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OAS Permanent Council to Commemorate International Women's Day and Rare Disease Day

  March 1, 2024

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold two meetings on Wednesday, March 6 in the Simon Bolivar room at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC.

At 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT), the Council will commemorate International Women´s Day and consider the draft resolution “Designation of the space known as ‘Hall of Heroes’ as ‘Hall of the Heroines and Heroes of the Americas."

Then at 15:00 EST (20:00 GMT) the Council will commemorate "International Rare Disease Day."

Please consult the agendas of the meetings here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meetings will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected])

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council to Commemorate International Women's Day and Rare Disease Day

WHEN: Wednesday, March 6 at10:00 EST (15:00 GMT) and 15:00 EST (20:00 GMT)

WHERE:Simon Bolivar room, Organization of American States. 17th Street & Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006.



Reference: AVI-024/24