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WASHINGTON, USA:  The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday renewed the call for changes in production and consumption patterns, in order to provide a better quality of life and preserve the natural assets on which all life forms depend. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The government of Denmark has announced a contribution of nearly US$670,000 to the Organization of American States (OAS) to support initiatives by the Office of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The Organization of American States (OAS), in response to a request from the government of Haiti, has pledged to help that country update its tourism master plan to spur economic development and opportunity. OAS support would also focus on raising awareness among Haitians. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Supporting an initiative to improve education in Haiti, the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert R. Ramdin, advocated a twin-track approach that would include both short- and long-term objectives. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The government of Panama has signed an agreement that officially confirms it will host the next General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza, on a two-day offical visit to Jamaica, has underscored the OAS's continued commitment to the promotion of social and economic development, democracy and security in the hemisphere. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza on Wednesday reiterated the importance of a joint effort by international organisations to tackle the challenge of strengthening Haiti’s institutions. “It is crucial for all international cooperation agencies to coordinate their efforts,” he said. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: "When we tackle discrimination, we also eliminate the fuel which feeds social exclusion, poverty, violence and inequality," the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Albert Ramdin, told experts at a seminar on combating discrimination. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The member countries of the organization of American States (OAS) have unanimously endorsed the Panamanian government's proposal for energy, a basic resource to fuel development for the peoples of the Americas, read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, on Thursday noted the importance of strengthening legislative integration among countries and of “providing parliaments with political and technical capacity to confront the great challenges of modern legislation.” read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Under an agreement signed on Tuesday, the government of Canada will provide an additional (Can.)$2 million for integral development initiatives carried out by the Organization of American States (OAS) in the hemisphere. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday resumed negotiations in Washington on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, read more.. |
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ST CROIX, USVI:  The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert R. Ramdin, said Sunday at the Caribbean Summit on HIV/AIDS that this pandemic poses “a threat to the development, social stability and human security of the Caribbean,” read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  The Caribbean region is suffering some of the negative impacts of climate change, urgent action must be taken to mitigate the effects of such human activities as over-fishing and pollution, regional climate-change experts argued at the Organization of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Contemporary development issues and challenges facing Caribbean governments and regional inter-governmental agencies will be the focus of a new seminar series offered by the Organization of American States (OAS) Department of Sustainable Development. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, addressing officials and students of the Inter-American Defense College, has called for more attention from governments to the issue of crime, which he said was among the major challenges. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: In any society, individuals who do not have an identity are much more vulnerable to abuse. That view was expressed by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The Chairman of the Organization of American States (OAS) Committee on Hemispheric Security, Javier Sancho-Bonilla, has reaffirmed the membership's collective commitment to rid the Americas of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA: The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert R. Ramdin, has called for a new and holistic development paradigm that combines democracy, integral development and multidimensional security. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Now that the countries of the Americas have “mastered the holding of democratic elections,” they must continue the difficult but much more important task of “delivering the benefits of democracy to a deserving people,” OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  "Democracy is not a luxury or an issue of ideology; it's a fundamental precondition for social and economic development," Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International, said on Tuesday at the Organization of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Labour experts from member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) gather in Ottawa, Canada, November 28 and 29 for a workshop to discuss strategies for the promotion of migrant workers’ rights. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  During a session of the Permanent Council, Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, recalled the 514th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas and noted the holiday’s importance to Spain. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: The OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin has suggested that, with the expanding hemispheric security agenda, the role of the OAS as a partner for peace and security will become even more critical. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin has reaffirmed the commitment of the Organization of American States’ (OAS) to integral development in the Western Hemisphere as one of three strategic OAS priorities. read more.. |
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| WASHINGTON, USA: Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said Thursday that the promotion of trade and investment is critical not only to create jobs and increase prosperity, but also to strengthen democracy in the Americas. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The St Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the western hemispheric Organisation of American States (OAS) are to map out a work programme at the regional level. read more.. |
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| SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP): Growing tensions between Venezuela and Peru have cast a shadow over the opening of an annual summit of the Organization of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (Reuters): When Jose Miguel Insulza was elected secretary-general of the Organization of American States in May 2005 there was hope the Chilean statesman might revive a body long seen as ineffectual and dominated by Washington. read more.. |
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