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The Region’s Commitment to the Rights of Older Persons

The Region’s Commitment to the Rights of Older Persons

The Americas became the first region in the world to have a binding instrument to promote and protect the rights and freedoms of older persons. The adoption of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons at the General Assembly of the OAS in June 2015, demonstrates once again the leadership of the region in the field of international law, setting a historical precedent and a benchmark for the work undertaken in other instances and regions for the protection of human rights. » Read more.

Innovation in Education highlighted at Virtual Educa Mexico

OAS Welcomes partners from the Mobiles for Education Alliance   The XVI International Virtual Educa Symposium concluded in Guadalajara, Mexico on June 26, after five days of exchanges on innovation in education in the region. More than 13,000 participants took part in the event, including senior management of education systems from 17 countries and 28 parliamentarians from 11 countries of the Americas; as well as educators, students, representatives of the public and private sectors, and experts from Latin America and the Caribbean. » Read more

Belize continues to bet on energy efficiency

Cooperation in social protection: exchanging experiences, expanding opportunities

As part of a regional effort to improve energy efficiency in CARICOM member states, the Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities (MESTPU) of Belize has partnered with the OAS Department of Sustainable Development, and in cooperation with the OAS Belize Office, launched the “Standards and Labelling” component of the Energy for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Buildings Project (ESD) during an event held from June 30 to July 2, 2015.
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The Evolution of How Countries in the Americas Understand and Fight Poverty

Cooperation in social protection: exchanging experiences, expanding opportunities

Increasingly, the social development agenda and the public policies and solutions designed to combat poverty are expanding the definition and measurement of poverty, by incorporating new elements to traditional measures based on income. Today, governments recognize that eradicating poverty and achieving equity requires a multidimensional and inter-sectoral approach realized through the articulation of different sectors and attention to different aspects of poverty. » Read more
 

 

Cooperation in Action

July, 2015

The Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) continues to expand its partnerships. For the next three months (July-September 2015), the S/CIP will welcome an expert from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM - Tec de Monterrey) in Mexico at its headquarters in Washington DC. » Read more

June, 2015

Ministers and Authorities to address "Rural Community Tourism" in September. The next edition of the Inter-American Congress of Tourism will be held in Lima, Peru, on September 3 and 4, 2015, with the support of the OAS. » Read more

June, 2015

OAS-Peru-US to give voice to citizens on the environment in Trade Agreement. The governments of Peru and the United States, in agreement with the OAS, will generate an additional space for citizens to participate in the implementation of the bilateral trade agreement, particularly as it relates to enforcing the environmental laws of both countries. » Read more
 
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