ANNUAL REPORT - 2004
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY


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VII. 79th Meeting of the Directing Council 

The 79th Meeting of the Directing Council of the Inter-American Children’s Institute was held in Mexico City on 25-26 October, 2004. As it should be followed by the Pan American Child Congress the substantial issues on its agenda were more restricted than usual. The major issues were:   

  • Election of the Authorities of the Directing Council
  • Election of a three-candidate slate for the position of Director General
  • Reports of the Director General to the Directing Council and the General Assembly
  • Draft Revised Statute and Rules of Procedure of the IIN
  • National Reports
  • Agreements concluded by the Office of the Director General

The sessions were attended by Delegates from 22 Member states, thus exceeding the regulatory quorum. The resolutions adopted include the approval of the Draft Revised Statutes and Rules of Procedure of the IIN. There was also consensus in submitting to the OAS Secretary General a two-candidate slate for the position of Director General formed by Alejandro Bonasso and Eduardo Bustelo, as well as in reporting the outcome of the voting on each candidate. 

 

The Delegate of Mexico, Ana Teresa Aranda Orozco, was unanimously elected by acclamation as the President of the Directing Council for the 2004-2006 term of office. The Delegate of Chile, Delia del Gatto Reyes, was unanimously re-elected by acclamation as the Vice President for the same period, and the Delegate of the Dominican Republic, Ambassador Carmen Berges de Amaro,  was designated, with a vote of applause, as President of Honor of the IIN Directing Council. The following Member states were also unanimously elected by acclamation as members of the Executive Committee for 2004-2006: Peru, representing the Andean Region; Paraguay, representing the Southern Cone; Honduras, representing Central America; Trinidad and Tobago, representing the English-speaking Caribbean, and Canada, representing North America.

 

The Basis of the 2005-2008 Strategic Plan of the Institute were approved as presented by the Director General and a Special Meeting of the Directing Council was convened to be held in April 2005 in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil.

 

In its capacity as the Preparatory Committee of the Nineteenth Pan American Child Congress, the Directing Council elected its President, appointed the members of its Working Groups, and established the deadline for submitting draft resolutions.

 

Finally, the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras was chosen as the venue of the 80th Regular Meeting of the Directing Council to be held in October 2005.  

The following table contains the resolutions adopted by the 79th Meeting of the Directing Council and a summary of each:

CD/RES. 01 (79-R/04)  

Adoption of the Final Report of the Special Meeting of the Directing Council held in Washington, DC, in November 2003.

CD/RES. 02 (79-R/04)

Approval of the Annual Report of the IIN to the Thirty-fifth Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly, 2005.

CD/RES. 03 (79-R/04) 

Election of the President of the Directing Council for the 2004-2006 term of office.

CD/RES. 04 (79-R/04) 

Election of the Vice President of the Directing Council for the 2004-2006 term of office.

CD/RES. 05 (79-R/04) 

Election of the Members of the Executive Committee of the Directing Council for 2004-2006.

CD/RES. 06 (79-R/04)

Adoption of the Draft Revised Statute and Rules of Procedure of the IIN.

CD/RES. 07 (79-R/04) 

Approval of the Agreements concluded by the Office of the Director General ad referendum of the Directing Council.

CD/RES. 08 (79-R/04)

Approval of the Report of the Director General on the Use of the IIN Patrimonial Funds.

CD/RES. 09 (79-R/04)

Recognition to the Government of Mexico for supporting the organization and development of the 79th Regular Meeting of the IIN Directing Council.

CD/RES. 10 /79-R/04)

Appointment of the Delegate of the Dominican Republic as President of Honor of the IIN Directing Council.

CD/RES. 11 (79-R/04)

Election of the President of the Nineteenth Pan American Child Congress.

CD/RES. 12 (79-R/04)

Designation of two candidates for the position of Director General of the IIN.

CD/RES. 13 (79-R/04)

Creation of Working for the Nineteenth Pan American Child Congress.

CD/RES. 14 (79-R/04)

Deadline for the Submission of Draft Resolutions during the Nineteenth Pan American Child Congress.

CD/RES. 15 (79-R/04)

Venue of the 80th Meeting of the Directing Council scheduled in October 2005.

CD/RES. 16 (79-R/04)

Approval of the Basis for the 2005-2008 Strategic Plan and designation of the Venue of the Special Meeting of the Directing Council to be held in April 2005. 

CD/RES. 17 (79-R/04)

Expressions of support and solidarity to the Paraguayan people and government for the Ycua-Bolaños tragedy.

CD/RES. 18 (79-R/04)

Implementation of the Inter-American Cooperation Program for the Prevention and Remedy of Cases of International Abduction of Children by one of their Parents.