Third Inter-American Meeting of Ministers of Culture and Highest Appropriate Authorities   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 Document Title (in original language) Language 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 Reports presented by OAS member States >> 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

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