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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WASHINGTON, USA -- “The time has come for the countries of the Americas to review their food security policies and take appropriate steps to make agricultural production a priority,” says President Bill Clinton, as organizers from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and the (OAS)... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Sunday condemned the decision taken by Honduran authorities of the de facto government to forbid entrance into the country to a delegation of OAS high officials whose main objective was... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The former Primer Minister of New Zealand Jennifer Mary Shipley defended Tuesday the capacity of leaders in modern societies to generate changes and promote social inclusion, at a conference within the Lecture of the Americas Series, hosted by the Organization of American States (OAS). read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Representative of Chile, Ambassador Pedro Oyarce, condemned and regretted on Tuesday the violent events that occurred on Monday morning around the Embassy of Brazil in Honduras. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- On September 17, a high-level delegation from the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), together with representatives of the German development agencies, announced a contribution of €1,000,000 to be split evenly between two OAS initiatives. read more...

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NEW YORK CITY, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, Tuesday remarked on the challenges facing the continent in the fight against poverty and inequality during the launch of a new hemispheric partnership that he said “will help us build the capacity... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- At a ceremony which took place at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand and member of the Club de Madrid, Jennifer Mary Shipley; and the OAS Assistant Secretary General, Albert Ramdin, signed an agreement to... read more...

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Lorraine Waldropt-Ferguson, an Assistant-Manager, who hails from the private sector in Trinidad and Jean-Robert Richard, a Food Technologist in the public sector in Tobago, provided a perfect mix as representatives of this country at the Forum for Young Leaders involved in the... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) passed on Monday a Declaration in which the organization “calls for the immediate signing of the San José Agreement” and demands full guarantees to ensure the life and physical integrity of President Zelaya. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Peace Week was inaugurated at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday with the participation of Clara Rojas, lawyer and once hostage of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), as keynote speaker of the Inter-American Peace Forum. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Republic of Colombia assumed on Monday the Chair of the Summit of the Americas from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at a meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG), the principal organ of the Process of the Summits of the Americas. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (IICA) -- “There is an urgent call for the region to build capacity in the agricultural sector as an important first step to enhancing production and productivity in order to increase food security and incomes in the rural areas,” said Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States of America. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The OAS Permanent Council on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the inter-American mission to Haiti which took place September 3-6, and praised the leadership of the Chairman of the Haiti Task Force and the Haiti group of Friends, Ambassador Albert Ramdin. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Colombian lawyer Clara Rojas will participate next Monday, September 21, in the Inter-American Peace Forum, which will open Peace Week at the Organization of American States. Rojas, a former hostage of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), will deliver the keynote speech. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- At the Consultation Workshop on Consumers Health in the Americas, organized jointly by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, asserted that the issue of consumer health and rights is... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Organization of American States (OAS) has convened a high-level meeting to launch a new partnership to fighting poverty in the Americas that comes at a time when the current economic crisis could reverse advances in poverty reduction made during the past five years. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (JIS) -- Jamaica's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Christopher Tufton, has called on the Organization of American States (OAS) to assist Caribbean countries to address challenges within the agricultural sector. Tufton made the call when he paid a call on the Secretary General of the OAS. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Thursday praised the strength demonstrated by the Inter-American Democratic Charter in preventing and solving regional conflicts at the Annual Conference of the Andean Development Corporation. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Wednesday participated in the opening of the XIII Annual Conference of the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), sponsored by the OAS and the Inter-American Dialogue foundation. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- A high-level inter-American mission comprised of eight OAS member States as well as the IDB, PAHO, IICA and PADF, successfully concluded a working visit to Haiti on Sunday, September 6. When asked about the objectives of the three-day mission, OAS Assistant Secretary General, Albert Ramdin... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Democracy is not limited to the electoral process, but is also expressed in the legitimate exercise of power, including the respect for the essential elements, components and attributes of democracy. That’s how one of the organs of the Organization of American States (OAS) put it. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados is likely to see an increase in technical assistance from the Organisation of American States (OAS), as that agency seeks to intensify its focus on regional projects. Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, made this disclosure during a recent meeting. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Corporate social responsibility is inherent to an individual’s responsibility as a citizen, but also makes sound business sense since those businesses that fail to pay attention to the social and environmental realities of their consumers run the risk of becoming irrelevant. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (BGIS) -- The Barbados government will continue to offer its support to the Organisation of American States (OAS) as it pursues its goals of strengthening democratic governance and enhancing the development of people in the region, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will pay an official visit to Barbados from Sunday, August 30, to Tuesday, September 1. While here, the Secretary General will pay a courtesy call on Governor General, Sir Clifford Husbands. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- As part of Inter-American cooperation efforts of support for the Government of Haiti in terms of institutional strengthening, socio-economic development, environmental sustainability and security, the Organization of American States (OAS) has organized a high-level Inter-American Mission. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Chair of the Haiti Task Force, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, joined the OAS Staff Association in a ceremony to handover a check to the Hope for Haiti Foundation, a Haitian NGO working in education and health care. read more...

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BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) -- Colombia on Wednesday filed a formal complaint against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with the Organization of American States, accusing the leftist leader of meddling in its domestic affairs. The OAS complaint came after Chavez attacked Colombia as a "narco-state". read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, reported Wednesday to the Permanent Council of the Organization on his recent trip to Honduras as part of a delegation of Foreign Ministers of the Hemisphere. After the meeting, Insulza said... read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA (IICA) -- In order to meet the challenges faced by today’s agriculture, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Organization of American States (OAS) are organizing a high level Food Security Conference scheduled for October 1st, 2009 in Washington DC. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Over 200 educators will participate in the second part of the distance course for Caribbean educators entitled ‘Education for Democratic Citizenship in the Caribbean’ commencing in early September 2009. Fifty educators from five countries recently participated in the first phase. read more...

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