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AG/RES. 1980 (XXXIV-O/04)
REPORT OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON CULTURE
(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 8, 2004)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
HAVING SEEN:
The Declaration and Plan of Action of Cartagena de Indias (REMIC-I/DEC. 1/02);
Resolutions CIDI/RES. 136 (VIII-O/03) and AG/RES. 1912 (XXXIII-O/03), “Inter-American
Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Culture within the Framework of CIDI and Creation of
the Inter-American Committee on Culture”;
Resolution CEPCIDI/RES. 93 (XCIV-O/03), “First Meeting of the Inter-American
Committee on Culture (CIC)”; and
Resolution CIDI/RES. 155 (IX-O/04), “Report of the First Meeting of the Inter-American
Committee on Culture”;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that, at their first meeting, the ministers and high authorities of
culture of the Hemisphere decided to establish an inter-American committee within the framework of
the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI), to allow for and facilitate an exchange
of views on cultural policy and diversity issues, and further decided that the inter-American
committee to be established should meet regularly under the auspices of the Organization of
American States and with the support of the General Secretariat, in order to fulfill its functions as the
entity for preparation of ministerial meetings and follow-up on their decisions; and
CONSIDERING:
That on September 4 and 5, 2003, the First Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on
Culture was held in Mexico City, Mexico, with technical support from the Unit for Social
Development and Education and the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development; and
The final report of the First Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture and the
resolutions it adopted (CIDI/CIC/doc.10/03),
RESOLVES:
1.
To endorse the Work Plan approved at the First Meeting of the Inter-American
Committee on Culture; and to entrust the authorities in the cultural sector and the General Secretariat
with ensuring, through the Unit for Social Development and Education, that the Work Plan is
implemented.