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

May 13-15, 2002
Montevideo, Uruguay

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CD/RES. 03 (77-R/02)

VENUE OF THE 78^th  REGULAR MEETING OF THE DIRECTING COUNCIL 

 THE DIRECTING COUNCIL, 

CONSIDERING: 

1.    That Article 15 of the Statutes of the IIN now in force provides that the regular meeting of the Council shall be held alternately one year in a member state and one year at the headquarters of the Institute; 

2.    That at its 76th Regular Meeting, in CD/RES. 04 (76-R/01), the Directing Council resolved to accept the offer of the Government of Colombia to host the 77th Meeting of the Directing Council of the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN); 

3.    That subsequently, taking account of the proximity of the dates for the 77^th  Regular Meeting and for the United Nations Special Session on Children, held in New York, and with a view to facilitating participation by the Delegates, it was proposed to move the venue of the meeting to the Headquarters of the Organization of American States, in Washington D.C., a proposal graciously accepted by the Government of Colombia; and 

4.      That  the Delegate of Chile  has expressed his Government's offer of the city of Santiago as the venue for the 78th Meeting; 

RESOLVES: 

To designate the city of Santiago, Chile, as the venue for the 78^th Regular Meeting of the Directing Council, that will be held in March, 2003, within the first fortnight, prior to the XXXIII Regular Session of the General Assembly of the OAS.