Organization of American States
FORTY-THIRD REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.P
June 4 to
6, 2013 AG/RES.
2793 (XLIII-O/13)
La
Antigua, Guatemala 5
June 2013
Original:
Spanish
AG/RES. 2793 (XLIII-O/13)
(Adopted at the second plenary session, held on June 5, 2013)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
RECALLING resolutions
AG/RES. 1022 (XIX-O/89), AG/RES. 1479 (XXVII-O/97), AG/RES. 1549 (XXVIII-O/98),
AG/RES. 1610 (XXIX-O/99), AG/RES. 1708 (XXX-O/00), AG/RES. 1780 (XXXI-O/01),
AG/RES. 1851 (XXXII-O/02), AG/RES. 1919 (XXXIII-O/03), AG/RES. 2029
(XXXIV-O/04), AG/RES. 2073 (XXXV-O/05), AG/RES. 2234 (XXXVI-O/06), AG/RES. 2294
(XXXVII-O/07), AG/RES. 2368 (XXXVIII-O/08), AG/RES. 2498 (XXXIX-O/09), AG/RES.
2565 (XL-O/10), AG/RES. 2674 (XLI-O/11); and AG/RES. 2724 (XLII-O/12);
HAVING SEEN the report
of the Chair of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the activities carried out in 2012-2013 (GT/DADIN/doc. 428/13);
RECOGNIZING the
importance of contributions to the Specific Fund to Support the Elaboration of
the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which enable
effective participation by indigenous representatives in the meetings of
negotiation; and
UNDERSCORING the
efforts of the Working Group to promote an early conclusion of negotiations on
the Declaration and to make effective participation of indigenous peoples in
the negotiations a reality, in view of the difficulties faced by the Working
Group in securing contributions to the aforementioned Specific Fund, including
the search for alternative sources of financing and consideration of the use of
information and communication technology,
RESOLVES:
1. To reaffirm the will and the commitment of
the OAS member states to the process surrounding the Draft American Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
2. To renew the mandate of the Working Group
to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
to continue holding its meetings of negotiations in the quest for points of
consensus, so as to complete the drafting of the Declaration, on the basis of
the document entitled “Record of the Current Status of the Draft American
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (GT/DADIN/doc. 334/08 rev.7)
and taking into consideration the “Compendium of Proposals of Negotiations in
the Quest for Points of Consensus Held by the Working Group” (GT/DADIN/doc.
255/06 add.5), issued by the Fourteenth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest
for Points of Consensus, and other pertinent documents of the Working Group.
3. To request
the Permanent Council to instruct the Working Group to:
a)
Hold three-day Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of
Consensus prior to the forty-fourth regular
session of the General Assembly;
b)
Convene the Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of
Consensus on the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
three months in advance; and
c)
Take the appropriate measures to ensure the effective participation in
these meetings of member states and representatives of the indigenous peoples.
4. To invite member states to conduct
consultations or dialogues on the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples with the respective indigenous peoples.
5. To request the Selection Board of the
Specific Fund to Support the Preparation of the American Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples to continue to work according to the principles of
transparency established in resolution CP/RES. 951 (1691/09), “Specific Fund to
Support the Elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples.”
6. To urge the
member states, permanent observers, and institutions to contribute to the Specific
Fund during the period covered by this resolution.
7. To urge the Working Group to continue
seeking alternatives for overcoming the current financial difficulties, without
affecting the quality or representativeness of indigenous participation in the
negotiation process, both of which are essential elements in upholding its
legitimacy.
8. To request the General Secretariat and the
organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization to continue to lend their
valuable support to the process of drafting the American Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and to thank them for their ongoing contribution
to that process.
9. To request the Permanent Council to report
to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth regular session on the implementation
of this resolution. Execution of the activities envisaged in this resolution
shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the
program-budget of the Organization and other resources.
