AG/RES. 2193 (XXXVI - O/06)

CREATION OF THE CHILDREN'S FUND OF THE AMERICAS

(Adopted by the Plenary at its fourth session, held on June 6, 2006)

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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 

CONSIDERING: 

That the Organization of American States (OAS) is resolutely committed to the promotion and protection of the human rights of children and adolescents in the region; 

That the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) is the specialized organization of the Organization of American States responsible for promoting the study of issues relating to children and the family in the Americas, as well as for designing technical instruments that will contribute to solving the problems affecting them; 

That the principal purpose of the Institute is to cooperate with the governments of the member states, their institutions, and their authorities responsible for children’s issues, with the other agencies of the inter-American system, with other international institutions, and with civil society organizations working on behalf of the well-being of children in the region in the development of technical activities and instruments that contribute to the integral protection of children and to raising awareness concerning all issues relating to children, the family, and the community, as well as a feeling of social responsibility in the face of such issues by providing advice in the search for solutions; 

That, by resolution AG/RES. 1951 (XXXIII-O/03), “Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Children in the Americas,” the General Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to creating a world fit for children, in which sustainable human development, taking into account the best interests of the child, is founded on principles of democracy, equality, nondiscrimination, peace, and social justice; and 

The important work that the IIN is called upon to perform, in particular in the framework of the promotion and protection of children’s well-being.  Furthermore, as a specialized agency, the IIN seeks to channel the activities of the OAS in the different countries in the region through the development of technical tools, the provision of training, the implementation of targeted public policies, the improvement of legal frameworks, information systems, the promotion of human rights, and the implementation of good practices, among the most important tasks; and 

BEARING IN MIND: 

Resolutions AG/RES. 1951 (XXXIII-O/03), “Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Children in the Americas”; AG/RES. 1961 (XXXIII-O/03), “Nineteenth Pan American Child Congress”; and AG/RES. 2031 (XXXIV-O/04) and AG/RES. 2101 (XXXV-O/05), “XIX Pan American Child Congress”; 

That the XIX Pan American Child Congress, held from October 27 to 29, 2004, in Mexico City, adopted resolution IIN/RES. 7 (XIX-04), “Funding of Resolutions Adopted by the Congress,” operative paragraph 1 of which reads:  “To request the Office of the Director General of the Inter-American Children’s Institute to take the necessary steps before the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States for the creation of a specific account to fund the preparation and presentation of an Inter-American Project for Strengthening the Family and other resolutions adopted by the Congress”; 

That the Annual Report of the Institute (CP/doc.4084/06) indicates that the new IIN officers are facing a true challenge in designing various strategies to reverse the shortage of human and material resources within the Institute; 

That the IIN requires resources in addition to those allocated to it in the OAS Regular Fund program-budget in order to finance and carry out the activities entrusted to it by its organs and by those of the OAS, so that it might effectively implement, in the 2006-2009 term, the 2005-2008 Strategic Plan adopted by its Directing Council, in resolution CD/RES. 01 (E/05), in August 2005 in Mexico City; and 

That said Strategic Plan is a valuable tool for the institutional management of the Institute and is considered wholly compatible with the new procedures established in the OAS for planning, budget programming, monitoring, evaluation, and resource mobilization, 

RESOLVES: 

1.                  To request the Secretary General to create a specific fund of voluntary contributions, to be called the “Specific Fund for Children of the Americas” (FENAA), in keeping with the proposal made by the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) pursuant to the mandate issued by the XIX Pan American Child Congress. 

2.                  To determine that the specific purpose of the FENAA is to foster solidarity and to create a development fund to provide financing for projects, programs, and activities in the promotion and protection of the human rights of the children of the Americas, combat all forms of violations of their human rights, and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals as they pertain to children. 

3.                  To invite member states, permanent observers, international financial institutions, regional organizations, and civil society organizations to contribute to this Fund, so as to enable the IIN to effectively carry out the mandates it has received from its constituent bodies, the organs of the the Organization of American States, and the Summits of the Americas. 

4.                  To request the IIN to include in its annual report to the General Assembly information on contributions received, objectives attained, and activities financed by the FENAA. 

5.                  To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh regular session on the implementation of this resolution.