The General Assembly’s proposed adoption of the "Inter-American Democratic Charter" as part of the FTAA initiative is expected to be one of the more controversial agenda items at this meeting.
		According to the group’s statement, Powell’s appointment as Secretary of State implies a re-militarization of U.S. foreign relations in the Americas and a new era of Latin American intervention.
	www.infocostarica.com /news/4-jun-01.html (785 words)

	Venezuela Dominates Preliminary Discussion at 35th General Assembly of the Organization of American States
		Lauderdale, Fl., June 4, 2005—Downtown Ft. Lauderdale was on lock-down, yesterday, as ambassadors, delegates, and journalists arrived as part of the thirty-fifth regular session of the general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).
		Ernesto Ackerman, founder of Independent Venezuelan American Citizens, a Florida-based “civil society organization” opposed to the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez told the Sun-Sentinel he felt betrayed by the OAS’ failure to intervene “on behalf of democracy” in his native Venezuela.
		For the past several years the OAS General Assembly has invited a select group of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to make a presentation to the assembly, a process which was formalized in 2003.
	www.venezuelanalysis.com /news.php?newsno=1645 (1692 words)

	Organization of American States
		Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
		According to a survey of government and private conservation organizations conducted by American Rivers, 57 dams in 15 U.S. states......
		Free trade in the Americas: a perspective from the organization of American states.(International Law in the Americas: Rethinking......
	www.infoplease.com /id/A0836843 (620 words)

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