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XXXII Assembly of Delegates of the CIM
The Thirty-second Assembly of Delegates of the CIM was held in WashingtonD.C., October 27-29, 2004. The Assembly elected a new Executive Committee for the 2004-2006 term. Nilcéa Freire, Principal Delegate of the CIM and Minister at the Secretariat for Women’s Policies of Brazil, was elected President. María José Argaña de Mateu, Principal Delegate of the CIM and Minister at the Secretariat for Women of Paraguay, was elected Vice-President. Other elected Executive Committee members are Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Suriname.
Issues discussed at the Assembly included the follow-up for the Second Meeting of Women Ministers (REMIM II) and the Plan of Action of the Summit of the Americas regarding proposals for gender integration at the Fourth Summit. Other priority issues were addressed such as the prevention and eradication of violence against women, the fight against the crime of trafficking in persons, especially women, adolescents, and children, and the Inter-American Program on the Promotion of Women’s Rights and Gender Equity and Equality.
During this Assembly, the importance of the Summits of the Americas was underscored. The President of the CIM, Yadira Henriquez De Sánchez Baret, referred to the Declaration and Plan of Action of Quebec City, and the Declaration of Nuevo Leon. These documents emphasized the necessity to empower women and provide equal opportunities to lead the economic and social development and to reduce poverty.
Dr. Luis Alberto Rodríguez, Director of the Office for the Summit Process of the Americas at the OAS, made a detailed presentation on the Summit Process of the Americas. Dr. Rodríguez described the architecture of the Summit Process and reported on the progress of preparations for the IV Summit of the Americas. The theme of the next Summit is “Creating Employment to Confront Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance”. This Summit will be held in November 2005 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
The General Committee of the XXXII Assembly of Delegates of the CIM approved a Declarationon the Adoption of the Statute of the Mechanism to Follow up on Implementation ofthe“Convention of Belém Do Pará”, as well as the following resolutions:
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women, the Convention of Belém do Pará
Gender and Access to Decent Work to Address Poverty and Strengthen Democratic Governance
Promoting the Role of Women in Conflict Prevention, Management and Conflict Resolution and PostConflictPeaceBuilding
Integration of a Gender Perspective into Hemispheric Policies and in the Summit of the Americas
Biennial Work Program of the CIM 2004-2006: Program Guidelines
Meetings of the Executive Committee for the Period 2004-2006
Venue and Date of the Thirty-Third Assembly of Delegates of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Fighting the Crime of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women, Adolescents and Children.
The thirty-third Assembly of the Delegates of the CIM is scheduled for November 2006, in El Salvador.
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