WASHINGTON MODEL OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FOR UNIVERSITIES
Washington, D.C.
April 8 - April 12, 2008

AGENDA


GENERAL COMMITTEE
1.
Strategies Promoting Cooperation to Strengthen Representative Democracy in the Hemisphere
2.
Role of the OAS in Promoting Good Governance in Member States
3.
Promoting More Equitable Hemispheric Bilateral and Multilateral Free Trade Agreements
4.
Improving Hemispheric Capabilities for the Peaceful Resolution of Conflict and Provision of Security in the Hemisphere
5.
Election of officers for the 2009 Washington Model OAS (President, Secretary General, Assistant Secretary General)
Joint
Declaration

Strategies to Link Representative Democracy with Socio-economic Equity.



FIRST COMMITTEE: Juridical and Political Affairs
1.
Promoting the Development of International and Hemispheric Law on Healthcare and Generic Drug Patents
2.
Coordinating Hemispheric Election Monitoring Activities between the OAS and other Election-Monitoring Groups
3.
Coordinating Hemispheric Labor Migration Laws and Strategies for the Improvement of Labor Conditions
4.
Considering Clean Water, Food, and Health Care as Basic Human Rights
5.
Election of committee officers for the 2009 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)
Joint
Declaration

Strategies Fostering Trans-border and Hemispheric Cooperation to Protect Land, Water and Air



SECOND COMMITTEE: Hemispheric Security
1.
Promotion of Hemispheric Cooperation and Border Security related to Terrorism, Gangs, and Drug Trafficking
2.
Hemispheric Strategies for the Prevention of Trafficking of Persons Across Borders
3.
Securing the Hemisphere Against Possible Pandemics and Man-made or Biological Threats
4.
Strategies to Reduce Military Spending and Promote Transparency in Arms Acquisitions
5.
Election of committee officers for the 2009 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)
Joint
Declaration

Reevaluation of Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Energy Production in the Hemisphere



THIRD COMMITTEE: Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society
Participation in OAS Activities and the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI)

1.
Encouraging Corporate Responsibility in the Hemisphere
2.
Strategies for the Sustainable Development of New Energy Resources
3.
Strategies for Strengthening the Role of Civil Society to Achieve Grassroots Democracy
4.
Hemispheric Strategies for Promoting the Integral Development of Opportunity, Equality, and Social Cohesion in Member States
5.
Election of committee officers for the 2009 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)
Joint
Declaration

 Promoting, within the framework of the OAS, the Implementation of Electronic Education Programs, using new information and communication technologies, and Identifying the Means, Resources, and Tools to Strengthen and Enrich the Educational Processes in Schools Across the Hemisphere



FOURTH COMMITTEE: Administrative and Budgetary Affairs
1.
Promoting Financial Cooperation among Nations, International Financial Organizations, and Foundations for specific OAS Projects
2.
Strategies for Cooperation with Corporate Entities to Increase OAS Funds
3.
Strategies to promote, finance and support the refurbishing of the OAS Main building, as well as the activities related to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the OAS Main building in Washington, D.C
4.
Election of committee officers for the 2009 Washington Model OAS (Chair, Vice-Chair)
Joint Declaration
Setting OAS Budgetary Priorities and Assessing the Outsourcing Efforts of the OAS Secretariat