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 PresentationI. 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!