SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATION OF THE OAS 

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
OF THE DIRECTING COUNCIL OF THE IIN

November 17 - 18, 2003
Washington, D.C. 

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CD/RES. 05 (E / 03)

 XIX PAN AMERICAN CHILD CONGRESS

THE DIRECTING COUNCIL, 

CONSIDERING: 

1. That the 78^th Meeting of the Directing Council that took place in Santiago, Chile on June 2003 resolved to hold the XIX Pan American Child Congress in the Republic of Mexico in 2004;

2. That the General Assembly of the Organization of American States adopted Resolution AG/RES. 1961 (XXXIII-O/03) declaring the XIX Pan American Child Congress an “Inter-American Specialized Conference;

3. That, by adopting its Resolution CD/RES. 19 (78-R), the Directing Council understood that the XIX Pan American Child Congress should focus on the Family due to its importance for the integral development of children and adolescents, and taken into consideration that the tenth anniversary of the International Family Year will be celebrated in 2004, and

4. That the Directing Council has welcome the progress report on the preparations for the XIX Pan American Child Congress submitted by the Office of the Director General of the IIN,

RESOLVES: 

1. To reiterate its appreciation and congratulations to the Government of the Republic of Mexico for offering to host the XIX Pan American Child Congress.

2. To schedule the next meeting of the Pan American Congress on 27, 28 and 29 October, 2004 following the 79^th Regular Meeting that will take place on 25 and 26 on the same month, in compliance with Article 15 in the IIN Statutes that provides that “on occasion of the holding of a Pan American Child Congress, the Council shall endeavor to hold its regular meeting in the city in which the Congress is held.”

3.  To reiterate the appeal made by AG/RES. 1961 (XXXIII-O/03) to the member states to provide the necessary financial support to the Inter-American Children’s Institute as a Specialized Organization of the OAS, enabling it to properly fulfill the technical tasks that will be required of it in the various phases of the Congress.

4. To entrust the Organizing Committee of the Congress to prepare and disseminate during the first four months of 2004 a basic document including the Congress agenda, participation requirements, logistical information newsletter and any other information deemed relevant.

5. To urge the member states to disseminate the relevance of the XIX Pan American Child Congress throughout the educational systems.

6. To reiterate the commitment of the Directing Council of the IIN to this Congress, as it is the major event on child and adolescent-related issues within the Inter-American System.