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Summary Table of OAS Actions in Compliance with the Mandates of the Summits of the Americas

Fact Sheet released by the Organization of American States
November, 2000

FIRST SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, Miami, December, 1994: Mandates and Results

Promoting and Protecting Human Rights
* Strengthening of the ICHR activities in relation to promoting and protecting Human Rights
* Acceptance by a large number of countries of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights's jurisdiction
* Inter-American Program on Human Rights
* Proposed American Declaration on the rights of the Indigenous Populations
* Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

Invigorating Society/Community Participation
* Inter-American Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Decision-Making for Sustainable Development (ISP).

Combating Corruption
* Inter-American Convention Against Corruption
* Inter-American Program for cooperation in the Fight against Corruption

Combating the Problem Illegal Drugs and Related Crimes
* Anti-Drug Strategy in the Hemisphere
* Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and other related materials

Eliminating the Threat of National and International Terrorism
* Declaration and Plan of Action of Lima - Special Conference to Prevent, Combat and Eliminate Terrorism, Lima, Peru, April 1996

Building Mutual Confidence
* Declarations of Santiago and San Salvador - Regional Conferences of Santiago and San Salvador on Confidence and Security Building Measures

Free Trade in the Americas
* Creation of the Trade Unit

Telecommunications
* Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action adopted at a Senior Telecommunications Officials meeting in Washington in September 1996.
* Adoption of the "Blue Book" (the full name of which is Recommendations on Telecommunications Policies for the Countries of the Americas)

White Helmets
* OAS Initiative of White Helmets

Sustainable Development
* Declaration and Plan of Action of Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Summit Conference on Sustainable Development, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, December 1996.

SECOND SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS, Santigo, Chile, April, 1998: Mandates and Results

Education
* Inter-American Program of Education
* Projects
1. Education for Social Sectors Requiring Priority Attention
2. Profesionalization of teachers and Educational Administrators
3. Strengthening Educational Management and Institutional Development
4. Education for Work and Youth Development
5. Education for Citizenship and Sustainability in Multicultural Societies
6. Exchange of teachers and Students for Study of the OAS Official Languages

Human Rights
* Strengthening of the ICHR activities in relation to promoting and protecting Human Rights
* Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
* Special Rapporteur for the Status of Women in the Americas
* Rapporteur for Children's Rights

Civil Society
* Open meetings of the Special Committee on Inter-American Summit Management
* Committee on Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities
* Implementation of the Inter-American Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Decision-Making for Sustainable Development (ISP)
* System of accreditation for Civil Society Organizations to participate in OAS activities
* Consultative Committee on Civil Society for the FTAA process

Migrant Workers
* Special Rapporteur for Migrant Workers

Municipal and Regional Administrations
* Program for Cooperation in Decentralization, Local Government and Citizen Participation

Corruption
* Symposium on enhancing probity in the Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile, November 1998

Prevention and Control of the Illicit Consumption and trafficking in Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances and Related Crimes
* Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM)

Terrorism
* Commitment of Mar del Plata - Second Specialized Inter-American Conference on Terrorism, November 1998, Mar del Plata, Argentina
* Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE)

Building Confidence and Security among States
* Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions

Strengthening of Justice Systems and Judiciaries
* Annual meetings of the Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General of the Hemisphere
* Establishment of the Justice Studies Center

Modernization of the State in Labor Matters
* Declaration and Plan of Action of Viña del Mar - XI Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor, Viña del Mar, Chile, October 1998

Free Trade of the Americas
* Tripartite Committee
* Technical cooperation to the Negotiating Groups of the FTAA process
* FTAA Administrative Secretariat
* Technical support of the FTAA entities, giving special attention to the needs of the smaller economies. Seminars and training courses given by the Trade Unit

Telecommunications
* Adoption of a reference book on Universal Service in the Americas
* Endorsement of an Inter-American Mutual Recognition Agreement on the Conformity Assessment Processes;
* Approval of an updated version of the Blue Book

Women
* Meeting of Ministers of the highest-ranking Authorities Responsible for the Advancement of Women in the Member States, April 2000

Summit of the Americas Follow-up
* Office of Summit Follow-Up
* Institutional Memory of the Summit Process
* Technical Secretariat for the SIRG

Cooperation
* Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development

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