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07/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/19/2024 12:39

OAS Permanent Council will Elect an Expert to Follow up on the American Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Press Advisory


OAS Permanent Council will Elect an Expert to Follow up on the American Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

July 19, 2024

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 24 at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT), in the Simón Bolívar Room at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. to consider "the proposed distribution of mandates" emanating from the recent General Assembly in Paraguay, and elect the titular expert for the Working Group to Follow up on the Implementation of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, among other topics.

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting.

The meeting will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS Website and the OAS Facebook page.

Press Contact: María Isabel Rivero ([email protected])

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council will Elect an Expert to Follow up on the American Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

WHEN: Wednesday, July 24 at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT)

WHERE: Simon Bolivar room, Organization of American States. 17th Street & Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006.

Reference: AVI-109/24