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SPECIALIZED
ORGANIZATION OF THE OAS 79ª
MEETING
OF THE DIRECTING COUNCIL October
25 to 26, 2004 |
CD/RES.
18 (79-04) IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PROGRAM OF COOPERATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND
REMEDY OF CASES OF INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN BY ONE OF THEIR
PARENTS THE
DIRECTING COUNCIL, HAVING
SEEN: The
annual report of the Inter-American Children’s Institute; Resolution
AG/RES.2028 (XXXIV-O/04), “Inter-American Program of Cooperation for
the Prevention and Remedy of Cases of International Abduction of
Children by one of Their Parents”, through which the General Assembly
approves the Program –hereinafter “SIM Inter-American Cooperation
Program”– as provided for in document AG/doc.4343/04; The
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
of 25 October 1980 and the Inter-American Convention on the
International Return of Children of 15 July, 1989 –hereinafter “The
Conventions”; The
1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child; CONSIDERING: That
Resolution AG/RES.2028 (XXXIV-O/04) considered the need to implement the
SIM Inter-American Cooperation program and therefore urged the OAS
member states to promote its application and invited the Inter-American
Children’s Institute to provide its technical support, particularly by
coordinating its actions with the Central Authorities provided for in
the Conventions; ALSO
CONSIDERING: That the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas held in Québec, Canada, in April 2001, stated the willingness to strengthen cooperation in order to prevent and remedy cases of international abduction of children by one of their parents; That the SIM Inter-American Cooperation Program provides for meetings of government experts to be held with the participation of the Central Authorities provided for in the Conventions. RESOLVES:
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