2011 DIA AND OAS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DATE / JANUARY / LOCATION
14 / Special Session PC on Haiti (private) / Washington D.C
Bolivar
14 / Meeting with donors on IDC / Miranda
18-20 / Thirteen Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus for the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples / Washington, D.C.
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3:30 pm / XXVIII Policy Roundtable: Representative Democracy or Participatory Democracy? / Washington, DC
Hall of the Americas
28 / Fifth course on International Humanitarian Law / Washington, D.C
29 / Special meeting on International Humanitarian Law / Washington, D.C.
FEBRUARY
10 / Course on International Refugee Law / Washington, D.C.
9-11 / Model GA with Funglode-ANURD / Dominican Republic
20 / Seminar of the Inter-American Defense College / Washington, DC
MARCH
7-9 / IDEA side event at GEO Conference / Gaborone, Botswana
11-12 / “Diálogo sobre el Rol de los Diplomáticos en el Fortalecimiento de la Democracia a través del Apoyo a la Sociedad Civil” / Chile
14-18 / AU-OAS Democracy and Human Rights Forum / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
17-18 / Forum on “CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PROMOTION AND DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA AND THE AMERICAS” / Headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
18 / European and Inter-American Court on Human Rights event / Washington D.C.
16-18 / Eleventh Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) / Washington, D.C.
21-23 / Haitian Diaspora Forum / Washington, D.C.
24-27 / IDB Annual Assembly / Calgary
30-2 April / Washington MOAS for Universities / Washington D.C.
6 / Special Session of the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and
Civil Society Participation in OAS Activities (CISC) with Civil Society / Washington, D.C.
APRIL
5 / Hemispheric Forum: “Women Leadership in Political Reforms for Citizen Democracy”
/ Washington, D.C.
5-6 / Hemispheric Civil Society Forum in Preparation for the XLI General Assembly / Washington, D.C.
7 / 9th MOAS of the Permanent Council for OAS Interns (9th MOAS/PC) / Washington, D.C.
7 / Policy Roundtable:” Mujeres, Paz, Seguridad y la Modernización del Sector de Seguridad” / HoA, Washington, D.C.
7 /
Third Meeting of the OAS Technical Group on Transnational Organized Crime / Washington, D.C.
14-15 / IDEA interregional Dialogue on Democracy and Catedra de las Américas, “Interregional Discussion on Democracy” / Washington, D.C.
April 15, 2011 / Lecture: “Regional Perspectives on Democracy: Celebrating Ten Years of the Inter-American Democratic Charter”
Jean Ping, Chairperson, African Union Commission / Washington, D.C.
13 / Event with the Community of Democracies working Group on Democracy promotion, poverty reduction and development (chaired by Italy and Chile) / Washington, D.C.
21-1 / 141th Regular Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) / Washington, D.C.
MAY
6 / Invitation for the SG to deliver Commencement Address at the College of Charleston / Charleston, S.C.
10-14 / 29th MOAS for Universities of the Hemisphere (29th MOAS/Univ) / El Salvador
13 / Lecture: “Climate Change: What the Americas Can and Must Do”
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (CMNUCC) / Washington, D.C.
May 23, 2011 / 30 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“Inclusion and Democracy in the Americas” / Washington, D.C.
JUNE
5-7 / Informal Dialogue: The Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General with representatives of civil society / San Salvador, El Salvador
5-7 / Dialogue between Heads of Delegation and Civil Society Representatives about the Topic of the General Assembly / San Salvador, El Salvador
5-7 / 41th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly / San Salvador, El Salvador
JULY
TBC / 10th MOAS of the Permanent Council for OAS Interns (10th MOAS/PC) / Washington, D.C.
18-22 / 142th regular session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) / Washington, D.C.
AUGUST
15-19 / First National MOAS for high schools-Chile / Santiago, Chile
SEPTEMBER
3-4 / High-Level Hemispheric Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Inter-American Democratic Charter and the renewal of the Member States’ commitment to the principles of the Charter / Chile
12 / Special Session of the Permanent Council about national initiatives in the Member States / Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2011 / 31 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“The Road to Cartagena: Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity” / Washington, D.C.
14 / Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor – High Level Political Dialogue with Ministers of Women / San Salvador, El Salvador
19-23 / 66th Session UN General Assembly / New York
OCTOBER
October 6, 2011 / 32 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“The Road to Cartagena: Hemispheric Cooperation to Combat Natural Disasters” / Washington, D.C
October 13, 2011 / 33 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“Peace and Security: the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean; its geo-strategic importance in advancing security in the region“ / Washington, D.C
19 to November 4 / 143th regular session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) / Washington, D.C.
NOVEMBER
2 / 11th MOAS of the Permanent Council for OAS Interns (11th MOAS/PC) / Washington, D.C.
November 2, 2011 / 34 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“IICA DAY 2011: The Impact of Youth and Innovation on Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean” / Washington, D.C.
30-Dec. 3 / 30th MOAS for high schools (30th MOAS/HS) / Washington, D.C.
DECEMBER
December 5 / 36 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“The Dialogue Between Religious Communities and States in Latin America and the Caribbean”
December 8 / 37 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“Latin America Economic Outlook 2012:
Transforming the State for Development” / Washington, D.C.
December 13 / 38 OAS POLICY ROUNDTABLE
“Presentation of the OAS/UNDP Report:
Different Roads of Democracy in Latin America.
Lessons Learned from the Political Approach to the International Economic Crisis” / Washington, D.C.

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