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OAS Permanent Council to Consider “Manifesto against Poverty in the Americas”

  August 20, 2024

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, August 22, at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) in the Simon Bolivar room at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., to consider the “Manifesto against Poverty in the Americas” and to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, and International Day for People of African Descent, among other topics.

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

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

Press Contact: Monica Reyes([email protected])

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council to Consider “Manifesto against Poverty in the Americas”

WHEN:Thursday, August 22, at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT)

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

Reference: AVI-131/24