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

June, 7-9,  2000
Ottawa, Canada

PREPARATION OF THE IACI'S CONTRIBUTION

TO THE THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

THE DIRECTING COUNCIL,

CONSIDERING:

That Resolution AG/RES.1667 (XXIX-O/99) “Inclusion of Children’s Issues on the Hemispheric Agenda” states that it is absolutely essential that children’s issues be given priority consideration in inter-American political fora, especially in the General Assembly of the OAS and at the Third Summit of the Americas;

RESOLVES:

1.   To instruct the Inter-American Children's Institute, in accordance with AG/RES.1667, to establish the

      Inter-American Preparatory Committee for Children’s Issues for the Third Summit of the Americas,
      which was created by Resolution of the Directing Council at its 74^th Regular Meeting;

2.    To request the Preparatory Committee to develop a policy document on hemispheric children’s
       issues, consistent with the policy of the Institute and in consultation with the Directing Council;

3.   To request that the Preparatory Committee, through the IACI Director General, offer to make
       recommendations and submit the above-mentioned policy document to the member states of the
       Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) on hemispheric mandates related to children for the
       Third Summit of the Americas;

4.   To request IACI Delegates to enter into dialogue on hemispheric children’s issues with their
      respective National Coordinators for the Third Summit of the Americas.