MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Speaking in Mexico at the opening of the first hemispheric conference of its kind on coordination of international cooperation with Haiti, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin applauded the decision to bring together government actors and the  international community. read more...

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Organization of American States is currently holding its Fifth Model of the Permanent Council for OAS Interns, the purpose of which is to familiarize interns from throughout the Hemisphere working at the Organization with the work of the political bodies of the OAS. read more...

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Grenada’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Gillian Bristol Thursday addressed the Second Meeting of Ministers of Public Security on the Feasibility Study carried out by the OAS Department of Public Security. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Friday deplored the disruption to the process of implementation of the Agreement reached in Tegucigalpa on October 30. Insulza said the OAS will continue efforts to move the process forward. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Vincentians celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Independence of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with a gala event at the ornate and historic “Hall of the Americas” of the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters building in Washington, DC, on Saturday 31st October 2009. read more...

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) agreed on Thursday in Santo Domingo to institutionalize the Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA) to strengthen cooperation against delinquency. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- In an effort to share experiences and reduce the rates of unregistered people in the Americas, the Regional Summit of Civil Registries and Identification and VI meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Council for Civil Registration, Identity and Vital Statistics was inaugurated. read more...

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, met Wednesday with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, ministers, vice ministers and heads of delegation attending the Second Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security... read more...

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, called on Wednesday for closer cooperation among authorities in the hemisphere to fight crime and violence, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the Second Meeting of... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Organization of American States (OAS) and the government of Colombia on Thursday launched a process towards the Summit of the Americas 2012 with the first meeting of the Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG), held at OAS Headquarters in Washington, DC. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, announced on Sunday that the international members of a Verification Commission to Honduras called for in the agreement reached in Honduras last week will be the former President of Chile... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, referred recently to the decision of the Haitian Senate to deliver a non-confidence vote to ouster Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis. The Secretary General stated that “an international organization... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Second Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (known by its Spanish acronym, MISPA II) was described on Friday by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, as a meeting of great importance. read more...

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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (OPM) -- Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Chelston Brathwaite, has noted that agriculture is critical for reducing poverty in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and for national development. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Political stability, elections, and international cooperation in Haiti took center stage at the Organization of American States (OAS) Group of Friends of Haiti that met at OAS headquarters to review recent activities, as well as the country’s overall political and economic situation. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, said on Tuesday that “with the global economy still struggling to emerge from recession and the countries of the Americas feeling the negative effects of the economic downturn... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Cooperation Network (COOPERANET) fostered by the Organization of American States (OAS) was set in motion during the high-level meeting that took place October 26 and 27, 2009, in Bogotá, Colombia, with 26 delegations from OAS Member States in attendance. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Organization of American States (OAS) is hosting a “Social Protection Internship” between the 26th of October and 3rd November in Santiago, Chile, with the participation of representatives from various Caribbean countries. The event is a key element of the second phase of... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will travel to Jamaica on Tuesday, October 27, to participate in the inaugural ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting on “Agriculture and Rural Life in the Americas.” read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Specialized Meeting of High-Level Cooperation Authorities in the framework of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI) was inaugurated on Monday in Bogotá, Colombia. The meeting will discuss the efficacy of hemispheric cooperation and the role the OAS could play. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (JIS) -- Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, has received major hemispheric recognition with the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC re-naming its Hall of Culture in his honour. The hall is a venue for major cultural events. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuela and Nicaragua introduced the issue of the US economic blockade against Cuba in a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) underway in Washington to discuss the current political crisis in Honduras. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) Wednesday issued a statement denouncing the hostile action by the de facto regime against the embassy of Brazil and the harassment of its occupants and the violation of their human rights. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- In his quarterly report before the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on the Mission of Support to the Peace Process in Colombia, Secretary General José Miguel Insulza Wednesday highlighted the achievements and challenges of the peace process. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, recalled that the process of dialogue established among Hondurans last October 7 in the presence of the Secretary General and Foreign Ministers of the OAS, as well as of the Spanish Secretary of State... read more...

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NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) -- Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, made an Official Visit to The Bahamas from October 15 to 16, 2009, to discuss matters relating to tourism and trade in the Americas. It was his first official visit here. read more...

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CARACAS, Venezula (Bloomberg) -- Honduras’s deposed President Manuel Zelaya and the acting government have agreed on some points of a plan to resolve the country’s political crisis, Organization of American States Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza said. Negotiators for Zelaya and... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, and the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), William Lacy Swing, signed on Wednesday an agreement to strengthen the cooperation between both organizations. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, said he was pleased with progress achieved on Friday in the relations between Colombia and Ecuador in a meeting held between the Ministers of Foreign Relations of the two countries. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Friday expressed satisfaction that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the President of the United States, Barack Obama. “We congratulate the President of the United States... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- “IICA is uniquely positioned to serve the agricultural interests of the 34 member countries in this hemisphere,” said President Bill Clinton, in a taped message to participants and attendees at a joint Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and Organization of American States. read more...

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, made on Wednesday a strong call to dialogue in order to achieve the restoration of unity within the Honduran people and its democratic institutionality. During the inauguration of the Dialogue Table... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) is a partner organization of the US-Brazil Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Biofuels Cooperation. The OAS is working to help implement partnership activities in the third-party countries, including Jamaica. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday inaugurated the second regular session of its Executive Committee, in which, among other subjects, will be discussed the situation of women in the current economic crisis. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- A Mission from the Organization of American States (OAS) will arrive in Honduras on Wednesday, for the purpose of promoting dialogue and the restoration of democracy in this country. The delegation will include the OAS Secretary General; the Foreign Ministers of Costa Rica  (Chair of SICA)... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- During the Thirty-eight Lecture Series of the Americas that will take place October 5, at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, will speak. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) held on Friday a Special Session to celebrate the First American International Conference, which began on October 2, 1889, in Washington, DC, with the objective of analyzing mechanisms for the peaceful solution of controversies. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Organization of American States and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture held on Thursday a conference named, “Agriculture for Development and Food Security in the Americas”, with the participation of experts, academics, and government representatives... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Commission of the African Union and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States signed on Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the cooperation between both continental organizations.The MOU establishes a higher level of cooperation. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Special General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted on Wednesday the Program-Budget of the Organization for 2010, based on a proposal for the Permanent Council by the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza. The budget appropriates 178 million dollars. read more...

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