SEDI - DEC - Departamento de Educación y Cultura de la OEA

Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities

The Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities was held in Montreal, Canada, November 13-15, 2006. The Ministerial dialogue focused on four main themes:

• Preservation and presentation of cultural heritage;
• Cultural identity, diversity, and dignity;
• Culture, the creation of decent work, and the fight against poverty;
• Culture and the role of indigenous peoples

Also included below are the reports presented by OAS member States on progress toward meeting the commitments assumed at the Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities on Culture, held in Mexico City in August 2004 and included in the Plan of Action (REMIC-II/doc.3/04 Rev. 4 Cor. 2) as well as all the documents and presentations distributed during the Montreal Ministerial.

At the end of the Meeting, Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities issued a Final Statement and approved by resolution a List of Priority Activities 2007-2008, CIDI/REMIC-III/RES. 1/06 . In addition, they instructed the Inter-American Committee on Culture (CIC) to study the proposals presented by member States en each of the four ministerial themes and their inclusion in the CIC Work Plan. The Final Report for the Meeting will be added to these documents as soon as it is available.

Available Documents

Official Documents
Documento	Título	Lenguaje y Links
CIDI/ REMIC-III/doc.1/06	List of documents	English \| Español
CIDI/ REMIC-III/doc.2/06	Draft Agenda	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/ REMIC-III/doc.3/06	Draft Work Schedule	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/ REMIC- III/doc. 4/06	La cultura y el rol de los Pueblos Indígenas Guatemala	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC- III/doc.5/06	Successful strategies for preservation and presentation of cultural heritage United States of America	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC- III/doc.6/06	Culture and the enhancement of the dignity and identity of our people Jamaica , Canada , Ecuador	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC - III/doc.7/06	Cultura, criação de trabalho decente e superação da pobreza Brasil.	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC- III/doc.12/06	MONTREAL FINAL STATEMENT (Approved at the Closing Session held on November 15, 2006)	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC- III/doc.13/07	FINAL REPORT OF THE THIRD INTER-AMERICAN MEETING OF MINISTERS OF CULTURE AND HIGHEST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC- III/RES. 1/06)	APPROVAL OF THE LIST OF PRIORITY ACTIVITIES IN CULTURE (2007-2008) TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE OAS MINISTERIAL PROCESS OF CULTURE (Approved at the Closing Session held on November 15, 2006)	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/ doc.8/06 rev 2	LIST OF PARTICIPANTS / LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES	Textual

Informative Documents
CIDI/REMICIII /INF.4/06	REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR ALBERT R. RAMDIN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMICIII /INF.5/06	PRESENTATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE OAS, LENORE YAFFEE GARCIA, ON THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OAS TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON CULTURE (CIC) WORK PLAN	English \| Español
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF.6/06	PRESENTACIÓN DE LA DELEGACIÓN DE ECUADOR SOBRE EL TEMA: CULTURA Y EL REALCE DE LA DIGNIDAD Y LA IDENTIDAD	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMICIII /INF.9/06	REMARKS BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB), DR. CIRO DE FALCO	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/ REMIC-III/INF. 11/06	PRESENTACIÓN DE LA DELEGACIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA SOBRE EL TEMA: PRESERVACIÓN Y PRESENTACIÓN DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURAL	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF. 12/06	PRÉSENTATION DE L'ONG HAÏTIENNE L'INSTITUT DES FEMMES ENTREPRENEURS SUR LE THÈME: LA PRÉSERVATION ET LA PRÉSENTATION DU PATRIMOINE CULTUREL	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF. 13/06	PRESENTATION OF THE DELEGATION OF JAMAICA ON THE TOPIC: CULTURE AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF DIGNITY AND IDENTITY	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF. 14/06	PRÉSENTATION DE LA DÉLÉGATION DU GOUVERNEMENT DE LA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC SUR LE THÈME: CULTURE ET MISE EN VALEUR DE LA DIGNITÉ ET DE L'IDENTITÉ	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/ REMIC-III/INF. 15/06	APRESENTAÇÃO DA DELEGAÇÃO DO BRASIL SOBRE O TEMA: A CULTURA E A CRIAÇÃO DE EMPREGOS DIGNOS E A SUPERAÇÃO DA POBREZA	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF. 16/06	PRESENTATION OF THE DELEGATION OF COLOMBIA ON THE TOPIC: CULTURE AND THE CREATION OF DECENT JOBS AND THE OVERCOMING OF POVERTY	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/ REMIC-III/INF. 17/06	PRESENTACIÓN DE LA DELEGACIÓN DE GUATEMALA SOBRE EL TEMA: CULTURA Y EL ROL DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/ REMIC-III/INF. 18/06	PRESENTACIÓN DE LA DELEGACIÓN DE MÉXICO SOBRE EL TEMA: CULTURA Y EL ROL DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF. 19/06	PRESENTATION OF THE ONG ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS ON THE TOPIC: CULTURE AND THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF. 20/06	THE CULTURAL AGENDA OF THE HEMISPHERE: TOWARD THE FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/REMIC-III/INF. 21/06	COMMENTS OF THE DELEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE TOPIC: CULTURE AND THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES	English \| Español Française \| Português

Reference Documents
CIDI/REMIC-III/RES. 2/06	VOTE OF APPRECIATION TO THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF CANADA	English \| Español Française \| Português
AG/RES. 2201 (XXXVI-O/06)	Strategic Plan for Partnership for Integral Development 2006-2009	English \| Español Française \| Português
REMIC-II/DEC.1/04 Cor. 1	Declaration of Mexico	English \| Español Française \| Português
REMIC-II/doc. 3/04 Rev. 4 Cor. 2	Plan of Action of Mexico	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/CIC/doc. 7/06	Final Report of the Special Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture	English \| Español Française \| Português
CIDI/CIC/doc.10/03	Final Report of the Second Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture	English \| Español Française \| Português
REMIC/RP/doc.14/06	Final Report of the Preparatory Meeting for the Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities	English \| Español Française \| Português

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