FORTY-FIRST REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.P
June 5 to 7, 2011 AG/doc.5232/11
San Salvador, El Salvador 7 June 2011
Original: Spanish
DECLARATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(Provisional version pending revision by the Style Committee)
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AG/DEC. 66 (XLI-O/11) DECLARATION OF SAN SALVADOR ON CITIZEN SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS 1
AG/DEC. 67 (XLI-O/11) DRAFT DECLARATION ON THE QUESTION OF THE MALVINAS ISLANDS 6
AG/DEC. 68 (XLI-O/11) DECLARATION ON HAITI 8
AG/RES. 2617 (XLI-O/11) FOLLOW-UP TO THE SPECIAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY 10
AG/RES. 2618 (XLI-O/11) SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM 12
AG/RES. 2619 (XLI-O/11) SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 15
AG/RES. 2620 (XLI-O/11) OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION (CICAD) 21
AG/RES. 2621 (XLI-O/11) HEMISPHERIC PLAN OF ACTION ON DRUGS 2011 – 2015 22
AG/RES. 2622 (XLI-O/11) MULTILATERAL EVALUATION MECHANISM OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION 44
AG/RES. 2623 (XLI-O/11) MODEL LEGISLATION ON SELF-PROPELLED SUBMERSIBLE AND SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE VESSELS 47
AG/RES. 2624 (XLI-O/11) CONSOLIDATION OF THE REGIME ESTABLISHED IN THE TREATY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (TREATY OF TLATELOLCO) 52
AG/RES. 2625 (XLI-O/11) CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING IN THE AMERICAS 55
AG/RES. 2626 (XLI-O/11) CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN SECURITY STRATEGY 58
AG/RES. 2627 (XLI-O/11) INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURING OF AND TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIALS 61
AG/RES. 2628 (XLI-O/11) INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON TRANSPARENCY IN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ACQUISITIONS 64
AG/RES. 2629 (XLI-O/11) FOLLOW-UP TO THE MEETINGS OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS 67
AG/RES. 2630 (XLI-O/11) THE AMERICAS AS AN ANTIPERSONNEL-LAND-MINE-FREE ZONE 69
AG/RES. 2631 (XLI-O/11) SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD/ 75
AG/RES. 2632 (XLI-O/11) FUTURE OF THE MISSION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTRUMENTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE SYSTEM/ 79
AG/RES. 2633 (XLI-O/11) SUPPORT FOR AND FOLLOW-UP TO THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS 81
AG/RES. 2634 (XLI-O/11) FOLLOW-UP AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANDATES OF THE DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT OF PORT OF SPAIN OF THE FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS/ 86
AG/RES. 2635 (XLI-O/11) INCREASING AND STRENGTHENING THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL ACTORS IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES AND IN THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS PROCESS 90
AG/RES. 2636 (XLI-O/11) CONTINUING PARTICIPATION IN THE INTER-AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT BY MEMBER STATES THAT HAVE NOT RATIFIED THE PROTOCOL OF MANAGUA 95
AG/RES. 2637 (XLI-O/11) CONVOCATION OF THE XVII INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR AND SUPPORT FOR THE INTER-AMERICAN NETWORK FOR LABOR ADMINISTRATION (RIAL) 96
AG/RES. 2638 (XLI-O/11) EDUCATIONAL PORTAL OF THE AMERICAS: TEN YEARS OF STRENGTHENING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE HEMISPHERE THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION 100
AG/RES. 2639 (XLI-O/11) ADAPTATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN TRAVEL CONGRESSES TO THE CIDI FRAMEWORK AND HOLDING OF THE XIX INTER-AMERICAN TRAVEL CONGRESS 102
AG/RES. 2640 (XLI-O/11) 2011: INTER-AMERICAN YEAR OF CULTURE 105
AG/RES. 2641 (XLI-O/11) EXTENSION OF THE TERM OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT 2006-2009 108
AG/RES. 2642 (XLI-O/11) THIRD MEETING OF MINISTERS AND HIGH AUTHORITIES ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF CIDI 112
AG/RES. 2643 (XLI-O/11) SEVENTH INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF EDUCATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CIDI 115
AG/RES. 2644 (XLI-O/11) REPORT OF THE SECOND INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS AND HIGH-LEVEL AUTHORITIES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CIDI 118
AG/RES. 2645 (XLI-O/11) REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF MINISTERS AND HIGH AUTHORITIES OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CIDI 122
AG/RES. 2646 (XLI-O/11) EXTENSION OF THE MANDATE OF THE CEPCIDI WORKING GROUP TO STRENGTHEN CIDI AND ITS ORGANS 125
AG/RES. 2647 (XLI-O/11) EXISTING MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AMONG THE MEMBER STATES 128
AG/RES. 2648 (XLI-O/11) IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS 132
AG/RES. 2649 (XLI-O/11) CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE 134
AG/RES. 2650 (XLI-O/11) PROMOTION OF AND RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW 138
AG/RES. 2651 (XLI-O/11) PERSONS WHO HAVE DISAPPEARED AND ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES 143
AG/RES. 2652 (XLI-O/11) OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS 146
AG/RES. 2653 (XLI-O/11) HUMAN RIGHTS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND GENDER IDENTITY 149
AG/RES. 2654 (XLI-O/11) PROTECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS 151
AG/RES. 2655 (XLI-O/11) FOLLOW-UP ON THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND ON THE INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION 154
AG/RES. 2656 (XLI-O/11) GUARANTEES FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE. THE ROLE OF OFFICIAL PUBLIC DEFENDERS 159
AG/RES. 2657 (XLI-O/11) MEETING OF MINISTERS OF JUSTICE OR OTHER MINISTERS OR ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE AMERICAS 162
AG/RES. 2658 (XLI-O/11) HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS: SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND ORGANIZATIONS OF CIVIL SOCIETY WORKING TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AMERICAS 164
AG/RES. 2659 (XLI-O/11) PROMOTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 168
AG/RES. 2660 (XLI-O/11) INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 173
AG/RES. 2661 (XLI-O/11) ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA 177
AG/RES. 2662 (XLI-O/11) RIGHT TO THE TRUTH 180
AG/RES. 2663 (XLI-O/11) SUPPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ITS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT 183
AG/RES. 2664 (XLI-O/11) PROGRAM OF ACTION FOR THE DECADE OF THE AMERICAS FOR THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (2006-2016) AND SUPPORT FOR ITS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT (SEDISCAP) 186
AG/RES. 2665 (XLI-O/11) PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF STATELESSNESS AND PROTECTION OF STATELESS PERSONS IN THE AMERICAS 189
AG/RES. 2666 (XLI-O/11) PROTOCOL OF SAN SALVADOR: PRESENTATION OF PROGRESS INDICATORS FOR MEASURING RIGHTS UNDER THE PROTOCOL OF SAN SALVADOR 192
AG/RES. 2667 (XLI-O/11) INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS 195
AG/RES. 2668 (XLI-O/11) STUDY OF THE RIGHTS AND THE CARE OF PERSONS UNDER ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT 199
AG/RES. 2669 (XLI-O/11) THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 202
AG/RES. 2670 (XLI-O/11) STRENGTHENING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE JUSTICE STUDIES CENTER OF THE AMERICAS 210
AG/RES. 2671 (XLI-O/11) OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL COMMITTEE 212
AG/RES. 2672 (XLI-O/11) OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS/ 214
AG/RES. 2673 (XLI-O/11) HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN FORMAL EDUCATION IN THE AMERICAS 220
AG/RES. 2674 (XLI-O/11) DRAFT AMERICAN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 223
AG/RES. 2675 (XLI-O/11) STRENGTHENING OF THE INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THE MANDATES ARISING FROM THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS 225
AG/RES. 2676 (XLI-O/11) PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS WHILE COUNTERING TERRORISM 230
AG/RES. 2677 (XLI-O/11) DRAFT INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST RACISM AND ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND INTOLERANCE 237
AG/RES. 2678 (XLI-O/11) PROTECTION OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN THE AMERICAS 241
AG/RES. 2679 (XLI-O/11) RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MEDIA 245
AG/RES. 2680 (XLI-O/11) “PROMOTION OF THE RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY AND OF ASSOCIATION IN THE AMERICAS” 249
AG/RES. 2681 (XLI-O/11) INCREASING ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH STRENGTHENING OF THE INTER-AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMMISSION 253
AG/RES. 2682 (XLI-O/11) CONSUMER PROTECTION: CONSOLIDATION OF THE NETWORK FOR CONSUMER SAFETY AND HEALTH AND CREATION OF AN INTER-AMERICAN RAPID PRODUCT SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM 255
AG/RES. 2683 (XLI-O/11) INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM ON EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND PRACTICES 258
AG/RES. 2684 (XLI-O/11) FREE TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE HEMISPHERE 264
AG/RES. 2685 (XLI-O/11) STRENGTHENING OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION OF WOMEN 265
AG/RES. 2686 (XLI-O/11) PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SMUGGLING OF AND TRAFFICKING IN MINORS 267
AG/RES. 2687 (XLI-O/11) PROMOTION OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE HEMISPHERE 272
AG/RES. 2688 (XLI-O/11) SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COLLOQUIUM FOR FEMALE LEADERS 276
AG/RES. 2689 (XLI-O/11) PROMOTION OF WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUITY AND EQUALITY 278
AG/RES. 2690 (XLI-O/11) ATTENTION TO MIGRATORY FLOWS IN THE AMERICAS WITH A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE 282
AG/RES. 2691 (XLI-O/11) SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA COMMISSION 284
AG/RES. 2692 (XLI-O/11) MECHANISM TO FOLLOW UP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION, PUNISHMENT, AND ERADICATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, “CONVENTION OF BELÉM DO PARÁ” 286
AG/RES. 2693 (XLI-O/11) RECOGNITION AND PROMOTION OF THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN THE AMERICAS 289
AG/RES. 2694 (XLI-O/11) PROMOTION AND STRENGTHENING OF DEMOCRACY: FOLLOW-UP TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CHARTER 291
AG/RES. 2695 (XLI-O/11) SOCIAL CHARTER OF THE AMERICAS: RENEWAL OF THE HEMISPHERIC COMMITMENT TO FIGHT POVERTY IN THE REGION 296
AG/RES. 2696 (XLI-O/11) FINANCING OF THE 2012 PROGRAM-BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION 299
AG/RES. 2697 (XLI-O/11) CHANGE OF DATE OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 302
AG/RES. 2698 (XLI-O/11) VOTE OF APPRECIATION TO THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF El SALVADOR 303
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AG/DEC. 66 (XLI-O/11)
DECLARATION OF SAN SALVADOR
ON CITIZEN SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 7, 2011)
THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HEADS OF DELEGATION OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS), gathered in San Salvador, El Salvador, at the forty-first regular session of the OAS General Assembly;
RECOGNIZING that peace, security, democracy, human rights, development, and cooperation are the pillars of the inter-American system and that they are interlinked and mutually reinforcing;
CONVINCED that all multilateral efforts and cooperation in the area of security must respect in full the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence of states, and of non-interference in the internal affairs of states, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the Charter of the Organization of American States, and international law, as well as take into account different perspectives with regard to threats to states’ security and their priorities;
RECOGNIZING that the Declaration on Security in the Americas reiterates that the concept of security in the Hemisphere is multidimensional in scope, includes traditional and new threats, concerns, and other challenges to the security of the states of the Hemisphere, incorporates the priorities of each state, contributes to the consolidation of peace, integral development, and social justice, and is based on democratic values, respect for and promotion and defense of human rights, solidarity, cooperation, and respect for national sovereignty;
RECOGNIZING that with the adoption of the Commitment to Public Security in the Americas at the First Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA I), held in Mexico on October 7-8, 2008, the member states expressed their political will for and the priority of confronting crime, violence, and insecurity in a joint, mutually supportive, preventive, comprehensive, coherent, effective, and continuous manner;
RECOGNIZING ALSO the Consensus of Santo Domingo on Public Security in the Americas adopted at the Second Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA II), held in the Dominican Republic on November 3-5, 2009;
REAFFIRMING that the Meetings of Ministers of Justice or Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA) and other meetings of criminal justice authorities are important and effective forums for promoting and strengthening mutual understanding, confidence, dialogue, and cooperation in developing criminal justice policies and responses to address threats to security;
RECALLING the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, in the American Convention on Human Rights, and in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
TAKING NOTE of the Report on Citizen Security and Human Rights prepared by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and presented by it in December 2009;
RECOGNIZING that public security is the duty and exclusive obligation of the state, strengthens the rule of law, and has as its purpose to safeguard the integrity and safety of persons and to protect the enjoyment of all their rights;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that citizen and community participation is essential in the promotion and sustainability of public security policies;
RECOGNIZING that public security conditions are improved through full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as by means of the promotion of education, culture, health, and economic and social development;
RECOGNIZING furthermore the need to promote and strengthen long-term and comprehensive state policies for public security that fully ensure the protection and promotion of human rights, with an emphasis on addressing the causes of crime and violence;
UNDERLINING the need to continue coordinating international measures in the area of natural disaster prevention, mitigation and assistance, while encouraging community participation and strengthening domestic capabilities as well as those of competent risk management agencies;
REITERATING the commitment to promote, within the framework of the rule of law, a culture of peace and non-violence, which is understood as a set of values, attitudes, and modes of behavior based on respect for life, human beings, and their dignity, and which gives priority to human rights, ending of violence, and adherence to the principles of freedom, justice, democracy, solidarity, tolerance, and respect for diversity;
RECOGNIZINGthat crime and violence crime impair the social, economic, and political development of their societies;
CONSIDERING ALSO that, in the OAS Charter, the member states agreed that equality of opportunity, the elimination of extreme poverty, equitable distribution of wealth and income, and the full participation of their peoples in decisions relating to their own development are, among others, basic objectives of integral development;
RECOGNIZING the need to take action to bring about conditions for social, economic, political and cultural development so as to promote social inclusion, reduce inequity and create opportunities for their people thereby contributing to the prevention of crime, violence and insecurity;
REITERATING the commitment to address the challenges related to pandemics and natural and man-made disasters;
REAFFIRMING that states have a duty and responsibility to provide the humanitarian assistance necessary to protect the life, integrity, and dignity of their inhabitants in natural or man-made disasters;
CONSIDERING the importance of adopting policies, programs, and actions to prevent and confront crime, violence, and insecurity, including measures for the protection of vulnerable groups;