TOWARDS A STRATEGY ON YOUTH OF THE OAS GENERAL SECRETARIAT Washington, D.C., November 12, 2009 IV Regular Meeting of the Inter-American Committee on Culture November 12,2009 Juliana Bedoya, OAS Focal Point on Youth
Elements of the Presentation I.The importance of this matter II.Declaration of Medellin on Youth and Democratic Values AG/DEC.57(XXXVIII-O/08) III.The Creation of the Focal Pont on Youth
IV.Defining a draft Strategy on Youth for the OAS General Secretariat -Built based on… -Three Pillars and one Overarching Component
The Pillars 1.Institutionalizing dialogue with Youth 2.Capacity Building 3.Strenghthening Institutional development in Member States and within the OAS General Secretariat *Overarching Component: Creating Strategic Partnerships
V.Next Steps Thank You!