75^th MEETING OF THE DIRECTING COUNCIL OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE

June, 7-9,  2000
Ottawa, Canada

SUPPORT FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN IN THE 5^th MINISTERIAL

MEETING ON CHILDREN AND SOCIAL POLICY IN THE AMERICAS

THE DIRECTING COUNCIL,

CONSIDERING:

That all of the countries have been invited to participate at the Fifth Ministerial Meeting on Children and Social Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, to take place in Kingston, Jamaica October 9-13, 2000;

That the Report that emerges from the Fifth Ministerial Meeting will be one of several contributions to the Special Session on Children of the General Assembly, which will take place in New York in September 2001;

The importance of the meaningful participation of children in the Ministerial Meeting;

RESOLVES:

1.  That the IACI urge its members to expedite the transparent, representative and non-discriminatory process of selection of children to attend the Fifth Ministerial Meeting as members of national delegations.