Washington Model OAS

2006 General Assembly

Agenda of Topics

General Committee

1. The protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism.
2. Proposals for strengthening democracy in Haiti
3. Proposals to follow-up and support the Special Summit of the Americas, Buenos Aires 2005
4. Multilateral strategies for combating drug trafficking
5. Election of officers for the 2007 Washington Model OAS (President, Secretary General, Assistant Secretary General)

First Committee: Juridical and Political Matters

1. Proposals on the subject of disappeared persons and members of their families
2. Proposals for the development of International Law in the hemisphere
3. Comprehensive action against antipersonnel mines in Central America
4. Proposals to reduce corruption and enhance transparency and accountability in the hemisphere
5. Election of committee officers for the 2007 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)

Second Committee “A”: Economic and Social Matters

1. Status of the indigenous peoples of the Americas in economic and social development
2. Proposals on free trade and investment in the Hemisphere
3. Multilateral proposals to end the trafficking in Persons, especially women, adolescents, and children
4. Measures to reduce extreme poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in the hemisphere
5. Election of committee officers for the 2007 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)

Second Committee “B”: Education, Scientific, and Cultural Matters

1. Multi-lateral strategies for increasing the use of appropriate technology in education in the hemisphere
2. The Americas as a biological and chemical-weapons free region
3. Adoption of a comprehensive Inter-American strategy to combat threats to cybersecurity; creating a culture of cybersecurity
4. Strategies for the improvement of public health in the Americas
5. Election of committee officers for the 2007 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)

Third Committee: Budgetary Matters

1. Quotas and Contributions to the General Fund; strategies and initiatives for improving payment of quotas
2. Financing for the impact of natural disasters in the hemisphere
3. Measures for improving the administration and structure of the Organization of American States
4. Measures for improving the budgeting process and financial management of the Organization of American States
5. Election of committee officers for the 2007 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)