The 8th Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of All OAS Members. The Council of the OAS heard expositions; did The Council of the OAS acting under emergency Bolivia, Chile. United States, Cuba. Bolivian Request.. Apr. 18, 1962 May 24, 1962 United States Request.. Oct. 23, 1962 See footnotes at end of table. Dec. 3, 1963 Date action Charges by country initiating action or reasons for requesting action Costa Rica requested investigation relative to Venezuela charged that Cuba had established a Outcome The Council of the OAS ordered an investigation The OAS Council voted 16-0 to study the charges; Venezuela, Cuba. United States-Panama IA Peace Committee and Rio Treaty. Jan. 10, 1964 | Apr. 3, 1964 | Panama charged the United States with responsibility for violence and rioting in the Canal Zone and Panama. Honduras-El Salvador Rio Treaty. July 4, 14, Honduras requested convocation of Organ of 1 With the entry into force of the Protocol of Amendment to the OAS Charter on Feb. 27, 1970, the 2 Not applicable. 3 Unfinished. ♦ Pending. The Inter-American Peace Committee investi- G. THE SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS OF THE DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES Article 130 of the revised OAS Charter defines the Specialized Organizations as "intergovernmental organizations established by multilateral agreements and having special functions with respect to technical matters of common interest to the American States." The Specialized Organizations operate under full technical autonomy, taking into account the recommendations of the General Assembly and the Councils, and are required to submit annual reports to the General Assembly. The specific relationship of each organization to the OAS is determined by agreements concluded by the individual organizations and the OAS Secretary General with the authorization of the General Assembly. The Specialized Organizations are authorized to establish cooperative relations with world agencies of the same character while remaining an integral part of the OAS structure There are six such organizations currently in existence. Sources for specialized organizations excluding Inter-American Commission of Women: U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs. Regional and other documents concerning U.S. relations with Latin America. Committee Print. 89th Cong., 2d sess., January 28, 1966. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966. (54) 1. Inter-American Children's Institute Avenida 8 de Octubre 2882, Montevideo, Uruguay Origin and development: Inter-American efforts on behalf of the welfare of children were inaugurated in 1916 with the convening of the First Pan American Child Congress at Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the Second Pan American Child Congress, held at Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1919, the creation of an American International Office for the Protection of Childhood was proposed and the Fourth Pan American Child Congress, held in Santiago, Chile, in 1924, formulated the statutes of the Institute. In 1925, the Government of Uruguay adopted legislation providing for the establishment of the Institute in Uruguay, and it was brought into existence on June 9, 1927. The following year, the Congress of Uruguay approved the payment of the equivalent of $30,000 to proceed with the establishment of the Institute. In September 1957, the revised statute adopted by the Directing Council changed the name of the organization to the Inter-American Children's Institute. The Institute was designated a specialized organization of the Organization of American States on April 22, 1949, and beginning July 1, 1963, secretariat services for the Inter-American Children's Institute was provided for within the regular budget of the Pan American Union: Under the Agreement with the OAS, the Director General is appointed by the Secretary General of the OAS on nomination of the Institute's Directing Council. Initial date of U.S. participation: 1928. Current authority for U.S. participation: 45 Stat. 487 (1928), as amended, 22 U.S.C., § 269b, 75 Stat. 784. Purpose of organization: The Institute is a center of social action, documentation, study, advice, and information in the Western Hemisphere on all questions relating to childlife and welfare. The Institute conducts bibliographical research, collects information by correspondence, and, at the request of member governments, cooperates in studies. It assists in organizing the Pan American Child Congresses. Its library at Montevideo serves as a permanent inter-American center of documentation on child health and welfare matters. Governing body: The Directing Council is composed of one delegate representing each member government. Membership (1972): |