ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES GENERAL ASSEMBLY FORTY-FOURTH REGULAR SESSION Asunción, Paraguay June 3-5, 2014 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I AG/DEC. 74 (XLIV-O/14) - AG/DEC. 79 (XLIV-O/14) AG/RES. 2814 (XLIV-O/14) - AG/RES. 2871 (XLIV-O/14) CERTIFIED TEXTS OF THE DECLARATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERAL SECRETARIAT ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES GENERAL ASSEMBLY OEA/Ser.P/XLIV-O.2 24 September 2014 Volume I FORTY-FOURTH REGULAR SESSION Asunción, Paraguay June 3-5, 2014 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I AG/DEC. 74 (XLIV-O/14) - AG/DEC. 79 (XLIV-O/14) AG/RES. 2814 (XLIV-O/14) - AG/RES. 2871 (XLIV-O/14) CERTIFIED TEXTS OF THE DECLARATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERAL SECRETARIAT ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page AG/DEC. 74 (XLIV-O/14) Declaration of Asunción “Development with Social Inclusion”...............................................................................................1 AG/DEC. 75 (XLIV-O/14) Pan American and Parapan American Games, Central American and Caribbean Games, and Peace..........................................9 AG/DEC. 76 (XLIV-O/14) Declaration on Violence against and Exploitation of Children................................................................................................11 AG/DEC. 77 (XLIV-O/14) Declaration on the Question of the Malvinas Islands ..........................15 AG/DEC. 78 (XLIV-O/14) Declaration of Greetings to the Special Summit of the G77 + China.........................................................................................17 AG/DEC. 79 (XLIV-O/14) Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas ..............................19 AG/RES. 2814 (XLIV-O/14) Strategic Vision of the Organization of American States ....................21 AG/RES. 2815 (XLIV-O/14) Progress toward Accountability, Efficiency and Effectiveness, and Results in the OAS General Secretariat.............................................................................................23 AG/RES. 2816 (XLIV-O/14) Advancing Hemispheric Initiatives on Integral Development ........................................................................................29 AG/RES. 2817 (XLIV-O/14) Strengthening the Inter-American Council for Integral Development: Policy Dialogue and Partnership for Development Cooperation ...................................................................43 AG/RES. 2818 (XLIV-O/14) Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development in the Hemisphere..........................................................61 AG/RES. 2819 (XLIV-O/14) Sustainable and Equitable Cities and Communities in the Americas ..............................................................................................65 AG/RES. 2820 (XLIV-O/14) International Mother Earth Day ...........................................................67 AG/RES. 2821 (XLIV-O/14) Toward Autonomy for and Strengthening of Official Public Defenders as a Guarantee of Access to Justice .........................69 AG/RES. 2822 (XLIV-O/14) Right to the Truth.................................................................................73 iii AG/RES. 2823 (XLIV-O/14) Adoption of the Follow-up Mechanism for Implementation of the Protocol of San Salvador .................................77 AG/RES. 2824 (XLIV-O/14) Recognition of the International Decade for People of African Descent....................................................................................81 AG/RES. 2825 (XLIV-O/14) Draft Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons...........................................................85 AG/RES. 2826 (XLIV-O/14) Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness and Protection of Stateless Persons in the Americas ..................................89 AG/RES. 2827 (XLIV-O/14) Coordination of Volunteers in the Hemisphere in Response to Disasters and the Fight against Hunger and Poverty – White Helmets Initiative......................................................93 AG/RES. 2828 (XLIV-O/14) Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Exploitation and Smuggling of and Trafficking in Boys, Girls, and Adolescents of Both Sexes...................................................................97 AG/RES. 2829 (XLIV-O/14) Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment .................................................101 AG/RES. 2830 (XLIV-O/14) Network for Consumer Safety and Health and Inter- American Rapid Product-Safety Warning System.............................105 AG/RES. 2831 (XLIV-O/14) Promotion of Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equity and Equality and Strengthening of the Inter- American Commission of Women.....................................................115 AG/RES. 2832 (XLIV-O/14) Implementation of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, “Convention of Belém Do Pará”.............................119 AG/RES. 2833 (XLIV-O/14) Inclusive Dialogue for Effectively Dealing with Social Conflicts in Investments for Integral Development ...........................123 AG/RES. 2834 (XLIV-O/14) Toward Implementation of a Strategy on Youth for the Americas ............................................................................................125 AG/RES. 2835 (XLIV-O/14) Promotion and Strengthening of Democracy: Follow-Up to the Inter-American Democratic Charter ........................................129 AG/RES. 2836 (XLIV-O/14) XXI Pan American Child Congress ...................................................135 AG/RES. 2837 (XLIV-O/14) Free Trade and Investment in the Hemisphere...................................137 iv AG/RES. 2838 (XLIV-O/14) Assistance to Member States: Effective Public Management Strengthening and Innovation Initiative in the Americas ......................................................................................139 AG/RES. 2839 (XLIV-O/14) Protection of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Americas ............................................................................................141 AG/RES. 2840 (XLIV-O/14) Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Business...................145 AG/RES. 2841 (XLIV-O/14) Preparation of the Plan of Action of the Social Charter of the Americas ......................................................................................149 AG/RES. 2842 (XLIV-O/14) Access to Public Information and Protection of Personal Data ....................................................................................................151 AG/RES. 2843 (XLIV-O/14) Follow-Up to the Inter-American Program for Universal Civil Registry and the “Right to Identity”..........................................155 AG/RES. 2844 (XLIV-O/14) Meeting of Ministers of Justice or Other Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas....................................................159 AG/RES. 2845 (XLIV-O/14) Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty...............................................161 AG/RES. 2846 (XLIV-O/14) Support for and Follow-Up to the Summits of the Americas Process................................................................................167 AG/RES. 2847 (XLIV-O/14) Recognition and Promotion of the Rights of People of African Descent in the Americas .......................................................173 AG/RES. 2848 (XLIV-O/14) Follow-Up on the Inter-American Convention against Corruption and on the Inter-American Program for Cooperation in the Fight against Corruption......................................177 AG/RES. 2849 (XLIV-O/14) Annual Reports of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Juridical Committee, and Justice Studies Center of the Americas ......................................................................181 AG/RES. 2850 (XLIV-O/14) Internally Displaced Persons..............................................................187 AG/RES. 2851 (XLIV-O/14) Human Rights Defenders: Support for the Individuals, Groups, and Organizations of Civil Society Working to Promote and Protect Human Rights in the Americas.........................191 AG/RES. 2852 (XLIV-O/14) Promotion of International Law.........................................................195 v AG/RES. 2853 (XLIV-O/14) Strengthening the Activities of the Inter-American Program of Judicial Facilitators .........................................................201 AG/RES. 2854 (XLIV-O/14) Support for the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and Its Technical Secretariat...........................................203 AG/RES. 2855 (XLIV-O/14) Convocation of a Meeting of Governmental Experts on Land Rights, Natural Resources, Development, and Consultation: Experiences and Challenges .......................................207 AG/RES. 2856 (XLIV-O/14) Support for the Peace Process in Colombia .......................................209 AG/RES. 2857 (XLIV-O/14) Process of Reflection on the Workings of the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights with a View to Strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System.................211 AG/RES. 2858 (XLIV-O/14) Fund for Peace: Peaceful Settlement of Territorial Disputes..............................................................................................213 AG/RES. 2859 (XLIV-O/14) Telecommunications/Information and Communication Technologies for Development..........................................................217 AG/RES. 2860 (XLIV-O/14)