Inter-American Committee on Peaceful Settlement

Comité interaméricain pour l'établissement pacifique
Comisión Interamericana de Soluciones Pacificas

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Founded

1970 Washington DC USA

History

1970, Washington DC (USA), as successor to H-XH1091 - Inter-American Peace Committee, set up 4 Dec 1940. Operated as a subsidiary organ of the D-XD3030 - OAS, assisting, under the provisions of the Charter, as amended by the Protocol of Buenos Aires (Argentina), 27 Feb 1970, the Permanent Council of OAS to carry on the functions specified in Articles 82 to 90 of OAS Charter. Ceased to exist under Protocol of Amendment to OAS Charter, Protocol of Cartagena de Indias, signed in 1985, and entered into force in Nov 1988.

Aims

Assist in the peaceful settlement of disputes among OAS member states.

Structure

Permanent Council of the OAS elects 5 members of the Committee for 4-year terms, as far as possible taking into account equitable geographical representation. Committee elects Chairman and Vice-Chairman for 1-year terms. Secretary of Council is also Secretary of the Committee.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals **

GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

UIA Org ID

XE7304

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